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Lean Manufacturing Tip Video – Restoring Balance in Manufacturing Processes
Anything that is out of balance will break or cause something else to break. In this “Lean Tip of The Week” video, Polaris MEP lean manufacturing expert Nathan Bonds highlights the importance of bringing into balance a process and the relationships within a process....
Restoring Balance in Manufacturing
February 2-Q Poll – Rhode Island Manufacturers On Government Contracting
President Biden has signed several Executive Orders to strengthen Buy American provisions and American Manufacturing. This included elements which would require active use of the MEP National Network by federal agencies. As the Rhode Island center for the MEP National...
PBS News Hour: As Nationwide Unemployment Grows, Rhode Island Steps In to Help Residents Find Work
The Back to Work RI initiative helps place unemployed and underemployed RHode Islanders in jobs, including Manufacturing jobs. Polaris MEP is the Department of Labor & Training intermediary for the manufacturing sector and manages the Machine & Marine program....
Providence Business News: Most manufacturers plan to increase workforce counts
By Erin Read Polaris MEP, which stands for Manufacturing Extension Partnership, has launched a “2-Q Poll” survey series to solicit feedback from the manufacturing industry in Rhode Island via two questions on timely topic each month. This month's poll shows how Rhode...
Manufacturing Cybersecurity Roadmap for Reducing Risk
Did you know that in 2021, 30% of organizations hit by cyber attacks were in the manufacturing sector? Current manufacturing trends mean cybersecurity breaches are becoming more common and more costly. Could you recover from an attack that prevents you from filling...