Thursday, January 16, 2014

Here’s How We’ve Been Promoting Growth & Profitability for Southern Tier Companies

  • Conducted an ISO 9001:- 2008 audit at a company in Ithaca. Developed final audit report showing minor findings.
  • Delivered  workshops in Job Relations, Job Instruction and Job Methods to a company in Binghamton.
  • Conducted an ISO 9001:2008 internal audit at a company in Stamford.  Their mature Quality Management System continues to be fully ISO compliant.   They have requested that AM&T provide internal auditing assistance in 2014.
  • Provided guidance and assistance to a company prior to their bi-annual ISO 17025 Registrar assessment.  The assistance involved verifying corrective actions taken to address issues noted during previous assessments.  The Registrar’s assessment was successful and the company has retained their certification.
  • Consolidated Funding Application Grants:  Worked with manufacturers in the Southern Tier who were approved for CFA Training Grants (5 companies) to understand next steps and those who were not approved (9 companies) to find ways to do important work without the CFA grant and to prepare for next funding round.
  • Optics Grant: Worked with several optical companies in the Southern Tier to take advantage of Optics Grant for business improvement.
  • Conducted an 8-hour Lean for Office workshop, training participants in Lean Thinking and how to apply Lean tools & concepts to support and administrative processes.  The training was attended by 16 people and identified numerous potential opportunities. 
  • Designed and implemented a supermarket replenishment system for raw material.  The simplified system will result in fewer stock-outs, less inventory, lower space requirements, improved customer on-time deliveries.
  • Designed and implemented a material presentation and replenishment systems on the (2) six station final assembly lines.
  • Partnered with AME to conduct a one-day event session focused on how to reduce quality defects using its 8-step method. The event was attended by 26 people.
  • Conducted an ISO 9001:2008 internal audit at company in Rochester.  There were no findings or opportunities for improvement.  Their QMS has matured and they have instituted a culture of compliance with the requirements of the ISO standard.  AM&T will continue to provide internal auditing assistance in 2014.
  • Worked with an Ithaca company to review their quality management system in preparation for the initial site visit by a new customer that recently awarded a large contract to the company.
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