True or false, the best time to increase resources towards growing sales is when sales are down and need a boost? The answer is a resounding FALSE. If you’re waiting until sales revenues are declining to initiate efforts to boost…
Robin Keller joined NWIRC in October 2022 as Strategic Programs & Events Coordinator. She handles all planning logistics for NWIRC’s training programs and other special events geared for manufacturers in thirteen counties of northwest and northcentral Pennsylvania. In addition, Robin…
Cathy Szymanski, Director of WOW, Szymanski Consulting, Inc.
Microsoft 365 has become an incredibly popular choice for enterprises of all sizes looking for a comprehensive set of tools for staying productive and secure. But as with using any software, it…
By Kevin Shabaar Smith, MBA SPHR HCS President, Leaderstone and The Kevin Shabaar Smith Co.
I stood in front of the room and asked the 51 participants in class if they knew why they were in attendance, outside of the…
by Nick Katko, President of BMA
Lean accounting, simply defined, is the application of lean thinking to all accounting systems and processes, both financial accounting and management accounting. What is unique about lean accounting, compared to other applications of lean…
This article written by Matt Fieldman, Executive Director of America Works, originally appeared on the NIST/MEP Manufacturing Innovation Blog on August 25, 2022.
by Matt Fieldman
You’ve heard the questions from your manufacturing colleagues:
“Where are all the good…
By Bob Zaruta, President/CEO, NWIRC
There’s no better time than October – aka Manufacturing Month –to recognize and promote manufacturing, yet it’s something NWIRC does all year long. Manufacturing has been the heart of Pennsylvania’s economic engine for more than…
The manufacturing sector is fundamental to Pennsylvania’s economic success, can compete more effectively, and offers a growing number of good-paying jobs, but the sector needs the commonwealth’s help. That’s the findings from a new report released by the Pennsylvania Manufacturing…
