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The Road to A Competitive Manufacturing Workforce
Last Thursday over 100 manufacturers from SW Washington and Portland Metro area gathered to discuss the importance of strengthening our manufacturing workforce. Flanked by workforce partners in Portland and SW Washington, OMEP was pleased to participate in this...
Reduce Handling Time with Shop Floor Layout Changes
A few months ago OMEP had the opportunity to work with a local fabrication shop that specialized in sheet metal forming and welding. The shop was a “job shop” with random customer orders coming in one day, and deliveries going out the next. The shop was experiencing...
Different people, different perspectives on lean
Originally published in THE FABRICATOR® MAY 2015 By: Charlie Hopewell, Dave Davidson, Gary Conner Employees and managers experience a lean transformation in vastly different ways. Understanding these viewpoints can help change a company culture to one that embraces...
Jean Back: OMEP Board Member
This post is a part of a series featuring OMEP's board members - shining some light on the dedicated individuals who help OMEP to be successful. Read on for thoughts from Jean Ohman Back, Employment Litigation and Advice Attorney at Schwabe Williamson & Wyatt....
Curt’s Cat: Lean Epiphanies Book Excerpt
Gary Conner, one of our Senior Consultants has recently published a book titled "Lean Epiphanies: Catapult the Cow and Other Inspirational Continuous Improvement Stories". You can read more and purchase the book on the SME.org website. Since beginning his consulting...
Driving Profits through a Highly Engaged Workforce
This month's guest blog post features Rose Marshall of Innovation Frameworks LLC. She is an OMEP partner and presented most recently at the Oregon Manufacturers' Summit on Employee Engegement. HAVING ENGAGED EMPLOYEES IS IMPORTANT Studies by Gallup and other respected...
5 Lessons I learned at the Oregon Manufacturers’ Summit
Oregon’s manufacturing community deserves the best that OMEP has to offer. As our events and marketing manager I poured every ounce of focus and ability into crafting a summit event that encapsulated the challenges and successes of being an Oregon manufacturer. To...
Building Thriving Companies In Rural Oregon
As a business accelerator, we help manufacturers across the state become more profitable and increase efficiencies. Our intentionally located offices in rural areas of Oregon underline OMEP’s belief that rural areas are crucial to our state’s prosperity, culture, and...
2014 Oregon Manufacturing Award Winners
November 6, 2014 by Jasmine Agnor OMEP was honored to attend Portland Business Journal’s Oregon Manufacturing Awards Ceremony on Thursday, October 30. Sitting with clients Miles Fiberglass and Bridgetown Natural Foods, we listened to a fascinating panel discussion...
OMEP’S Made in Oregon Gift Guide 2014!
This season, OMEP returns with our annual Made in Oregon Gift Guide. There’s still plenty of time to stock up for the holidays, and maybe get a treat for yourself along the way. Our guide features Oregon companies from all corners of the state. Blue Raeven Farmstand ...