Northwest Industrial Resource Center
Fall 2019Proven Impact for Manufacturers Last year, the NWIRC managed projects with over 90 clients in Northwest Pennsylvania. The impact of our projects totaled $8.6 million in new client sales revenue, $2.1 million in cost savings, and $14.9 million in new business investment. We know how to develop solutions to your problems, maximize your management initiative efforts, and drive project results through our advisors and consultants! Training events calendar.
IATF 16946:2016 Internal Auditor TrainingDate: October 8, 9, 10, 2019
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Cost: $599 Location: Community Education Center (CEC) 4 Erie Ave St Marys, PA 15857Lunch provided IMPORTANT: ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE IATF 16949:2016 STANDARD!!In October 2016, IATF published a revised automotive industry standard to replace ISO/TS 16949:2009. The ISO 9001 requirements are now published separately from the new IATF 16949:2016 Automotive Quality Management System requirements, however they remain the foundation for the new automotive standard. The ISO 9001:2015 standard must now be understood and utilized in conjunction with IATF 16949. For that reason, this new IATF 16949 Internal Auditor Course covers both the ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 requirements. This three-day course was developed to cover all requirements of both the ISO 9001:2015 and IATF 16949:2016 standards, including the new IATF 16949 requirements for Internal Auditors regarding Core Tools and Customer-Specific Requirements. This course will include: -Relationship of quality management system to the organizational products, services, activities and operational processes -Applying the personal attributes necessary for the effective and efficient conduct of a QMS audit -The purpose and applicable uses of the core tools -Linking the core tools to IATF 16949:2016 requirements -The importance of Customer-Specific Requirements -How to conduct Process Flow, FMEA, Control Plans and Process Review audits Instructor: Max Krug, Operational Excellence Expert, Eminence Consulting. You may be eligible to receive WEDnet funding towards the tuition cost for this course. To check your eligibility, visit www.wednetpa.com. Please register by Friday October 4, 2019.Email mreichard@nwirc.org for additional information or questions. Supply Chain Risk ManagementDate: October 23, 2019
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Cost: $400 Location: Community Education Center (CEC) 4 Erie Avenue St Marys, PALunch provided Organizations face many risks to their supply chain during regular operations. Whether these risks are natural or man-made, by accident or by design, disruptions can occur. When they do, how you have prepared for them, and how you respond, can spell the difference between success, or perhaps complete failure. This workshop steps through these 5 elements of preparing for risk: • Risk Management Concepts & Philosophies • Elements of a Risk Management program • The Risk Management Process • Risk Management Tools • Risk Management Metrics At the conclusion of the course, you will not only have a better understanding of how to prepare for, and mitigate against, supply chain risk, but you will also have a tool that you can use starting on day one. You may be eligible to receive a “scholarship” to cover the cost of attendance. Email mreichard@nwirc.org for additional information or questions. Supply Chain Optimization for LeadersDate: October 22, 2019
Time: 8:30 am – 12:00 pm Cost: $200 Location: Community Education Center (CEC) 4 Erie Avenue St Marys, PASupply Chain Optimization for Leaders:Competition is no longer between companies, it’s between supply chains. The volatile economy means that manufacturers have to be much more agile, flexible, and responsive to external pressures. Those with optimized supply chains experience benefits like: • Lower Costs • Better Delivery • Increased Quality • Competitive Edge This workshop will provide an executive level overview of the importance of understanding the inter-dependencies in a supply chain. This course covers: • Introduction to a Constraints-Based approach of Supply Chain optimization • Review key elements required for optimization of the supply chain • Demonstrate the destabilizing effects of dependence, variation, lack of supply chain visibility and forecast inaccuracy • Provide an understanding of the Supply Chain Optimization process You may be eligible to receive a “scholarship” to cover the cost of attendance. Email mreichard@nwirc.org for additional information or questions. ISO 9001:2015 Internal AuditDate: November 19, 20, 21, 2019
Time: 8:30 am – 4:30 pm Cost: $599 Location: Community Education Center (CEC) 4 Erie Avenue St Marys, PALunch provided IMPORTANT: ATTENDEES ARE REQUIRED TO BRING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE ISO/9001:2015 STANDARD!! CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THIS STANDARD: ISO 9001:2015This workshop is designed to introduce participant the ISO 9001:2015 quality management system, the auditing process, audit instruments and the documentation process. Participants will learn how to conduct an audit, write the audit report, and take corrective action. Using a combination of lecture, discussion and auditing case studies participants will develop skills for identifying non-conformance and promoting continual improvement within their service or manufacturing organizations. Course Objectives: Upon completion of this 3-day course, participants will have the ability to more effectively:
You may be eligible to receive grant funding from WEDnet to cover the cost of this course. To check your eligibility, visit www.wednetpa.com. Please register by Friday November 15, 2019. |