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Vermont Manufacturers
Innovate, Plan, Perform and Grow
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VMEC E-NEWS BRIEFS - ISSUE 24 - DECEMBER 2016
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OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
Over 2,800 companies nationwide, as well as Mexico and Canada, participated in the fifth annual MFG DAY on October 7th and throughout the month of October. Fifteen companies in VT opened their doors to host tours, presentations and more to showcase their products and services to the public. See listing here.There may have been more participating entities, but we're only aware of those who officially registered on the national MFG DAY event site.
We're grateful to everyone who volunteered their time and made a commitment to this important awareness-raising and educational annual event.
And it's not too early to begin considering and planning what you and your organization might do as part of next year's Vermont and National MFG DAY/Month scheduled next October 2017!
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INNOVATION, GROWTH AND TECHNOLOGY ACCELERATION
ExporTech 2017
Our 2017 public session dates are set - February 15, March 29 and May 10 in Colchester. Will you be attending so you and your team may execute your International Sales Plan? Wait no more!
T
hrough a working partnership between VMEC, the State of Vermont and Federal Agencies, to date
twenty Vermont companies have successfully completed the VT program.
ExporTech 2017 is filling fast with 5 of the 8 available company slots already reserved. If you want to start exporting or increase your export sales, this program is for you.
Read
here (scroll down to "ExporTech Success Stories") how five companies who completed this powerful program have achieved measured results and success growing their international export sales.
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WORKFORCE STRATEGIES AND TALENT DEVELOPMENT
Upcoming Training Lean Manufacturing, Lean Office, Value Stream Mapping, Structured Problem Solving....check them out! H
ighlights include:
- Lean Measures and Decision Making (aka Accounting for Lean) March 28 and 29, 2017, Colchester This workshop is designed for both manufacturing leaders AND their financial counterparts to encourage a greater level of alignment between Lean operations and accounting.
- ISO 9001:2015 Implementation Collaborative Begins March 20 - August 14, 2017, Williston This program provides group training sessions, structured implementation assignments, and company-specific on-site consulting days to help companies develop ISO 9001 compliant quality management systems at an affordable cost. If you are considering or planning to implement ISO 9001 in 2017, contact Patricia Giavara, VMEC Assistant Director, at [email protected] or (802) 279-6103 for more information on this unique program designed for small and medium-sized companies.
Attracting Talent Manufacturers who've put some serious thought and effort into attracting better candidates share their best practices.
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RESOURCES FOR VERMONT MANUFACTURERS
Manufacturing Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow
Last week celebrated the 225th anniversary of Alexander Hamilton's report on manufacturing to Congress. Wow, 225 years! Read how we've come so far and learned from the roots of one of our forefathers
about the importance of manufacturing to our everyday lives.
Global Cyber Attack "Success Rates" Higher Than You Might Think
An Accenture PLC survey of 2,000 large enterprise security officers discovered one-third of targeted attempts to breach corporations' cyber defenses succeed. Accenture says their data shows organizations are facing more than a hundred focused and targeted breach attempts every year. This roughly translates to two to three successful attacks per month. (Source:
The York Group, Dec 2016)
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