This year's theme is "See yourself in Manufacturing - A Place for Everyone". We hope that you are taking some to celebrate the importance of manufacturing in your communities, North Dakota, and beyond. If you are hosting an event, public or private, please register your event on www.mfgday.com/register. #SeeYourselfInMfg

Impact Dakota is partnering with MinnDak Manufacturers Association, Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development, Grand Forks Region Economic Development, NDSU Research & Technology Park, UND Center for Innovation, and the Highway 2 Manufacturer's Association to plan "Resources for Manufacturers" half-day events.

We are requesting your feedback to help with planning these events to provide topics of interest and value to manufacturers.

Thank you for participating in our survey. Your feedback is important. Survey closes Friday, September 27th.

LEAN 101 WORKSHOPS

During this one-day Lean overview, you will learn about the Top 10 Lean Tools, C4/A3 Idea Generation, Problem Solving, and participate in a Lego simulation. 

Click below to register for Upcoming Workshops - several dates have been added in Bismarck, Grand Forks, Fargo, Minot, and Jamestown.

LEAN ENTERPRISE HIGH PERFORMANCE MANUFACTURING TRAINING

The Impact Dakota LEHPM training helps businesses achieve higher profitability by building internal capability and capacity to improve QUALITY, COST, and DELIVERY. This training is based on the Lean Enterprise Certification (LECP) body of knowledge and uses standards developed and judged by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in partnership with Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and the Shingo Institute. 

Next Course Starts: October 29, 2024, in Fargo. Click below for details and registration.

One of the most significant new FDA rules is the Preventive Controls for Human Food rule. This rule states that every human food manufacturer, except for the very smallest who will have modified requirements, must have somebody on staff who has completed a Preventive Controls for Human Food class.

This three-day event will prepare you for the REQUIRED facility Food Safety Plan as well as ongoing verification of the plan.

An effective leader embodies a foundation of core values, demonstrates key leadership behaviors, and expertly applies well-honed skills. During the Lean + Leadership for Supervisors training, you’ll be exploring your leadership values, behaviors, and skills. Everything covered in our sessions is designed to be relevant to your work, so you’ll realize results in your current leadership role when living out the experience. 

Sessions will be held every other Wednesday from October 9 - December 18th.

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is ideal for companies that need to increase customer satisfaction and decrease operating costs. Six Sigma is a problem-solving methodology that uses statistical tools and techniques to greatly reduce the frequency of defects and errors within products and services by identifying, analyzing and eliminating variation within production, business administration and customer services processes. The goal of Lean Six Sigma is to eliminate waste and streamline processes, leading to greater efficiencies and better customer satisfaction using the DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control) methodology.

This workshop reviews the mission and goals of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Department of Defense (DOD) SBIR/STTR Programs. The session will provide a concise overview of three major SBIR agencies, their funding priorities and application processes, alongside guidance on assembling a project team to get the work done.

In this must-attend, 1-hour webinar, the Iviry team will share the essential steps businesses need to take to safeguard their operations against the fast-evolving cyber threat landscape. You’ll walk away with actionable strategies designed to protect your organization and ensure compliance with the latest security standards.

October 2024: “Secure Our World” – 21st Annual Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Since 2009, Cybersecurity Awareness Month has included an overall theme.  This year marks a move from “Our Shared Responsibility” to “Secure Our World”.  Building on the importance of taking daily action to reduce risks when online and connected to devices.  This new theme reminds us that there are simple ways to protect yourself, your family and your business from online threats.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been around for some time in our daily life, from search engine suggestions, searching for specific pictures in our camera roll and friend suggestions on social media. AI is even built into our ERP system for predicting inventory needs based on completed work orders. 

Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network

Impact Dakota has expanded and launched the Supply Chain Optimization and Intelligence Network (SCOIN). This exciting new program is designed to build robust supply chain opportunities for North Dakota manufacturers by understanding the strengths of our North Dakota manufacturers and connecting them with other manufacturers across the state and nation as possible new customers, or suppliers that they may be looking for. SCOIN is offered at no cost to you. 

Impact Dakota is partnering with NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NIST MEP) and our nationwide network of 50 other MEP Centers across the U.S. and Puerto Rico to help solve supply chain gaps encountered by manufacturers, government entities, and critical service providers. 

Click here to learn about the SCOIN service.

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