NIST MEP E-Blast: December 11, 2015

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The very latest news and opportunities from the NIST MEP - Making an impact on U.S. Manufacturing
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December 11, 2015 - View this as a web page - View eblast from December 4, 2015

In This Issue:
 

MEP Kata Meeting and Kata Summit

The 2nd Annual Kata Summit is being held February 17-19, 2016 in Hollywood, FL. A special half day for interested MEP centers on exploring distinctive practices will be held on February 17th. In addition Mike Rother, author of Toyota Kata, has also extended an invitation to any MEP center representative to participate in the Kata Geek Meetup from 3 to 5 PM also on the 17th. There is no fee for either the MEP Meeting or the Kata Geek Meet-up.

Last year the first annual Kata Summit was held with representatives from 6 MEP Centers, this year we encourage more MEP Centers to attend. The special half day MEP session will include:

  • MEP center staff sharing how and why they integrated Kata into their suite of services and the business model.

  • Presentation from Mike Rother, author of Toyota Kata, on his perspective with the improvement and coaching kata, cultural transformation and the coach/learner model.

  • Client success stories.

  • Kata in the classroom simulation.

Registration Links:

For questions contact Brian Lagas @ 301.975.5043

MEP Network Vacancies

Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership:

Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership has recently added seven new positions for hire. The Center’s new openings include: Industry Advisor; Lead Project Specialist of Sustainability; Manufacturing Workforce Advisor; Peer Group Solutions Consultant; Productivity Improvement Specialist; Sales Research Project Manager; and Third Party Services Program Manager. Click here for additional information.

 

Montana Manufacturing Extension Center:

The Montana Manufacturing Extension Center, based at Montana State University in Bozeman, needs a Business Advisor to be located in Missoula, Montana. Applications are due on December 15, 2015. Click here for additional information.

Georgia Faces of Manufacturing

Faces of Manufacturing

 

On December 9th, GaMEP hosted a luncheon for more than 45 people to celebrate the 2015 Faces of Manufacturing. Keynote speakers included Dr. Bud Peterson, President of Georgia Tech, Karen Fite, Director of the GaMEP, and Dr. Ben Wang, Executive Director of the Georgia Tech Manufacturing Institute (GTMI). Attendees included the Faces, as well as representatives from congressional offices across Georgia, and partners from around the state. At the commencement of the luncheon, a tour was provided of GTMI and the Invention Studio, a student run makers studio on Georgia Tech’s campus.

Additionally, today the founders of Honeysuckle Gelato, Wes Jones, Jackson Smith, and Khatera Ballard, were named the December Faces of Manufacturing. In the past four years they have grown to manufacture and distribute to more than 100 restaurants and 85 retail locations across the Southeast. Additionally in the past six months, they signed a deal with Delta to put their gelato in the first class section of cross country flights and have opened their first retail location in Ponce City Market. Those two deals alone have doubled their manufacturing output.

Read their story as they talk about how they started their successful business and what the future looks like.

 

And watch their video as they talk about their vested interest in giving back to their community, including hiring staff from the City of Refuge and donating more than 13,500 meals to the Atlanta Community Food Bank in the past six weeks.

 

MEP In the News

 

South Dakota Manufacturing & Technology Solutions Client Success Video.

The TODAY's show Harry Smith went to visit a South Dakota MEP client to learn how to make old wagons like the settlers used hundreds of years ago.

 

South Dakota Manufacturing Technology Solutions

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Central New York shows leaders how to innovate, compete and grow their companies.

Cindy Oehmigen is president and director of the Central New York Manufacturing Extension Partnership at the Technology Development Organization. It's a long name with a simple purpose. "We help small to medium-size manufacturing companies innovate, compete and grow," Oehmigen said. "We do anything that falls under that realm to help them add jobs and grow their businesses." READ MORE>>

Maine manufacturing partnership led to $7 million in investments.

Work done by the Maine Manufacturing Extension Partnership in 2014 led to the creation or retention of more than 400 jobs and saved 48 companies more than $10.1 million, according to a recent study of the the federal- and state-supported business consulting program. READ MORE>>

Gov. Charlie Barker awards $1.5 million for advanced manufacturing training including financial boost for several WMass organizations.

Ten organizations are receiving grant money, including the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership in Worcester. These grants will create additional opportunities for training and growth, and will help connect residents to good-paying jobs, while meeting the increasing demand for a skilled manufacturing workforce. READ MORE>>

MEP Events

** Two new events added below**

NEW!! Webinar, December 15th at 3:00 PM EST: MEP Process and Financial Reporting Updates (Webinar Link)

The MEP Progress Reporting structure and submission timeline for base awards will be changing with reports due in January 2016.

 

Two webcasts are being conducted to explain the changes. The first is scheduled for Dec 15th and will cover the Progress Narrative. The second is scheduled for Jan 6th and will cover Financial Reporting and ASAP. These webcasts are intended to provide training and education on how to complete the new reporting in January.

 

Webinar Link | Audio: 1-866-218-2764 | Conference Code: 936 109 8215. Contact Tab Wilkins with questions.

December 16, 2015 at 11 AM EST: Export.gov- How to capitalize on pre-show marketing. (Webinar Link)

Join this complimentary webinar to discover the benefits of exhibiting at Hannover Messe. Learn how to use pre-show marketing to gain market share in Germany and other key Hannover Messe markets.

December 16, 2015 at 1PM EST: U.S. Census Bureau - Manufacturing, Products, and Goods Across Indicators. (Webinar Link)

Do you want to learn more about the relationship between Manufacturers’ Shipments, Inventories, and Orders (M3), International Trade, and Quarterly Financial Report statistics? Are you interested in how manufacturing indicators relate to other federal data? In this webinar, the U.S. Census Bureau will explore the relationships between the different manufacturing-related Economic Indicators.

NEW!! December 17, 2015 at 2PM EST: MEP CRM Working Group: Salesforce Users' Group (Webinar Link)

Brenda Story of Missouri Enterprise will facilitate the meeting. Agenda topics include: MEP Connect, Salesforce events and updates, and importing Hoover's manufacturing profiles into Salesforce.

Call in number: 1.866.218.2764 | Conference code: 801 896 4070

For more details, please contact Brenda Story, Director, IT, Missouri Enterprise, Dileep Thatte, or Phillip Wadsworth

December 15-17, 2015: Supply Chain Optimization Train the Trainer

The MEP SCO initiative is delivering hands-on learning sessions for MEP center staff at locations across the U.S.

Track Two - Open to Participants of Track One

Dec 15-17: Kansas City

Jan 12-14, 2016: Los Angeles, CA

Feb 9-10-11, 2016: Austin, TX

Contact: Amy Fitzgerald for more information.

January 25-28, 2016: Applied Lean Leadership Conference (Event Link)

Tupelo, MS

In collaboration with Alabama Technology Network, Arkansas Manufacturing Solutions, Innovate MEP Mississippi, the University of Tennessee CIS and other partners, this conference will feature internationally recognized and proven lean leaders who have what it takes to create and sustain a lean culture.

March 17, 2016: Ohio Food Industry Summit (Event Link)
The Ohio Food Industry Summit will be held where food manufacturers and auxiliary service providers can convene to discover new techniques, learn of industry trends, and identify valuable resources that will strengthen the already sizable industry of more than 1,000 food manufacturers in Ohio.
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