ND loves manufacturing! The industry accounts for 7.3% of the state’s GDP. Over 27,000 North Dakotans are employed in the industry – that’s 6.8% of the workforce. Every manufacturing job looks different, just like each worker’s background looks different too. Technology and innovation have changed how workers are attracted, retained, and trained in this sector. Each job is important to each business and the success of our state. Impact Dakota and GNDC teamed up to spotlight this workforce.

We are now accepting nominations to showcase Faces of Manufacturing - demonstrating the diversity in a vital industry and showcasing the opportunities that are here in North Dakota. We want to celebrate the creators; we know you do too!

Nominations close June 16th! 

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: June 6 - Minot, June 20 - Fargo

Check our website calendar for additional dates and locations.

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: June 4, 2024. Click below for details and registration.

Additional 2024 sessions have been added; visit www.impactdakota.com/events.

In this training, participants will gain the knowledge and skills they need to audit your company’s quality system to the ISO9001 standard, the requirements, auditing principles, how to establish an audit program, gather objective evidence, and prepare audit conclusions. In addition to the lecture, participants will get to do experiential activities and gain hands-on auditing practice. There will be ample time throughout the training for questions and answers.

NEW DATES: June 25-26 in Fargo Click below for details and registration. 

ExporTech™ wrapped up last week with company export plan presentations. The manufacturers that participated elevated their organizations by building on their strategies for market expansion into world markets that will also benefit from their products. It was incredibly rewarding to hear about the scope of our participants future organization plans as a result of partnering with North Dakota Trade Office, Impact Dakota, and the many agencies that joined our weekly meetings to share the specific information each company was looking for to grow their markets.

Congratulations to the participants! 

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.

DO YOU HAVE A GAP? ARE YOU ABLE TO FILL A GAP?

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