Is your lean journey stalled?
So, you’ve started your lean journey, got your people trained, things are heading in the right direction. You have some half-decent morning meetings going, people are making improvements on a regular basis, and overall you’re thrilled with the results of this crazy lean thing. Before you know it, the honeymoon is over. It seems like […]
2-Day Online auction of Precision Tooling & Warehouse Support Equipment
The public will have a major opportunity to participate in a 2-day facility liquidation auction. Assets in this auction include a massive selection of tooling, forklifts, compressors, plant support equipment & much more. Registration is free and open and you will get more details by clicking the following link aucto.com. Polk & AssociatesLarge enough to serve a […]
Michigan adds requirement for unemployment, relaxes rules for manufacturing workers
Although Gov. Gretchen Whitmer vetoed one Republican-sponsored unemployment bill this week, she signed another one into law. Whitmer signed Senate Bill 501, which adds a requirement for people on unemployment and relaxes the rules for laid-off manufacturing workers expecting to get recalled. Sen. Ken Horn, R-Frankenmuth, sponsored the bill. Whitmer vetoed a Republican bill this week that […]
West Michigan manufacturers see opportunity in automation, Industry 4.0 as labor shortage persists
Dowagiac-based Lyons Industries Inc. has long been notorious for dirty, thankless work. Lance Lyons, a third-generation president for the bathroom fixtures manufacturer, once passed through a Burger King drive-thru when a restaurant employee spotted his company T-shirt. “The woman recognized my shirt and said, ‘I heard that place is really tough to work at,’” Lyons […]
$6 Million Appropriation Will Provide Long-Term Solutions to Talent Crisis
As part of MMA’s effort to provide solutions to the acute need for manufacturing talent now and in the future, I am proud to announce that this week Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed into law a $6 million appropriation secured by MMA to double the number of schools participating in the Partnership Response in Manufacturing Education […]
Plan For Emergency Action
Industry leaders are highly trained to recognize hazards and evaluate various levels of risk to anticipate negative outcomes and establish mitigation. No matter how thorough your plan, it’s always possible that unrecognized hazardous conditions exist that might delay an emergency response. To minimize the impact these unseen deficiencies might have on your overall response, start […]
Michigan to offer a 2-year, debt-free manufacturing degree program
Students interested in the manufacturing field will be able to earn a two year, debt-free degree following the launch of a new program in Jackson. The program is Michigan’s first Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education (FAME) program and was launched through a collaboration of the Jackson Area Manufacturers Association (JAMA) and MICHauto, an initiative to […]
Analytics Cut Maintenance Costs
The cost associated with unplanned downtime is a problem faced by companies across multiple sectors. According to market-data specialist Statista, New York, NY (statista.com), in 2020, 25% of respondents globally reported the average hourly downtime cost of their servers was between $301,000 and $400,000. This is a large price to pay for inefficiency, especially when there […]
2021 Manufacturing Industry Trends: The Future is Here with Industry 5.0
We all agree, 2020 was unlike any other year in recent history, with US manufacturing feeling the impact. The pandemic forced shutdowns, supply chain shortages and in many cases decreased demand due to economic uncertainty. But the pandemic has also increased collaboration between humans and smart systems and sped up the move from Industry 4.0 […]
State Income Tax and PPP Loans: Don’t Assume Conformity
In the wake of the pandemic, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and the Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2021 have provided immediate assistance to the American workforce. While these bills have delivered direct economic assistance to small businesses nationwide, some business owners have been left perplexed regarding the […]
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