Manufacturing Institute for Local Businesses Provides Competitive
Advantage
The Professional and Continuing Education Center of the University
of Massachusetts Dartmouth located at 139 South Main Street in Fall
River is hosting a series of manufacturing institutes focused on competitiveness.
The institutes are co-sponsored by the Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension
Partnership.
"Companies need to produce more with existing resources by focusing
on the elimination of non-value added activities or waste," says
Dr. Antone Vieira, Executive Director for Corporate Programs and Partnerships
at the University. "We want to help companies focus on waste elimination
to reduce production lead time, production costs, and improve product
quality," said Vieira "and according to the participating
companies, these institutes are a big help."
Eight local companies recently completed one of the institutes by participating
in six workshops designed to help companies in southeastern Massachusetts
sustain a competitive advantage.
Participating companies included Ocean Spray, Poyant Signs, Sousa and
Demayo, Davico, TWD Surfaces, Chase Leather Products, American Medical
Institute, and LeBaron Foundry Inc.
"We have had company presidents, senior managers, supervisors,
and shop floor personnel participate," notes Rick Bowie from MassMEP.
"This is a great opportunity for local business to benefit. The
workshops in the institutes provide companies ways to reduced cycle
time, inventory, work-in-progress, and operating costs."
"The manufacturing institutes give us the chance to help companies
increase capacity, productivity, and profits," Dr. Vieira concludes.
"UMass Dartmouth is pleased to be partnering with MassMEP to provide
this opportunity."
For further information regarding the upcoming institute contact Dr.
Antone Vieira at 508-999-8744, [email protected]
or Rick Bowie at 508-679-2146 [email protected]
