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MEP.ms
– Competitiveness Review
The Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Mississippi Assessment
Tool - the Competitiveness Review (or CR) is a tool to identify
the limits to profitability within a manufacturer's operations.
A comprehensive, 360 degree view of the company is used to assess
which areas of improvement will have the largest impact.
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CR Process: |
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1.
Company contact reviews the CR Questionnaire |
1-2
weeks prior to the on-site visit |
2.
On-site assessment with the Company contact
Hour 1: Discussion of the business
and the current situation.
Hour 2: Walk-through: Order entry
to shipment
Hour 3: Validation of questionnaire
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3-4
hour segment |
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Presentation of the Assessment Report |
3-10
days after the on-site visit |
Assessment Report:
Unlike a lot of industrial assessments, MEP.ms does not attempt
to create a "laundry list" of things which can be changed
to "improve" the manufacturer's operations. Instead, we
determine the two or three limits to company profits. These "bottlenecks"
preventing additional profits are then explored to see how they
can be overcome or removed. The tool is loosely based on the Theory
of Constraints and subsequent work by Eliyahu Goldratt. Comparisons
to the over 1000 other companies that have participated in the Assessment
process are also presented as a part of the report.
Our assessors have extensive experience within manufacturing operations
and your company can benefit from their experience by receiving
this assessment free of charge. Mississippi Manufacturers can contact
MEP.ms at (601) 960-3633. For more information about how your company
can receive an assessment, please click
here.
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