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https://www.the-center.org/Blog/April-2023
Last modified - March 09, 2023

U.S. Senator Gary Peters (MI) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to advance U.S. manufacturing policy and economic competitiveness by establishing a National Manufacturing Advisory Council within the U.S. Department of Commerce. The National Manufacturing Advisory Council –...

https://www.the-center.org/Resources/News/Peters-Reintroduces-Bipartisan-Bill-to-Advance-U-S
Last modified - May 24, 2023

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/November-2023
Last modified - November 27, 2023

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/December-2023
Last modified - December 20, 2023

To ensure the needs of all Michigan manufacturers are met, the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) has established a state-wide presence throughout both the upper and lower peninsulas. Headquartered in Plymouth, MMTC serves the areas surrounding Traverse City, Sa...

https://www.the-center.org/About-The-Center/Locations/Saginaw-Regional-Office
Last modified - October 27, 2025

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https://www.the-center.org/Blog/April-2013/Increase-Customers-by-Obtaining-Quality-Certificat
Last modified - June 07, 2019

Recently our Federal Sponsor, NIST MEP, posted an article called Challenging Times . In it, Ken Voytek shared some data gleaned from clients surveyed across the MEP network. As part of the survey and to help inform MEP new products and services, clients are asked to ident...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/January-2013/Challenges-for-Michigan-s-Manufacturers
Last modified - June 07, 2019

  If you are interested in optimizing your organization’s capabilities and efficiencies to produce the best quality output possible at the lowest cost, it’s time to adopt Six Sigma methodology. Six Sigma is a measurement-based strategy for process improvement ...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/November-2016/Implementing-Lean-Six-Sigma
Last modified - April 25, 2019

BY: BEN WOOD Much has changed in the last few weeks. Things we used to take for granted, like going to the grocery store, eating at a restaurant or getting a haircut, are now unrecognizable or even impossible. Evidence of how quickly things change is all around us, and i...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/April-2020/Lead-the-Way-You-Want-to-Be-Led
Last modified - April 09, 2020

BY: KATRINA GLOWZINSKI With engagement and recruitment being some of the largest challenges faced by today’s manufacturers, the importance of workplace culture cannot be understated. At the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (The Center), we understand the value of...

https://www.the-center.org/Blog/November-2020-(1)/How-to-Cultivate-Your-Company-Culture
Last modified - November 12, 2020