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Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension PartnershipMassachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership

Department Department of Defense of Defense

NEMSCNEMSC

Department Department of Laborof LaborMassMEP MassMEP Innovation Innovation

ProgramProgram

SolutionsSolutions forfor

ManufacturersManufacturers

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MEP National Network

Massachusetts MEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST MEP) - US Department of Commerce

Part of a nationwide network of 400 MEP centers

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MISSION

MassMEP’s Mission is to help Massachusetts’ small and

medium-sized manufacturers to strengthen their world-class

competitiveness, and to maintain and expand their activity in the manufacturing supply chain

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Information Systems

People Systems

BusinessSystems

Market Systems

ManufacturingSystems

MEP High Performance Model

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Strategic / Enterprise Planning

Enterprise Assessments

Lean / Lean Six Sigma Production Systems

Quality Systems

Supply Chain Integration

Product Development

Sales / Marketing Planning

Business Management Solutions

ERP Systems Selection/ Implementation /

Re-Engineering

Train Implement

Sustain

Human Resources

Business Systems

ManufacturingProcess

Marketing& Sales

InformationTechnology

Tool Box Integration

MassMEP Services

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Impact• 1994-2003

– Over 1500 companies served– Over 1527 new jobs created– Over 2360 jobs retained– $230 million in increased sales– $107 million on new investments

• Ripple Effect– Jobs created or retained paying $401M in

wages– $1.6B in increased or retained economic

output– $172M in tax and non-tax revenues at

federal, state and local government levels.

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MEP Products & Services

• Lean / Continuous Improvement Training and Implementation

• Strategic/Business/Enterprise Wide Planning• ISO9000:2000, 14000 & others • Supply Chain Initiatives• Dept. of Defense Connectivity (Supply Point)• Dept of Labor-High Skills Workforce

Development

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Department of DefenseDepartment of Defense

New England Manufacturing Supply ChainNew England Manufacturing Supply Chain

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Department of DefenseDepartment of DefenseNEMSCNEMSC

•Supply Point - Supply Point - A Supplier Capability & Capacity A Supplier Capability & Capacity Database Database •Contract OpportunitiesContract Opportunities•Training on paper work, record keeping & Training on paper work, record keeping & compliancecompliance•Reduce overhead – brokering and resource sharingReduce overhead – brokering and resource sharing•Connectivity – Connectivity – primes to qualified suppliers (Supplier primes to qualified suppliers (Supplier Teams)Teams)•Technology CapabilitiesTechnology Capabilities

US Department of Labor

An Innovation & Technology Development Program

State of Massachusetts’ New Technical Development Program

Sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor

MassMEP Innovation Program

A Statewide Initiative for Incumbent Technical Professional Workers in

Advanced Manufacturing in Massachusetts

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An Innovation & Technology Development

Program• Accelerating company growth:

– New $2.9M H-1B grant program funded by the U.S. Department of Labor

– Statewide MEP initiatives in Massachusetts, Maine, Florida, & Arizona

– Targeted Population: Minimum 4 Year Degreed Technical Professionals working in:

– Telecommunications

– Biomedical

– Marine & Oceanographic

– others

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“All you need is the plan, the roadmap, and

courage to press on to your destination” Earl Nightingale

Enterprise & Enterprise & TechnologyTechnologyRoadMapRoadMap

Technical Assistance Technical Assistance & Professional & Professional DevelopmentDevelopment

Commercialization

NewNewProductsProducts

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The Lean Strategy

Six Sigma Six Sigma

LeanLean

COSTSCOSTS

Eliminate Waste and Improve ContinuouslyEliminate Waste and Improve Continuously