Vermont Manufacturing Extension Center
OSHA Compliance 101: What to Expect During an OSHA Inspection webinar
Wednesday, February 21
12 N - 1:30 pm
Virtual and FREE!
Are you prepared for an unannounced OSHA inspection? Find out what you need to know with our upcoming webinar, OSHA Compliance 101: What to Expect During an OSHA Inspection. Learn about inspection processes, rights and responsibilities, preparation strategies, navigating inspections, understanding violations and penalties, and post-inspection steps. Benefit from expert guidance, actionable tactics, and networking opportunities. Empower your workplace with knowledge and turn compliance into a competitive edge - Register today!
For more information on this webinar and new VMEC service offering,
please contact Phil Chadderdon today.
Building Lasting Resilience in Your Supply Chain
Since the pandemic, it’s become essential for manufacturers of all sizes and industries to reevaluate or redesign their supply chain to improve its resiliency. A company’s supply chain has become essential to its revenue generation and contributes directly to customer satisfaction – more than just cost management.
So how does a small or medium size company develop or build supply resiliency? Various actions can be implemented to improve supply resiliency and mitigate operational impacts to supply disruptions.
Read this valuable blog post from our sister center, Purdue University, and connect with Mark O'Hearn, VMEC Business Growth Advisor - Supply Chain, today to see how we can help you with your supply chain challenges.
And be sure to read the below block on CONNEX VT and SCOIN, programs specifically designed to assist VT manufacturers with their supply chain needs.
Intro to CONNEX VT and the Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network (SCOIN) webinars
The Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network (SCOIN) expands the MEP National Network’s scope from working primarily with individual companies to taking a more comprehensive approach to manufacturing supply chains. The initiative will help establish new MEP service offerings to provide manufacturers with what they need to improve existing supply chain networks and fill gaps in the supply chain.
One key SCOIN service, CONNEX™ Vermont, is the Green Mountain State’s answer to your supply chain solution. Whether you’re a buyer or seller, this is the one-stop, secure, on-line platform that connects Vermont’s small manufacturers and suppliers in a single, searchable supply chain solution.
Let us assist you in setting up your CONNEX™ Vermont account, answer any questions related to how your account can function at its best for your company's supply chain needs and how SCOIN can scale up your supplier scouting services, which helps organizations source domestic products and expand their capabilities as well as enhancing resilience and reducing supply chain vulnerabilities for manufacturers.
We've scheduled hour-long webinars, one per month for 2024; check out our Training and Events page today to register for the best opportunity that fits your needs.
Mark O'Hearn, VMEC Business Growth Advisor - Supply Chain, will present all intro sessions on these valuable supply chain topics; reach out to Mark if you have questions or to set up your own one-on-one.
Lean 101 Training – Lean Transformation in Manufacturing - Seats Still Available!
Wednesday, March 20
8:00 am - 4:00 pm
Do North Coworking, Lyndonville
$325 pp
Lean is a learning system that develops capability and adaptability in people and processes. Lean 101 workshops have created and reignited the spark for improvement in countless organizations in Vermont and across the globe. When paired with the commitment to further engage and develop employees at all levels, Lean has proven to result in the competitive edge that attracts customers, employees and investors.
Lean Fundamentals covered include • Waste / Value added • Flow vs. Overproduction
• Problem Solving & Improvement (PDCA, Kata) • Standard work (TWI)
• Workplace organization (5S) • Visual controls (Kanban) • Plant layout & Point-of-use storage (POUS) • Quick changeover (SMED) • Batch size reduction (One Piece Flow) and so much more!
No previous experience is required to be part of this dynamic one day event. It is also suitable for Lean practitioners seeking a refresher. Register today!
Part of the nationwide MEP National Network and hosted by Vermont State University since 1995, VMEC operates as a not-for-profit with a primary mission, “to strengthen and empower Vermont manufacturers.”
A local resource and trusted adviser to manufacturing enterprises of all sizes, the VMEC team brings expertise in consulting, coaching, hands-on implementation support, training and education for leaders and workers. VMEC is the official representative of the MEP National Network in Vermont.