Small Manufacturing Recovery Grants

Leverage continuous improvement measures and streamline production, maintenance, and administrative processes.

• Improving Operations: Profit Enhancement Operational Assessment
  With this assessment, you should find between 6 figures and 8 figures of additional profit margin, annually. This project provides an on-site Lean Assessment into operational improvements, using Industrial Engineering principles. A Gap Analysis will be performed onsite to identify opportunities to increase throughput, increase uptime, optimize flow, improve labor productivity, and increase overall efficiencies. All options will be explored, both non-capital improvements as well as equipment upgrades or automation. The final product will be in Excel presentation format.

Leverage data to make informed decisions & minimize risk to drive growth, innovation, and profit.  

• Deciding with Data: NIST (non-DoD) Cybersecurity Framework Assessment
  The NIST Cybersecurity Framework (CSF) is a risk-based approach to managing cybersecurity that can be used by organizations of all sizes. The CSF provides a common language and set of processes for organizations to use to improve their cybersecurity posture. This proposed assessment will provide a gap assessment of the organization’s cybersecurity posture as well as guidance on options to address any risks. The assessment will be delivered over 30-45 days.
• Deciding with Data: NIST 800-171 / CMMC DoD Assessment
  NIST 800 -171 and CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) affect any manufacturer who works with controlled unclassified information (CUI) from certain government agencies, most notably the Department of Defense (DoD), the General Services Administration (GSA), and NASA.This assessment will provide organizations working in the DoD’s Supply Chain a means to self-assess their compliance with the NIST 800-171.  We will provide you with all the tools required to self-assess your enterprise’s compliance with all 14 points of NIST 800-171 regulation and prepare you for CMMC readiness.  You will learn how to identify gaps in the way you store and transmit Confidential Unclassified Information (CUI), how to identify where your sensitive information is, and understand how it is accessed and by whom it is accessed. You will also learn how to develop a policy about access protocols including who and how access is granted.

Implement sales and marketing tools to grow your business and capture new opportunities.

• Growing Your Company: Improve Sales and Revenue / Sales Assessment
  Post-pandemic we are facing new expectations from customers and salespeople must adapt. What buyers have shared is they want and need a business consultant masquerading as a salesperson. What they want and need is a sales-trusted advisor, not a “sales rep.” Do your salespeople have the skills required by buyers and decision-makers today? If not, you are losing the business you could have won.

Leverage continuous improvement measures and streamline production, maintenance, and administrative processes.

• Improving Operations: Maintenance Program Gap Assessment
  This two-day workshop will evaluate all aspects of the company’s maintenance function. During this workshop, the company’s existing maintenance processes will be compared to industry best practices and standards that have proven successful in manufacturing such as 5S, preventive and predictive maintenance, work and materials management practices, computerized maintenance management systems usage, failure analysis, maintenance effectiveness, and equipment condition. Upon completion of this workshop, areas of improvement will be presented to the site to develop a time-phased implementation plan.

Leverage data to make informed decisions & minimize risk to drive growth, innovation, and profit.  

• Deciding with Data: Operational Metrics & Dashboard Creation
  Improve key metrics up to an improved 15%. This project will deliver a customized Operational Dashboard, or “Pulse Report,” for your organization to keep a pulse on the metrics or KPIs valuable to your company. Simplify daily, weekly, and monthly performance reviews with this Dashboard. Make better decisions around quality, production, maintenance, etc. The final product will be in Excel presentation format.