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21st Century Manufacturing - The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (Paperback)
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21st Century Manufacturing - The Role of the Manufacturing Extension Partnership Program (Paperback)
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The Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) - a program of the
U.S. Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and
Technology - has sought for more than two decades to strengthen
American manufacturing. It is a national network of affiliated
manufacturing extension centers and field offices located
throughout all fifty states and Puerto Rico. Funding for MEP
Centers comes from a combination of federal, state, local and
private resources. Centers work directly with manufacturing firms
in their state or sub-state region. MEP Centers provide expertise,
services and assistance directed toward improving growth, supply
chain positioning, leveraging emerging technologies, improving
manufacturing processes, work force training, and the application
and implementation of information in client companies through
direct assistance provided by Center staff and from partner
organizations and third party consultants. 21st Century
Manufacturing seeks to generate a better understanding of the
operation, achievements, and challenges of the MEP program in its
mission to support, strengthen, and grow U.S. manufacturing. This
report identifies and reviews similar national programs from abroad
in order to draw on foreign practices, funding levels, and
accomplishments as a point of reference and discusses current needs
and initiatives in light of the global focus on advanced
manufacturing, Table of Contents Front Matter Summary 1 The
Structure and Role of MEP 2 U.S. Manufacturing in Global Context 3
MEP and Lean Manufacturing 4 Development of MEP Center Metrics 5
MEP Center Performance Measures and Evaluations of Program Outcomes
6 New Approach: Next Generation Strategy 7 Foreign Programs to
Support Applied Research and Manufacturing 8 Findings and
Recommendations Appendixes Appendix A1: Canada's Industrial
Research Assistance Program (IRAP) Appendix A2:
Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft: The German Model of Applied Research
Appendix A3: Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute: A
Cradle of Future Industries Appendix A4: Catapult: Britian's New
Initiative in Applied Research Appendix A5: The Carnot Initiative
in France Appendix B: An Evaluation of the MEP: A Cross Study
Analysis--Jan Youtie Appendix C1: MEP Center Data (FY2010-2011)
Appendix C2: Open-ended Responses from Center Directors Appendix D:
Bibliography
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