Tuesday, November 5, 2013

Our Recent Activities to Promote Growth, Innovation and Profitability

  • Worked with Binghamton University to coordinate and publicize a workshop designed to educate manufacturers about the funding opportunities and application process for the federal SBIR program.
  • Partnered with SBDC & DOC on “Growth Through Exporting” Workshop.
  • Completed a 5-day 5S and Visual Workplace event.  The teams created a workplace where everything is visually clear and controlled. As a result, the workplace will produce fewer defects, less waste, fewer injuries, and fewer breakdowns. These improvements will translate into lower costs and improved quality.
  • Completed a 5-day Set-up Reduction event. The team challenged the current process and identified opportunities for improvement.  The new set-up process was designed, documented and its performance validated. The reduced set-up will result in increased equipment capacity, increase productivity and reduced inventory.
  • Conducted a 4-day “order to delivery” value stream mapping event on a major product family.  It is anticipated that when implemented, the plan will result in a significant improvement in quality and productivity.
  • Conducted a four-hour Lean Thinking training session focused on identifying and improving production and administrative wastes. The training was attended by 8 people.
  • Conducted a 5-day “order to cash” value stream mapping event on a major product family.  It is anticipated that when implemented, the plan will result in a significant reduction in lead times, inventory, and floor space, and an increase in quality and productivity.
  • Conducted several ISO 9001:2008 internal audits across the Region.
  • Led an open workshop in Basic Project Management.   Ten (10) companies attended the workshop.
  • Delivered a workshop in Basic Project Management in Ithaca, NY. Twenty (20) employees participated and received certificates of attendance.
  • Worked with (16) company leaders helping them assess training and capital needs and applying through the Regional Technology Councils for CFA grants to support the training and expansions.
  • We worked with the AME Mid-Atlantic CNY group in hosting a Roundtable Networking event at a manufacturer in Elmira, NY to see discuss “Issues/challenges facing regional Manufacturing (CI Focus)”. This was attended by 29 people from 12 companies.
  • Assisted a company in preparation for an ISO Certification Audit. Company received their certification.
See this and other newsletter articles at http://amt-mep.org/files/8913/8365/8626/2013-11.pdf

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