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Rethinking Inventory Strategies in a New Supply Chain Era

Supply Chain Management

In the wake of recent disruptions, the vulnerabilities of just-in-time (JIT) inventory strategies have become increasingly apparent, leaving many companies scrambling to adapt. Join Brian Deal, Director of Strategy and Read More

Tagged With: supply chain, Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain Optimization

How COVID-19 Will Trigger Global Supply Chain Realignment… and What To Do About It

The Sequential Consequences of China Ripple Effects from Coronavirus IMC sister-center Catalyst Connection is hosting this webinar that will explore the ramifications of the COVID-19 virus, starting with the initial Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, innovation, supply chain

New Product and Process Development – From Strategy to Factory Floor

The SPEED OF CHANGE keeps increasing in EVERYTHING.  Including… ·        Customer Requirements ·        Technology ·        Communications ·        Competitive Marketplace ·        Knowledge/Know-How Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, innovation, reshoring, supply chain

Optimizing Production in the Age of Digital Transformation

Today’s Markets are no longer satisfied with “standard” products and services. Manufacturers are increasingly driven to produce smaller quantities of a wider variety of products – and to do it Read More

Tagged With: Continuous Improvement, Data and Statistics, innovation, operations, supply chain

Supply Chain Visibility: A New Look

Are you keeping up with the evolution of supply chain visibility? Many of the world’s top supply chain organizations are gaining an understanding of how their supply chain flows are Read More

Tagged With: advanced manufacturing, Continuous Improvement, Lean Manufacturing, Logistics, operations, supply chain, Supply Chain Technology

Transforming Manufacturing for Growth

Gaining a Competitive Advantage with IoT Industrial IoT is ushering in a new era of vastly improved performance in the world of supply chain management, production process and ‘smart factories’. Read More

Tagged With: Inventory Management, supply chain, Supply Chain Technology, technology and IIOT

Webinar: The Servitization Revolution in Industrial Manufacturing

Engineering & Manufacturing (E&M) companies are advancing their business models to focus more on providing services and capability to their customers, a practice known as “servitization.” As core markets are Read More

Tagged With: Change Management, IIoT, Leadership, supply chain, Supply Chain Technology

Webinar: Facilitating Lean with Synchronized Planning and Scheduling

Discover the value of a Lean synchronized approach to production scheduling with an integrated approach to maximizing production scheduling effectiveness. DELMIA Ortems Agile Manufacturing range of advanced planning software successfully Read More

Tagged With: Customer Relationships, Inventory Management, Leadership, Planning & Forecasting, supply chain, Technology

Webinar: Why Current Production Scheduling Tools Aren’t Helping You Deliver On-Time and How to Fix It

Tremendous strides have been made over the last 50 years in Production Scheduling. Once an extremely manual and time-consuming process, most of today’s ERP software packages have automated scheduling embedded Read More

Tagged With: Leadership, operations, supply chain

Webinar: Capacity Planning in Complex Supply Chains

For many manufacturers, capacity planning remains one of the most challenging processes to optimize. How can manufacturers maximize throughput across a complex multi-site network and get to rate? The answer Read More

Tagged With: optimizing supply chain, supply chain

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“Through the Winning Teams program, we increased throughput in our laminate cleaning/inspection area by 18%, which also shortened the time for us to respond to vendors about defective products and t… Read more

Northway Industries, Inc.


“We’re very pleased with the results of the training. It was a great way to break the ice regarding a systemic change in one of our oldest and most experience facilities. By training on change man… Read more

Bo PrattPresidentRockland Manufacturing Co.


The IMC and its staff have played an integral part in the success of Pik Rite’s Continuous Improvement culture as well as directly influencing more efficient production and operations. The proof is … Read more

Caleb ThomasProduct Line ManagerPik Rite, Inc.


We are a small organization and do not have IT staff. Before we found IMC, the task to implement CMMC seemed almost insurmountable. With their help, the process was no longer overwhelming, and we were… Read more

Terry KnouseVice President of OperationsNuVisions Center


5 Whys, SIPOC, Value Stream Maps, etc. are great ways to visualize problems that are difficult to pinpoint.

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The attendees of both training programs came away energized and eager to apply their new skills in training, coaching and communications. There is broad consensus that these skills should continue to … Read more

Jeanette WraggTraining ManagerPrysmian Group


We make investments where and when our workforce is skilled and ready.  The training was a solid foundation for supervisor development.

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Terry ArnoldGeneral ManagerQCast Aluminum


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IMC President, Dennis Gilbert had the honor of joining the kickoff episode of Survive and Thrive—a timely podcast series featured on The Quality Hub. In this first episode, Dennis joins hosts Xavier Francis and …

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Central Susquehanna WSCM School Honored at Statewide Manufacturing Awards

As Central Susquehanna WSCM’s Best of PA nominees, Mount Carmel Area and Huntingdon Area Middle Schools recently joined IMC’s Lauri Moon, Manager of the Central Susquehanna WSCM program, at the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing® …

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What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Video Contest Announces 2025 Central Susquehanna Awards

IMC is excited to announce the award recipients for the “What’s So Cool About Manufacturing?” (WSCM) Central Susquehanna student video contest awards.  The annual awards ceremony was held April 23rd at The Venue at Liberty …

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