Manufacturing
Extension Partnership (MEP)
The
Manufacturing Extension
Partnership (MEP) is
a nationwide network of not-for-profit Centers
in
over 400 locations nationwide, whose sole purpose
is to provide small and medium-sized manufacturers
with the help they need to succeed. The Centers
are linked together through the Department of Commerce's
National Institute of Standards and Technology.
Each Center has the ability to assess where your
company
stands today, to provide technical and business
solutions, to help you create successful partnerships,
and to
help you keep learning through seminars and training
programs.
Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED)
The Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development (DBED) has the mission to stimulate private investment and create jobs, attract new businesses to the State, encourage the expansion and retention of existing companies, and provide businesses in Maryland with workforce training and financial assistance.
Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC), Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of Maryland
The Supply Chain Management Center (SCMC), established in 1998, builds on the university's half-century commitment to advancing supply chain practices and research. Working with organizations from a wide range of industries, the Supply Chain Management Center develops concepts and strategies to help organizations implement next-generation solutions for today’s collaborative supply chain environment. Drawing on the broad based expertise of the highly regarded and influential faculty throughout the Robert H. Smith School of Business, the Supply Chain Management Center combines a cross-functional approach to supply chain management with unparalleled technology resources to lead the way in defining 21st century supply chain best practices.
Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO)
The Maryland Technology Development Corporation (TEDCO) has the mission to foster the development of a technology economy that will create and sustain businesses throughout all regions in the State of Maryland. TEDCO has programs to enhance the transfer of technology from universities and federal laboratories to the private sector, and to foster the growth of innovative companies, in critical or high growth sectors.
Best
Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence (BMPCOE)
The Best
Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence (BMPCOE) was
formed through a partnership between the Office of
Naval Research, the U.S. Department of Commerce's Bureau
of Export Administration, and the University of Maryland's
Engineering Research Center to work together to strengthen
the U.S. industrial base. The main goal of BMP is to
increase the quality, reliability, and maintainability
of goods produced by American firms. The primary steps
toward this goal are simple: identify best practices,
document them, and then encourage industry, government,
and academia to share information about them.
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