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12 Assistance for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises
12 Assistance for Small and Medium-Sized Manufacturing Enterprises
Pages 99-107
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Local politicians can usually assist companies in finding these organizations. MANUFACTURING EXTENSION CENTERS AND TECHNICAL RESOURCE PROVIDERS Manufacturing Extension Partnership The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP)
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Supply America focuses MEP resources on delivering value-added supply chain products and services to OEMs and their suppliers to improve overall supply chain performance. Robert C
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The Technical Training/Workforce Development Unit, for example, provides a variety of educational initiatives, including customized training, seminars, workshops, and technical assistance in the following areas: · quality programs, including ISO 9000, QS 9000, AS 9000, quality system documentation, and SPC · management programs, including leadership development, team building, and task analysis · job training manuals · design and manufacturing programs including CAD/CAM training, CNC instruction, programmable logic controller training, welding certification, and safety programs · nationally certified machinist training The Technical Services Group offers SMEs an opportunity to learn about flexible manufacturing systems, including operator training, while actually producing a product. This "teaching factory of the future" allows SMEs to take advantage of new technologies, increase sales, and improve market share.
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Northeast Tier Ben Franklin Technology Center The Northeast Tier Ben Franklin Technology Center, located in northeastern Pennsylvania, is an example of a small regional center. One of four regional centers operating under the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania's Ben Franklin Partnership, its mission is to lead northeastern Pennsylvania to a better economic future by assisting clients in creating innovative solutions that integrate people, technology, and systems for novel competitive advantage.
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SMEs, in turn, should rely more heavily on MEC/TRPs to guide them through their increasingly complex business environments. SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDES Considering the imposing requirements of some integrated supply chains, it might seem impossible for SMEs to participate, even in the lower tiers.
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OTHER RESOURCES Other resources that can assist SMEs in filling educational gaps include academic journals, such as the Journal of Business Logistics, International Journal of Logistics Management, International Journal of Physical Distribution and Logistics Management, Transportation Journal, and Supply Chain Management Journal, and supply chain periodicals, such as Supply Chain Management Review, Inbound Logistics, Inventory Reduction Report, and Global Sites Logistics. A variety of educational programs are also available.
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It is generally worthwhile to include the basic capabilities required of all participants (e.g., quality, cost, service, delivery, basic communications capabilities, fundamental technologies, and financial viability) , as well as requirements unique to the specific supply chain (e.g., rapid prototyping, design and development capabilities, enhanced communications capabilities, and unique process requirements)
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Competitiveness Review NIST and the MEP have developed a holistic assessment tool based on the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award and ISO 9000 called the Competitiveness Review. The review, which covers delivery, cost, quality, management, technology, safety, environment, and other business parameters, can provide fundamental guidance to SMEs in assessing their capabilities and identifying opportunities for improvement.
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Recommendation. Small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises should seek out local manufacturing extension centers and technical resource providers for assistance in understanding the supply chain integration process, identifying constraints and capability gaps, laying out a road map for improving performance, and implementing the road map.
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