Join a Race Car “Pit Crew” Learn the Three Keys to Sustaining Your Continuous Improvement Gains This unique “Learn by Doing” training will be facilitated by MassMEP and a race team crew from the Ken Bouchard “Drive to Victory Lane” School. Attendees will be assigned to a “Race Car Pit Crew” and will work on […]
Training Description: Problem Solving for Lean is an eight hour course that teaches a structured, team based, root cause oriented problem solving process that supports the elimination of impediments to process flow. This highly interactive course leads participants through an understanding of problem-solving skills and tools such as creative/divergent thinking, consensus decision making for convergent […]
Small manufacturers are a vital part of our nation's economic and cyber infrastructure. There are over 289,000 small manufacturers in the U.S. In 2015, the average cost of a data breach for small companies was $38,000. It has been estimated that more than half of the companies go out of business within six months of […]
Small manufacturers are a vital part of our nation's economic and cyber infrastructure. There are over 289,000 small manufacturers in the U.S. In 2015, the average cost of a data breach for small companies was $38,000. It has been estimated that more than half of the companies go out of business within six months of […]
Principles of Lean Office Too often, organizations ignore the waste and delays built into non-manufacturing processes. Administrative inefficiencies can be more difficult to see than those in the manufacturing process and bottlenecks are not as obvious as they are on the shop floor. Organizations produce greater value with higher quality in less time when Lean […]
Building a Strategic Marketing Plan Primed for Growth & Marketing Tools that every Manufacturer Should Leverage Lean manufacturing will take you far, but it is exponentially more valuable when paired with a strategic plan for long-term growth. Manufacturers with formalized, growth-centered strategic plans achieve their goals more efficiently and cost-effectively than those who focus only […]
ISO Internal Auditor 9001:2015 Description: Create a successful ISO Audit Team in 2 Days. An effective Internal Audit program is a big part of maintaining your management system, customer satisfaction, making company-wide improvements and compliance. If your Internal Auditors are not well trained, you run a risk of investing a great deal of time and […]
Join MassMEP for breakfast January 24, 2018 to learn about DFARS (NIST Special Publication 800-171), and understand its cybersecurity requirements and the impact to your company at the Courtyard Marriott 72 Grove Street, Worcester, MA. 8:00am – 8:30am – Registration and light breakfast 8:30am – 10:00am - Presentation Pat Toth Computer Scientist at NIST […]
Principles of Lean Manufacturing Training Description: An interactive course that combines classroom instruction with intensive hands-on experience in the simulated shop-floor venue called Time Wise, Inc. Factory. Principles of Lean Manufacturing exposes the frailty of Traditional Manufacturing Concepts in a high volume, low variety mass production facility. Students experience the process assembling a variety of […]
Principles of Lean Manufacturing Training Description: An interactive course that combines classroom instruction with intensive hands-on experience in the simulated shop-floor venue called Time Wise, Inc. Factory. Principles of Lean Manufacturing exposes the frailty of Traditional Manufacturing Concepts in a high volume, low variety mass production facility. Students experience the process assembling a variety of […]
