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Eliminating Waste and Reducing Variation With Lean & Six Sigma At a high-level, both Lean and Six Sigma include sets of tools for improving a process or product, and have foundations in the scientific method, while requiring leadership to drive business results. Lean is a business system that seeks the ideal, and Six Sigma is a variation reduction approach. Lean’s underlying science is industrial engineering, while Six Sigma’s underlying science is statistics. Both originated in manufacturing and have been adapted by service-oriented businesses and healthcare. Successful professionals in both have highly developed facilitative skills and focus on building capacities and capabilities. Continue reading on the blog: https://www.manexconsulting.com//eliminating-waste-and-re/ #lean #sixsigma #mfgexcellence

Manufacturer of the Month: With more than 40 years of experience, Elcon Precision LLC is a trusted service provider of photochemically machined parts and ceramics assemblies. Their combined technical expertise helps find the perfect solution for customers. Elcon offers a broad range of high-tech industrial services worldwide from one central location. They specialize in photochemical machining, the metallization of ceramics, and brazed assembly services providing fast turnaround, competitive pricing, and excellent quality control. Learn more...https://www.elconprecision.com/

Manufacturer of the Month: BAYCABLE designs and manufactures custom cable, coil cords, cable assemblies and electro-mechanical assemblies in two ISO-registered facilities in North America. Their specialty is working with clients to design application-specific solutions to complex interconnection problems. Customers include OEM’s in the medical, audio, defense and industrial markets, worldwide. Learn more at https://www.baycable.com/ #MFGExcellence

Manufacturer of the Month: Based in San Leandro, Scandic Springs makes custom metal parts from spring materials, and ships to customers around the world. Scandic is a leader in metal stamping, tool and die work, and springmaking; and brings an applied engineering focus to each project so the client knows how and why the parts will perform. A strong prototyping department provides quick and reliable prototypes, and soft-tool parts as a ramp to production tooling. Learn more at https://www.scandic.com/ #MFGExcellence

Manex, which is celebrating 25 years of helping to create and save American manufacturing jobs, is proud to be part of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP). https://www.manexconsulting.com/ #MFGExcellence #manufacturing #jobs

Made in the East Bay Highlights COVID-19 Challenges and Opportunities https://eastbayeda.org/made-in-the-east-bay/

Congratulations to Manex client Mizuho OSI on your East Bay Innovation Award for Advanced Manufacturing!

How Manufacturers & Distributors Can Build A Cash Flow Culture By Squar Milner It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has ushered in a host of challenges for manufacturers & distributors throughout the United States. Like many businesses throughout the country, manufacturers must overcome severe operational and economic changes to financially survive the COVID-19 crisis. In fact, a survey conducted by the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) revealed that 80% of ma...nufacturers expect the pandemic to have a financial impact on their business. As those in the M&D industry share concerns about operations, future periods and liquidity and capital resources, there are business strategies available to help protect businesses from negative impacts. To better position themselves for the present, the short term and the long term, it is critical that business leaders institute a cash flow culture. https://www.manexconsulting.com//how-manufacturers-distri/

For more than 25 years, Manex has been creating and saving manufacturing jobs. Learn the stories from our clients’ employees and what our work means to them. https://www.manexconsulting.com/community-impact/ #communityimpact #manufacturing #jobs #MFGExcellence

Happy #MFGDay20! Join Manex in celebrating Manufacturing Day throughout the month of October: Why Manufacturing Matters Now and in the Future: October 2, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Driving Capital into Manufacturing: October 6, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.... Manufacturing as an Engine for Equity: October 9, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. https://www.manexconsulting.com/events/ #creatorswanted #MFGExcellence

On the Manex Blog: ISO for All ISO 9001:2015 sets out the requirements for a quality management system. It helps businesses and organizations be more efficient and improve customer satisfaction. If your organization is downstream to a large client, you may be required to obtain ISO certification by the client. Implementing ISO does not require certification. Nor does it require outside assistance to implement. Many Manex manufacturers obtain ISO certifications in order to gain new business rather than comply with existing business. Often, ISO certifications are framed in the company lobby, appear on websites, brochures and other material. The obvious message is we have a quality management system and we can meet your quality needs. Continue reading https://www.manexconsulting.com/blog/iso-for-all/ #iso #quality #qms #MFGExcellence

Manufacturer of the Month: Radio Frequency Systems is a global designer and manufacturer of cable, antenna and tower systems, plus active and passive RF conditioning modules, providing total-package solutions for wireless infrastructure. As an ISO compliant organization with manufacturing and customer service facilities that span the globe, RFS offers cutting-edge engineering capabilities, superior field support and innovative product design. Learn more...https://www.rfsworld.com/ #MFGExcellence

16 Ways To Make Tough Workplace Conversations More Constructive By Expert Panel, Forbes Coaches Council including Manex President & CEO Gene Russell) Whether you’re a department head or the CEO of a company, your role as a leader occasionally involves having tough conversations with employees, clients and other stakeholders. How you handle those discussions will impact how the rest of the organization sees you. The key is to make these talks as productive and mutually beneficial as possible, which can be challenging if you don’t approach them the right way. Continue reading: https://www.manexconsulting.com//16-ways-to-make-tough-wo/ #leadership #culture #leadershipdevelopment

Why Manufacturing Matters Now and in the Future: October 2, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Local manufacturing plays a critical role in the COVID-19 response and recovery. However, for local manufacturing to succeed we must invest in the infrastructure physical, social, and financial needed to support its ongoing transition to a cleaner, greener, modern industry. Join us for a timely conversation about the critical importance of local manufacturing with local, state, and federal... representatives. https://www.manexconsulting.com//why-manufacturing-matter/ Panelists include: Christina Briggs, Deputy City Manager/Economic Development Director, City of Fremont Assemblymember David Chiu, State of California District 17 Senator Scott Wiener, State of California District 11 More panelists to be announced Facilitated by Kate Sofis, CEO and Co-founder of SFMade.org Presented by Bay Area Urban Manufacturing Initiative Manex is a proud sponsor of Bay Area Manufacturing Week 2020. #mfgday2020 Manufacturing Day