New technologies and new competitors are changing markets faster than ever before. Whether your company is in a B2B or B2C environment, it is critical that you have a product strategy, high level...
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The Future of Supply Chains 2016
On Thursday May 5th, I attend the Critical Materials Conference in Hillsboro, and while focused narrowly on materials and supply chains semiconductor manufacturing, I found that many topics were...
Are You Capturing The Power of LinkedIn?
According to a report from the Content Marketing Institute, 89% of manufacturers nationwide who have a marketing staff person are using LinkedIn as part of their marketing strategy, yet only 54% say...
Small Businesses Get Technical Assistance from National Labs
Small Business Vouchers Pilot from the Dept. of Energy As part of OMEP’s Innovation Partnerships initiative, we want to let you know about great opportunities to partner with world class resources....
Supply Chain Lessons from the Taiwan Earthquake
Earthquake in Taiwan impacts United States Manufacturers On February 6th, southern Taiwan experienced a magnitude 6.4 earthquake, killing 117 people, almost all in the collapsed 17-storey Weiguan...
Taking the Black Magic Out of Machining
Lean Continuous Improvement Journey Thursday, February 11th marked the Share to Grow event at ARE. Over 25 attendees gathered to learn about ARE’s continuous improvement journey (read more about...
Growing Successful Managers
Do you utilize your managers in a way that allows them a path to success? Many companies waste their managerial talent. It’s easy to do! Instead of using your managements’ minds creatively, they...
A Supply Chain Lesson from the Coolest Cooler
Roger Jensen, OMEP's supply chain expert, shares his thoughts on the coolest cooler. If you’d like help to identify, assess, quantify and mitigate your supply chain risks, contact us. What happened...
PQR Analysis
Identifying a common measurement A major concern for most job shops has been to identify a common unit of measure that everyone can understand and that allows the application of “Takt Time” (a...
Lean Foundations: An Interview with States Industries
October 7, 2015 by Jasmine Agnor Recently I had the chance to connect with two students who attended OMEP’s four-part Lean Fundamentals course, led by Kristi Smith and Gary Conner. Students Dani and...