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Manufacturer's Notes

Headlines at a Glance

  • 4 Ways Manufacturers Can Make the Multi-Generational Workforce Work 
  • Signs of a Failing Lean Implementation
  • A Digital First Mindset for Manufacturers
  • Client Success Story
  • GLI accepting applications for Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics (AML) Fellows program
  • Ready to take your business to the world stage? 
 

4 Ways Manufacturers Can Make the Multi-Generational Workforce Work  - Forbes.com

  • Meet Your Team Where Its At
  • Cultivate Diverse Leadership
  • Rethink Your Communication Structure
  • Don't Be Afraid of Younger Workforce
 

Signs of a Failing Lean Implementation

Consider an approach where the primary focus is on the patterns of day-to-day interactions between people, having them engage in effective problem solving and learning on a daily basis.  If improvement only happens as an event, then it is, by definition, not “continuous.”

 
 

A Digital First Mindset for Manufacturers - ML Journal

● Manufacturing companies must invest now in digital infrastructure to collect and analyze data for insights, optimization and quality improvement.
● Embracing automation will enhance efficiency and free up employees for more complex tasks.
● Collaborate with partners and invest in talent development while prioritizing cybersecurity to protect your organization’s digital assets.  

 

Client Success Story

 

Manufacturing News

12/4 - NKY students participate in Manufacturing Month tours

12/6 - Logan Aluminum contributes $25K to SKY-CTC manufacturing program

12/11 - Air Hydro Power acquires KY firm and adds 44 employees

1/4 - Crown Verity Expands Manufacturing Operations with a $9.7M Investment to Create 73 Jobs in Bowling Green

1/8 -WPT Nonwovens Cuts Ribbon on New $19.5 Million Manufacturing Center in Ohio County, Creating 35 Jobs

 

Upcoming Workshops & Events 

GLI accepting applications for Advanced Manufacturing & Logistics (AML) Fellows program

Save the Date - Supply Chain Expo in Murray - 3/13/24

 

Ready to take your business to the world stage? The KY-MEP has teamed up with other MEP centers to offer a hybrid ExporTech series of workshops to guide firms in developing a strategic export go-to-market plan in 10 weeks (1/30/24 -  4/9/24).  Sign up now!  

 
 
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