Some Recent Activities to Promote Innovation, Collaboration, Growth & Profitability of Manufacturers in the Southern Tier

• Conducted two Value Stream Mapping workshops at a company in Sidney, NY as part of their CFA contract. Eight supervisors and managers received training in recognizing and mapping value streams to improve process flow and eliminate waste. Resulting improvement plans will be implemented later in 2014.


• Conducted a Value Stream Mapping workshop at a company in Hornell, NY as part of their CFA contract. Eight supervisors and managers received training in mapping value streams to improve process flow and eliminate waste. An improvement plan has been developed and will be implemented during additional CFA related training.


• Completed an ISO 9001:2008 Internal Audit at a company located in Groton, NY. There were no findings and a summary report was prepared. Their QMS was deemed compliant and effective.


• Completed an ISO 9001:2008 Internal Audit at a company located in Stamford, NY. Minor findings were noted and a report was prepared. Their QMS was deemed compliant and continues to be effective.


• A significant accomplishment in recent months was to assist twelve companies with in-depth support for twenty Consolidated Funding Applications (CFAs) through the Regional Economic Development Council.


• Eleven applications requested funds for workforce training.


• One application was for NYSERDA energy project funding.


• Eight applications were for capital equipment funding.


• In addition, two companies assisted have been approved for grants from the Workforce Development Institute (WDI) and four are in process.


• Conducted internal audits at companies in Horseheads, NY, Oneonta, NY, Endicott, NY and Binghamton, NY. Reports were provided as to corrective actions required and continued improvements in the systems.


• Continued work at company in Bainbridge, NY assisting with development of their AS 9100 QMS quality manual, procedures and required documentation.


• Assisted an Ithaca company with reviews and assessment of their existing QMS Quality Manual and procedures.


• Participated in a re-registration audit at a company in Binghamton, NY.


• Conducted a Pre-assessment Audit at a company in Syracuse, NY, with participation of our CNY RTDC partner who assisted the effort with obtaining a grant through the Workforce Development Institute (WDI) which helped offset the cost.


• Assisted a Binghamton, NY company with an Audit Response / Corrective Action report required by one of their major customers.


• Participated in a Pre-Seed Workshop at the University of Buffalo Bio-Tech Center. Eight Idea Teams participated. One AM&T staff was a presenting facilitator at the workshop.


• Conducted a multi-day "Spares Order Processing" Value Stream Mapping event at a company in Binghamton, NY with a team of seven people. It is anticipated that when implemented, the plan will result in reduced wastes including process rework, over processing, expediting, rescheduling and changing priorities, etc.


• Completed a 56 hour Green Belt Training Program at an Endicott, NY company. The training program was completed by seven participants and three individuals went on to successfully pass the ASQ certification exam.


• Partnered with AME to conduct a half-day event round table event focused on learning and sharing continuous improvement experiences. The event was attended by fifteen people at a company in Elmira, NY.


• Conducted five four-hour Lean Thinking training sessions at an Elmira, NY company, focused on identifying and improving production and administrative wastes. The training was attended by fifty people.


• Conducted an 8-hour Lean for Manufacturing workshop at a Binghamton, NY company, training participants in Lean Thinking and how to apply Lean tools & concepts. The training was attended by twelve people.


• Completed one multi-day 5S and Visual Workplace event at a Binghamton, NY company. 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.

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