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We draw on our team’s significant depth and breadth of real-world manufacturing experience bringing a thoughtful problem-solving approach to eliminating obstacles companies face. With our roots in lean as a business operating philosophy, we leverage these methodologies to provide solutions in Manufacturing Operations, Business Financials & Strategy and Workforce Solutions to be Oregon manufacturer’s source for growth and prosperity.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
What I Wish I’d Known About ISO QMS Before I Started…
A Quality Management System provides the structure for your organization to set up the necessary processes to achieve product or service realization. It will help you prioritize process controls to ensure consistent and reproducible results. The seven principles at...
The Invisible Problem Hurting Your Manufacturing Company, and How to Stop It
Underutilized people are the invisible problem hurting most manufacturing businesses. Learn lean manufacturing principles to discover how to build a people-centric business.
Total System Thinking: Learn To Truly See Your Business
As a small or mid-sized manufacturer, there are many factors that can affect your company’s profitability, both inside and outside of your control. How do you make decisions for your manufacturing company when you don’t know what will change, or which parts of your...
How Oregon Works: Manufacturers are getting creative to succeed in the labor crunch
PUBLISHED IN THE PORTLAND BUSINESS JOURNAL By Christopher Bjorke – Nov 5, 2021 Updated Nov 7, 2021 As president of the Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership, Aaron Fox works with companies on solutions to problems including labor shortages and supply chain...
Playing Defense: Oregon Business Magazine
The Department of Defense is by far and away from the federal government’s biggest spender — but few of those dollars flow into Oregon. Some trade groups are looking to bump up those numbers. Shane Steinke moved to Bend last year with a mission: to get more Department...
Innovation Co-Lab gives OSU-Cascades students working world experience
Published by the Bend Bulletin 9/1/21 A program at Oregon State University-Cascades gives students the opportunity to gain valuable on-the-job experience while delivering products and services to organizations across Central Oregon. Co-Lab Studio, part of the...