Massachusetts MEP: Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 11, 2009

For more information please contact:
Jack Healy
MassMEP
Tel: 508-831-7020

BUSINESS CALENDAR LISTING:

Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership to Offer Series of Business Events

WORCESTER, MA - The Massachusetts Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MassMEP) announces it will offer a series of instructional workshops across the state to highlight measures to improve productivity and affect change.

MassMEP Lean Champions Roundtable
Thursday March 12, 2009, 11:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Toyota Boston Parts Distribution Center
440 Forbes Road, Mansfield

The MassMEP will bring together Lean practitioners for a session on implementing and sustaining Lean manufacturing. The event will be held at the Toyota Boston Parts Distribution Center, a warehouse which has seen dramatic improvements in operations and delivery accuracy since adopting Lean practices.

The cost is $50 per person, includes lunch, and limited to 2 people per company. For more information on the MassMEP Lean Champions Roundtable, contact Kathie Maloney call at 508-831-7020, or register online at www.massmep.org.

Introduction to Training Within Industry and Change Management
Wednesday March 11, 2009, 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Bristol Community College
777 Elsbree St, Fall River

MassMEP and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts will a joint training session for Training Within Industry, the set of principles that enable people to effectively create, improve, train and sustain standard work themselves. The second half of the session is on Change Management and addresses the major reasons why efforts to affect change within organizations fail.

The cost is $25 per person and registration closes on March 6th. For more information on Training Within Industry and Change Management, contact the BCC Center for Business and Industry at 508-678-2811 x2154.

Introduction to Training Within Industry and Change Management
Tuesday March 31, 2009, 7:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
MassMutual Conference Center
350 Memorial Drive, Chicopee

MassMEP and the Associated Industries of Massachusetts will a joint training session for Training Within Industry, the set of principles that enable people to effectively create, improve, train and sustain standard work themselves. The second half of the session is on Change Management and addresses the major reasons why efforts to affect change within organizations fail.

The cost is $25 per person and includes continental breakfast. For more information on Training Within Industry and Change Management, contact Kathie Maloney call at 508-831-7020, or register online at www.massmep.org.

About MassMEP
The MassMEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) under the U.S. Department of Commerce. The national MEP system is a network of manufacturing extension centers that provide business and technical assistance to smaller manufacturers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Through MEP, manufacturers have access to more than 2,000 manufacturing and business “coaches” whose job is to help firms make changes that lead to greater productivity, increased profits and enhanced global competitiveness. For more information, please visit www.massmep.org, or phone 1-800-MEP-4MFG.

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