The MAC Action Newsline:
February 2010

This issue is sponsored by the Associated Industries of Massachusetts.

Kathie Mahoney, Editor

• Advanced Manufacturing Shifts in Massachusetts
• Wall Street Journal Article, Radical Shifts Take Hold in U.S. Manufacturing

Video of the Month

• Mass-TEC – It’s Not Your Father’s Manufacturing

Successful Implementations in Lean

• Stabilizer FlipPad™ Manufacturer Gets Traction with ISO and Lean

Education & Workforce Development

• STEM Initiatives: Updating Machinists’ Skills

• Innovation, Manufacturing and STEM: Education and Career Awareness

• Building Vs. Buying Talent

Growth Strategies

• Fractured Value

China Corner

• U.S. China Link Initiative

Industry News

• MPI Manufacturing Study
• Nano Research Center Opportunities
• MassMEP’s Director of Operations Receives NonProfit Leader Award
• Call for Nominees – AME Manufacturing Excellence Award
• Call for Nominees – AIM Gould Education and Workforce
• Job Posting: Assembler/Welder, Worcester Area
• Job Posting: Process Technician – Second Shift

Programs & Events
For complete details about these programs for manufacturers, visit the MassMEP Web Site.

Upcoming events include:

• AME Kaizen with Wiremold-Legrand Team Members, West Hartford, CT – March 8-9, 2010
• National Robotics League Competition, Marlboro, MA – March 13, 2023
• Southern New England Entrepreneurs Forum, Fall River, MA – March 22, 2023
• Marketing & Sales Promotion: What’s The Right Mix For Your Business, Worcester, MA – March 23, 2023
• Profit 101: Grow Profit, Grow Sales, Portsmouth, NH – March 23, 2023
• Introduction to Plant Layout, Worcester, MA – March 25, 2023
• AME Lean Bronze Certification Preparation Course and Exam, Franklin, MA – March 29-31, 2010
• MassMEP Business Accelerator Certificate Program, Marlboro, MA – April 1 – July 1, 2023 (meeting every other Thursday Morning)
• Customer Survey Workshop: Profile Your Customers to Grow Your Business, Worcester, MA – April 6, 2023
• Introduction to Plant Layout, Woburn, MA – April 7, 2023
• AIM Role of the Supervisor, Marlboro, MA – April 30, 2023
• AIM Setting Priorities and Objectives, Marlboro, MA – April 30, 2023
• AIM What is Leadership?, Marlboro, MA – May 7, 2023
• AIM Communication and Listening, Marlboro, MA – May 7, 2023
• AIM Building an Effective Staff, Marlboro, MA – May 14, 2023
• AIM Essentials of Employee Development, Marlboro, MA – May 14, 2023
• AIM Today’s Legal Environment, Marlboro, MA – May 21, 2023
• AIM Building Your Team, Marlboro, MA – May 28, 2023
• AIM Utilzing Your Supervisory Toolkit, Marlboro, MA – May 28, 2023
• AccessAmerica – Build Your Client Base in China, Online Chinese-Language Directory for U.S. Service Firms and Economic Development Agencies – Ongoing
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