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Developing Career Paths for Your Employees
Many employers focus on salary and benefit packages as a way to attract new hires and retain existing employees. These are table-stakes in today's economy. Smart manufacturing companies know they need to offer benefits beyond salaries and healthcare. But what? Career...
Onboarding– Your Secret Weapon for Retention and Engagement
Why are 44 percent percent of manufacturing employees quitting within their first year on the job? Manufacturers who are finally able to get workers in the front door are leaving the backdoor wide open through inconsistent or poor new hire onboarding experiences....
How to Translate Lean Principles Into Your Office Functions
The lean manufacturing movement came out of a desire to reduce waste and inefficiencies and improve productivity in the operation. Many manufacturers have also benefited from the resulting continuous improvement mindset as engaged employees became empowered to change...
4 Manufacturing Myths – Debunked
At OMEP we often hear these common misconceptions about the manufacturing industry: Manufacturing Myth 1: US Manufacturing is in decline. Fact: Employment, shipments, and exports are on the rise across the country. Manufacturing Myth 2: Manufacturing is a poor career...
Stay on the Nice List with Gift Ideas from American Manufacturers
THIS IS A GUEST BLOG POST BY THE MEP NATIONAL NETWORK Each year, the MEP National NetworkTM is fortunate to assist manufacturing companies across the nation that are operating at the cutting-edge of their industries and creating distinct, quality products. And, each...
It’s Not “The Great Resignation.” It’s Actually “The Great Recognition.”
THIS IS A GUEST BLOG POST BY MATT FIELDMAN OF AMERICA WORKS, ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED ON THE NIST MANUFACTURING MATTERS BLOG Some are calling it, “The Great Resignation.” Others are calling it “The Great Reshuffle.” After spending the past year as Executive Director...
New Study Shows Pacific Northwest Manufacturing Industry Has Positive Outlook, Plans to Expand in 2022
Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C., and Aldrich CPAs + Advisors released the State of Manufacturing in the Pacific Northwest, a survey detailing insights from more than 500 industry leaders across the region. The study found that a majority of manufacturing leaders...
3 Supply Chain Considerations for E-Commerce Companies Expanding Overseas
This is a Guest Blog post by Moss Adams,OMEP sponsor. Originally Published Here Your business could see a significant impact on margins when you optimize your e-commerce operations and identify opportunities for improvement during each step of the supply chain. There...
The Power of A Continuous Improvement Business Philosophy – Lean Lessons Learned
The impact to our business was tangible. We were able to achieve work/life balance because we understood production times and could accurately schedule projects. We also learned how to scope and price projects so that they were profitable.
LEVERAGING DEFENSE & SECURITY MARKETS
Announcing a 12-month initiative funded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, in partnership with Business Oregon and Pacific Northwest Defense Coalition (PNDC), to develop new markets and sales channels for Oregon manufacturers to offset the impacts of...