The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) is a non-profit organization chartered with raising the level of competitiveness, performance, and profitability of Utah's manufacturers.
Small and mid-sized manufacturers account for more than half of U.S. production. However, private consulting firms tend to serve large companies because of simple economics. As a result, smaller companies are left to their own devices to develop strategies, access the latest technologies, and implement the newest management & manufacturing practices. The MEP leverages state and federal support, along with a network of Utah-based public and private resources to assist in providing services to manufacturers.
Recently, Utah State University completed an economic impact study for MEP Utah. The 2007 study evaluated the impact of 72 recent MEP projects, demonstrating that MEP Utah services have created or retained 2,543 jobs; more than $399 million of additional industrial output; more than $87 million of additional employee compensation; and more than $10.5 million of additional indirect business taxes.
The objective of the MEP is to make a bottom-line impact on your business. We accomplish this by; identifying the 5-10 most important things your organization should be doing, helping your management team turn this task list into a prioritized Strategic Activity List©, managing your Activity List, and then helping overcome barriers to implementation.
Six Sigma:
Your Competitive Advantage
During the weeks of July 28th and August 25th
MEP and Promontory Management Group (PMG) will conduct a RESULTS-oriented,
fast-paced, Black Program using the revolutionary QuikSigma® approach. Not only
will you learn all of the Six Sigma tools at these classes, you will learn how
to apply them to achieve results much faster in your workplace.
Class size will be limited, so please sign up early.
QuikSigma® is a groundbreaking approach to doing Six Sigma that:
| • | Expands
the number of people who can participate |
| • | Reduces
study time |
| • | Improves
project completion rates and times |
| Who Should Attend: | Anyone from first-line supervisors to top-level managers
who want to improve a process |
| Dates: | July 28th – 31st (Green Belt – first week)
Aug 25th – 28th (Black
Belt – both weeks) |
| Location: | Cabela's
Flaming Gorge Conference Room
2502 W Grand Terrace Pkwy, Lehi, UT |
| To Register: | Call Us: (801) 593-5932 |
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If you are not a Utah Manufacturer, please go to www.mep.nist.gov to find your local MEP Center
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To download a copy of the Survey entitled
"Utah Manufacturing Technology Needs Assessment"
Click Here
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Each year the Federal Government awards over one billion dollars in SBIR & STTR product innovation grants
. Learn more
about the
Small Business Innovative Research
program here.
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Find the Talent needed to Grow Your Business!
The Utah Recruitment Initiative (URI), sponsored by the Governor’s Office of Economic Development (GOED), has been tasked with the development and implementation of a statewide, regional and national talent recruitment effort to help your company find the skilled workers needed to continue to grow your business. [view original letter]
Participating companies will receive marketing by GOED on their behalf directing potential applicants to GOED’s job board, where participating companies can post open positions free of charge. By partnering with ApplicantSearch™ GOED is also able to provide other services such as Job Match software, and searches of the ApplicantSearch™ database containing over 12,000 job seekers.
Please review the participation agreement at www.utahworksforyou.com target and consider the possibilities and potential it might have for your organization. If your department is not actively involved in recruitment, please make appropriate personnel in your company aware of the site to file an agreement.
MEP UTAH Ranked #1 in the Nation for Customer Satisfaction and #4 in
Client Impacts
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently announced that the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Utah ranked #1 in the nation for customer satisfaction.
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