Reviewed by the Internet Centre for Cleaner Production

 
Manufacturing Partnership of Western Massachusetts, Inc.

Site Address: http://www.mpwm.org/index.html

"Better, Faster, Cheaper, Cleaner" is their logo. This site is updated continually with the mission to assist small and medium sized manufacturing facilities in Western Massachusetts to increase quality, increase productivity, decrease costs and incorporate cleaner production.
 

Better

Quality Programs
ISO 9000/14000
Continuous Improvement
Product Development
Raw Materials
Management Information Systems

Faster

Set-up Time Reduction
Cycle Time Reduction
Plant Handling
CAD/CAM/CIM
Rapid Prototyping
Internet and EDI
Just in Time

Cheaper

Scrap Reduction
Inventory Reduction
Lot Size Reduction
Material Cost reduction
Reduced Work in Process
Set-up Time Reduction

The Partnership is geared to assist manufacturers in the following areas:

Manufacturing Productivity (primary emphasis)
Quality Improvement
Process Efficiency
Management and Business Systems
Training Workforce
Pollution Prevention and Environmental concerns

List of Links:

Cleaner Production
Overall efficient management techniques are mentioned on this site.
This site has an important link to the Cleaner Production Manual.

Resources
The Resources link points to:
Services(http://www.mpwm.org/services.html) and Products(http://www.mpwm.org/products.html) with a list of MPWM Standard Products and Internal Resource Services

Using the Pull Down Menu
Readers with queries on specific topics can go straight to the pull down menu to select the following:

Computer Aided Manufacture
Computer Integrated Manufacture
Conformite European
Electronic Interchange
ISO 9000
ISO 14000
Just in Time
Lean Production
Material Requisition Planning
Manufacturing Resources Planning
Statistical Process Control
Total Quality Management

Case Studies
A  Case Studies (http://www.mpwm.org/casestdy.html) link is provided. These Case studies describe the benefits and bottom line results from local manufacturers.

Site Plan
To see the overall site plan, follow the Help/FAQ link.

Search for information
To find specific information, use the Search form.
 

Navigation Note:
An overall fast and easy site to navigate with useful information on Management Systems that is important for Cleaner Production.
 

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