Hosted by Tomas Hult, this segment of the globalEDGE Business Beat is an interview with James Franz. He is the Managing Director of the Demmer Center for Business Transformation in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University (demmer.broad.msu.edu/).

Tomas Hult is Professor and Byington Endowed Chair in the Eli Broad College of Business at Michigan State University. The John and Marnie Demmer Center for Business Transformation was established by a significant gift to assist Michigan manufacturing businesses transform into lean, agile global competitors, increasing their presence and profitability in domestic as well as global markets, and opening the doors to new employment opportunities for Michigan workers.