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Jun 25, 2018
50 Shades of Productivity Performance
Written by Ken Voytek, Manager of the Manufacturing Research and Program Evaluation group and the Chief Economist with the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) In some earlier posts, I wrote about the variation […]
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Jun 11, 2018
Preparedness Planning for Your Business
As hurricane season gets into full swing, MEP of Louisiana encourages Louisiana manufacturers to prepare for the most likely weather-related hazards. Fortunately, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Ready Business Program is available to help businesses and organizations develop effective preparedness […]
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Jun 11, 2018
Want to Make Your Facility Wireless? NIST Can Guide You!
From the NIST blog: It’s been called the “smart factory” and even given the lofty moniker of “the fourth industrial revolution.” The manufacturing operation of the just-around-the-corner future will be one in which networked systems monitor and direct processes, machines […]
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Jun 08, 2018
NIST Awards Emergency Funding to Help Manufacturers with Hurricane Relief Efforts
Written by Gary Thompson, regional manager at NIST MEP for the southwest region. Carroll Thomas, director of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP), knows something about the effect of disasters on small businesses. “When I […]
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Jun 04, 2018
A Look Back at Manufacturing Summit 2018
Annually, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) of Louisiana partners with the Natchitoches Community Alliance (NCA) and Northwestern State University to host both the Northwest Louisiana and the Central Louisiana Manufacturing Manager’s Councils for a summit to focus on areas of […]
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Jun 01, 2018
Manufacturing Connection May Newsletter
A Letter from the Director MEP Director Transition and Thank You! Thank you to the Louisiana Community & Technical College System (LCTCS) and the State of Louisiana for your support for Louisiana manufacturers. I have enjoyed supporting this mission through […]
