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.
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. |