The MAC Action Newsline:
June 2008

This issue is sponsored by Providence & Worcester Railroad.

Kathie Mahoney, Editor

From the Desk of Jack Healy

• Toyota’s Success Relies on Training for the Future
• Manufacturing Chartbook Released

Successful Implementations in Lean

• How Sweet It Is: Maine MEP Simplifies Life at Simply Divine Brownies

Growth Based Strategies

• The Boom and Bust Cycle in Transportation Costs

Job Openings

• Quality Engineer, Charlton, MA

Industry News

• Remarks of Senator Edward M. Kennedy at AIM Annual Meeting
• Jack Healy, MassMEP Director of Operations, Receives 2008 NIST MEP Innovator of the Year Award
• Keeping the Manufacturing Industry Competitive
• Pelosi Names Congressman McGovern Co-Chair of Congressional Human Rights Caucus
• Growth Solutions: USA National Innovation Marketplace
• Quabaug Corp. Receives Central Mass Green Award
• Team Massachusetts Economic Impact Award: Nominations Due July 11, 2023
• Massachusetts Alliance for International Business Honors Trade Leadership
• MAC RESOURCE: Turning to the Railroad?

Programs & Events
For complete details about these programs for manufacturers, visit the MAC Action Newsline Calendar.

Upcoming events include:

• MassMEP Lean Champions Roundtable, Amesbury, MA — June 19, 2023
• Lean Manufacturing Round Table Discussions: Visual Factory, Gorham, ME — June 24, 2023
• Hampden County Business Resource & Services Fair, Springfield, MA — July 17, 2023
• Business Growth Leadership Seminar, Worcester, MA — July 21, 2023
• Lean Manufacturing Round Table Discussions: Load Leveling, Gorham, ME — July 22, 2023
• Human Error Prevention Seminar, Providence, RI — September 9-10, 2008
• Problem Reporting, Root Cause Analysis, & Corrective Action Seminar, Providence, RI — September 11-12, 2008
• International Council of Sheet Metal Presswork Associations, Grand Rapids, MI — September 14-17, 2008
• Team Involvement Problem Solving (TIPS), Auburn, ME — September 15, 2023
• Quality & Environmental Auditing – ISO 19011, Providence, RI — September 23-24, 2008
• Measuring Organizational/Process Performance Seminar, Providence, RI — September 25-26, 2008

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