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MAGNET Newsletters

MAGNET's bi-monthly newsletter, Manufacturing Roundup, brings manufacturers in-depth coverage on specific topics of vital importance to their success. These archived issues are available as PDFs for free download.

If you're a manufacturer in Northern Ohio, you can receive this publication by e-mail or snail mail. E-mail info@magnetwork.org to be added to MAGNET's mailing list.

MAGNET Roundup May/June 2010

May/June 2010
Theme: Quality Management

  • Get ready for the AS9100C transition
  • An integrated approach to management systems yields the best results
  • Six Sigma and the ISO Quality Management System

 


MAGNET Roundup March/April 2010 Issue

March/April 2010
Theme: Workforce Development; E-Learning

  • MAGNET's new E-Learning Program designed to fit smaller manufacturers' needs
  • Success Story: Severstal Warren
  • Operator training goes high tech: The advantages of e-learning
  • PLIDCO tries (and likes) E-Learning

MAGNET Roundup Jan/Feb 2010 Issue

January/February 2010
Theme: Motor Vehicle Supply Chain

  • MAGNET partners with Ohio State's CAR to serve Motor Vehicle Industry
  • Dept. of Labor offers half-price training grants to Ohio's Auto Supply Chain
  • Ask the Expert: Powder Coating Industry productivity standards
  • Lean adds value to your supply chain

MAGNET Roundup November/December 2009 Issue

November/December 2009
Theme: Workforce Development

  • What will your company do when the Baby Boomers retire?
  • Practical experience puts MAGNET intern "light years" ahead of peers
  • Closing the skills gap

September/October 2009 MAGNET Roundup

September/October 2009
Theme: Lean Manufacturing Success

  • Effective leadership produces long-term results
  • Successful training begins with management involvement
  • Kaizen begins with your employees
  • Why do Kaizen events fail?

July/August 2009 MAGNET Roundup

July/August 2009
Theme: Competing in the Global Marketplace

  • Playing by the Rules: The global markets game
  • Ready to journey into the global marketplace?
  • Consider which export strategy is nest for your company

May/June MAGNET Roundup

May/June 2009
Theme: Market Diversification

  • Market Diversification: The road to growth
  • Homeland Security and small business opportunities
  • Ask an Expert: Licensing a healthcare product

March/April 2009 MAGNET Roundup

March/April 2009
Theme: Sustainable Manufacturing

  • MAGNET launches new “eco-SMART Manufacturing Program”
  • Is Lean Turning “Green”?
  • Ask the Expert: Government grants

January/February MAGNET Roundup

January/February 2009
Theme: Growing Through Innovation

  • Grow your company’s top and bottomlines with MAGNET's free online tools and resources
  • Is your company leaving research and development tax credits on the table?
  • Explore the success of Eureka! Winning Ways
  • New Product Development: Innovation by chaos or order?