NCMS helps companies identify future opportunities.
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Su-Dan Corporation has participated in NCMS technology roadmapping workshop to identify areas of product diversification and new market development. As a result of a grant from Department of Labor, NCMS trained Su-Dan Corporation engineers in how to apply lean product development techniques to improve competitive advantage in international marketplace. Lean Product Development Initiative offered by NCMS provides workshops, training, consulting, and change management.
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NCMS Helps Companies Identify Future Opportunities
Department of Labor Grant Helps Michigan Manufacturers
ANN ARBOR, MI - April 19, 2007. The Honorable Joe Knollenberg recently toured a Michigan manufacturing company which is using NCMS developed technology roadmapping and lean production techniques to become the supplier of choice for its customers.
Su-Dan Corporation recently participated in an NCMS technology roadmapping workshop to identify areas of product diversification and of new market development. NCMS was able to work with Su-Dan and other companies in southeast Michigan as a result of a grant from the Department of Labor. This grant allowed NCMS to train Su-Dan Corporation engineers in how to apply lean product development techniques to improve their competitive advantage in the international marketplace.
The Lean Product Development Initiative (LPDI) is a set of products and services offered to manufacturers by NCMS. These services focus on development from a knowledge based perspective rather than the traditional control based perspective common in many companies. LPDI offers workshops, training, consulting, and change management to help organizations make a great leap forward in their product and process development productivity and reduce cycle times.
For additional information about NCMS Lean Product development or roadmapping services, contact Mike Gnam at (734) 995-4971, mikeg@ncms.org
About NCMS
The National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) is the largest cross-industry collaborative research and development consortium in North America, and is the only consortial effort in the U.S. devoted exclusively to manufacturing technologies, processes and practices. NCMS has 20 years of experience in the formation and management of complex, multi-partner collaborative R&D programs, and is backed by corporate members representing virtually every manufacturing sector.
For more information, visit www.ncms.org
