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Interesting Links: For an overview of the Purdue Technical Assistance Program, which just opened its ninth TAP location in Jasper, click here. For an overview of Mitch Daniels' Strategic Skills Initiative and how it has impacted our region, click here. Check out this article written for Wood Digest magazine by David Jackson, general manager of Jasper Chemical Coatings. David has steered the SINAM committee since it began and is currently president of the Jasper Chamber of Commerce board of directors. To read up on Indiana's Advanced Manufacturing Initiative, click here. Click here to see Dubois County’s economic highlights.
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Paper Airplane Manufacturing: Lessons Learned
Recently the Southern Indiana Network for the Advancement of Manufacturing (SI-NAM) met at the Vincennes University Jasper Campus for a Lean Manufacturing Simulation.
David Zeese, an advanced manufacturing specialist from the Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership Team, was on hand to lead the simulation.
The 50 plus attendees were divided in 5 teams. The teams were given basic parameters on manufacturing paper airplanes. Initial production measurements were not encouraging. Mr. Zeese gave an overview of Lean manufacturing techniques and the participants made suggestions to improve production. The second round of production showed significant improvement.
The exercise proved to be a very powerful example of what Lean Manufacturing can do help companies be more competitive. President’s Perspective
If you have not yet done so, please contact David Sobotka to find out how the TAP office can help your company be more competitive.
David Sobotka Purdue Technical Assistance Program Vincennes University Jasper Campus 850 College Avenue Jasper, IN 47546 812.482.4751 office 317.270.2248 cell
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