For nearly 30 years, Missouri Enterprise has been effectively providing manufacturing, engineering and business optimization services to the Missouri manufacturing community. Our top priority is to be a trusted advisor that drives manufacturing growth and job creation in Missouri.
Missouri Enterprise is an ISO Certified Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Center. We are part of the largest consulting organization focused on small- and medium-sized manufacturers in the U.S.
The 2011 Next Generation Manufacturing Study provides a framework for understanding Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) by identifying competitive performances and corporate best practices for achieving world-class status in the 21st century.
The Next Generation Manufacturing Study enables manufacturers to measure their readiness, support systems and resources, and performances in six key strategic areas necessary for world-class manufacturing and future success:
Customer-Focused Innovation — Develop, make, and market new products and services that meet customers’ needs at a pace faster than the competition.
Superior Processes/Improvement Focus — Record annual productivity and quality gains that exceed the competition through a companywide commitment to continuous improvement.
Human-Capital Management — Secure a competitive performance advantage by having superior systems in place to recruit, hire, develop, and retain talent.
Supply-Chain Management and Collaboration — Develop and manage supply chains and partnerships that provide flexibility, response time, and delivery performance that exceeds the competition.
Sustainability — Design and implement waste and energy-use reductions at a level that provides superior cost performance and recognizable customer value.
Global Engagement — Secure business advantages by having people, partnerships, and systems in place capable of engaging global markets and talents better than the competition.
Missouri Enterprise prides itself on helping manufacturers’ succeed. Innovation can be intimidating, but is crucial in order to drive growth and take your business to the next level. We can help you through a focused approach, managing any or all of these 5 key aspects of business management:
Within each of these areas are subsets of topics that each business must tackle. Missouri Enterprise can help you to prioritize your goals based on what makes the most sense for your business in terms of ROI and results. Specific business development areas are listed below, and we encourage you to explore each topic, and then call your Missouri Enterprise Area Business Manager or email info@missourienterprise.org to discuss a plan of action.
Innovation Engineering Management System
Principles of a Lean Enterprise 101
Value Stream Mapping Workshop
Lean Sigma Executive Overview
Lean, Clean and Green Diagnostic
FMEA Workshop
TWI Job Instruction
TWI Job Relations
APICS CPIM Training
6S Workshop
Cellular Flow Workshop
Six Sigma Blackbelt for Greenbelt Training
Transformation Planner
Kanban Pull Workshop
QMS Executive Overviews