Northwest Industrial Resource Center (NWIRC) is partnering with the Penn-Northwest Development Corporation and West Central Job Partnership to present the MFG Day Industry Forum and Luncheon on Tuesday, October 15th at the Park Inn by Radisson. The event is geared…
Jean Cunningham, author of Real Numbers and, her most recent book, The Value Add Accountant, will return to the region to offer her signature training. She is widely recognized as a pioneer of lean business management having led her companies…
Congratulations to the Next Generation Manufacturing Partnership on their new name. Since launching last November, over 45 manufacturing companies, representing 8 counties of northwestern Pennsylvania, have been involved with partnership meetings and action team activities. Their next in-person meeting is…
by Gerry Schneggenburger
Chief Operating Officer, NWIRC
What do the following have in common: Yahoo, Marriott, Equifax, Capital One, and Facebook? Personal data, like customer name, address, birth date, and even social security numbers, were stolen from these companies’ repositories.…
by Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
In past articles I’ve mentioned that NWIRC’s mission is focused on improving competitiveness for small to mid-sized manufacturers in northwestern PA. And, also that our project work with manufacturers includes identifying resources who can address…
by Susan Hileman, Strategic Business Advisor, NWIRC; Galliard trained Family Business Advisor
“I have no intention of ever leaving my business!” These were the words of a 52-year old business owner I recently met with. It wasn’t a flippant remark;…
Workshop sessions are scheduled in October focused on optimizing and risk management for your supply chain. Supply Chain Optimization for Leaders is a 1/2 day session on October 22 to provide an executive level overview about the importance of understanding…
Today was the kick-off for NWIRC’s Lean Together Advanced. American Turned Products (ATP), one of the participating companies, hosted the other companies for the first session. In addition to seeing 2 second lean progress (the focus of the Lean Together…
