http://micronmfg.net Serving industry with manufacturing and service solutions since 1952 Thu, 03 Jun 2010 12:40:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Friday, May 7th, 2010, Micron was honored to be the fifth and final tour stop for seven members of the Confederation of Danish Industry visiting the United States to see cutting edge lean systems in action. The whirlwind tour included dinner with Jim Womack and stops at: Parker Hannifin, New ... http://micronmfg.net/index.php/danish-invasion/ Alex Puff started at Micron in 2005 and over the last five years has been the head CAD guy here. He is pursuing a bachelor's degree at GRCC and for fun loves to work on cars. http://micronmfg.net/index.php/alex-puff/ http://micronmfg.net/index.php/test/ On Wednesday, March 10th, Mike & Dan hosted visitors from Steelcase, the world famous office furniture manufacturer, headquartered right here in Grand Rapids, MI. The discussion focused on the development of lean culture and included a tour of Micron. On April 15th, we were honored to visit one of the ... http://micronmfg.net/index.php/steelcase-visit/ On Thursday, March 25th, Micron Mfg., along with several other west companies, will be hosting an “Interactive Tours of Best Practice”. This event, sponsored by the Right Place / MMTC-West, is a full day event where attendees will discover best-in-class business processes and systems to increase their competitive edge. The two ... http://micronmfg.net/index.php/interactive-tours-of-best-practice/ Fish Fry Friday’s! – Friday, February 19th, kicked off the 2010 fish fry season benefiting the West Catholic High School boosters. Why is this Micron news? Cuz if you check out our contacts page you’ll see one of our very own is on the host committee responsible for putting it ... http://micronmfg.net/index.php/fish-fry-friday%e2%80%99s/ Micron Tours – • December 9th, 2009, Micron welcomed Laerdal Medical from Gatesville, Texas. Laerdal is the creator of the Resuscitation Anne, used for decades by millions around the world to learn CPR techniques. Some of the topics reviewed included: o Short lead time small run process; o Vendor managed inventory program; o Lean methodology and daily ... http://micronmfg.net/index.php/452/ Marketing Diversification User Group – On January 29th, 2010, Micron continued down the learning path with The Right Place, Inc. The Marketing Diversification User Group is the 4th user group we’ve participated in over the years and is designed to help us focus on defining the markets we currently serve, ... http://micronmfg.net/index.php/marketing-diversification-user-group/ [tubepress playerLocation="popup" mode="user" userValue="Succachump"] http://micronmfg.net/index.php/test-post/ “There have been many line changes over the years and Microns kanban supply system has been the best part of those changes. It is great to know that all the parts I need are there and we won’t have an outage. I’m sold on the system. I wish all our suppliers would do the same ... http://micronmfg.net/index.php/uaw-line-leader-%e2%80%93-mass-transit-seating-system-manufacturer/