June 10, 2020 By: Doug Devereaux and Dileep Thatte We have all heard about recalls of many types of foods, from romaine lettuce and peanut butter to chicken and eggs. Food safety is one of the biggest issues affecting the U.S. agricultural and […]
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A Partnership to Support a New Era of Smarter Food Safety
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- June 16, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
Managing Productivity
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- June 16, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
June 12, 2020 By: Ken Voytek I’ve made it my personal crusade to keep a focus on the fundamental importance of productivity to manufacturers, to the MEP Program, to the MEP Centers that do the daily work of helping small manufacturers […]
AS9100 and ISO9001 Certifications Provide a Competitive Edge
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- June 09, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
June 4, 2020 By: Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership Gem City Metal Technologies, a subsidiary of Dynamic Aerospace and Defense, is recognized as a leader in close tolerance hand spinning, a metalworking process by which a disc or tube of metal is […]
Lean Innovation: What Manufacturers Can Learn From the Tech Sector’s Appropriation of Lean Thinking
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- May 07, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
April 30, 2020 By: Brian Lagas When most people think of lean processes, the prevailing attitude is that the goal is to optimize things in a step-by-step approach. The result that companies using lean methods can look forward to is incremental […]
When Business is Slow
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- April 22, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
April 21, 2020 By: Celia Paulsen Nobody likes business to be slow. If you’re in a fast-paced world like manufacturing, seeing your machines or employees idle can drive a person insane. If you’re used to your production line working to capacity […]
Evaluating Food Processing Plant Water Use Leads to Increased ROI
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- April 10, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
April 8, 2020 By: Ohio Manufacturing Extension Partnership JTM is a multi-million dollar, multi-faceted food processing company that was founded in 1960 as a butcher shop named Maas Brothers. In 1980, the company was renamed to JTM Food Group to reflect the […]
The Women of U.S. Manufacturing
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- April 03, 2020
- Author: Benny Syverson
March 8, 2020 By: Nicole Ausherman International Women’s Day is a global day celebrating the social, economic, cultural and political achievements of women — while also marking a call to action for accelerating gender equality. To recognize this year’s campaign of Each […]
Golden Artist Colors Uses its Creativity to Improve its Business
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- March 31, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
March 26, 2020 By: New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership Golden Artist Colors, Inc., or simply GOLDEN, founded in 1980 and based in New Berlin, New York, manufactures paints for the art materials market. The company produces a line of acrylic colors […]
Telework Security Basics
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- March 19, 2020
- Author: Guest Blog
March 19, 2020 By: Jeff Greene Your employer has unexpectedly directed you to telework—and you are feeling overwhelmed. With many changes happening at once, telework security could be an afterthought or completely overlooked. This could put you and your organization at […]
COVID-19 Federal Request for Assistance
- Business Outcome: Blog III
- March 18, 2020
- Author: WMEP
Dear Colleagues, As you are no doubt aware, COVID-19 presents many difficult challenges to organizations and individuals. The good news is that by working together we can meet these challenges head on, do what needs to be done, and move […]
