The Center-West and MiBiz are teaming up to present an industrial-strength quarterly webinar series focused on best practices for small and mid-sized manufacturers. Each webinar in the 2020 series — Back to Manufacturing Basics — will feature experts on the topic at hand as well as Michigan manufacturers sharing their stories. The 50-minute webinars will provide actionable, real-world information to help manufacturers improve their efficiency, enhance quality and drive profitability.
Design for Manufacturing & Assembly – February 11, 2020
Learn how small- and mid-sized manufacturers use Design for Manufacturing & Assembly as a core tenet of their product development efforts. We’ll highlight best practices for research, analysis, cross-functional teams and development processes that can help you rapidly create and validate designs that require the least time, material and capital resources.
Core Competencies & Growth – May 12, 2020
Identifying your key capabilities and resources can be an important first step to creating new growth opportunities for manufacturers. In this webinar, we’ll discuss processes for assessing your core strengths and share proven strategies for leveraging your key advantages to develop new products, new applications and new markets for your company.
Building Your Culture – August 11, 2020
Establishing an intentional approach to company culture is helping some Michigan manufacturers attract the right workers and prepare for their next phase of growth. This webinar discussion will examine best practices for building culture and amplifying your values to assemble a high-functioning team that’s ready to take on the challenges and changes ahead.
For additional information on the 2020 Back to Manufacturing Basics webinars to register, visit MiBiz.com/BackToBasics
Investing in Leadership – November 10, 2020
Promoting operations staff to manufacturing management positions can often be a recipe for failure. The reason: Employees who are good at their job often lack natural leadership skills to step into those new roles. An investment in leadership training can help. Join us for a panel-style webinar on best practices for training team leaders, plant managers and other middle-management workers.
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