Have you ever observed a company that works hard at improving productivity, identifying and removing waste from their processes, improving flow, only to have minimal improvement? It’s...
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Water Usage in food processing
Linda Wechsler, author of this post, is a Food Processing Industry Consultant at Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP). Linda collaborates with food industry experts, professional...
Perspectives on Operational Excellence
On June 26th a group of manufacturers gathered to engage in a highly interactive discussion on Operational Excellence. OMEP consultants Paola Castaldo and John Valachovic led this fast-faced...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Technology Solutions for Your Manufacturing Facility
Photos Courtesy ReThink Robotics OMEP recently held our first ever Collaborative Robotics Web Showcase in conjunction with Impact Washington, Tech Help, and the Northwest Food Processors...