Changing the Workplace and Communities
In the previous year, Manex completed 91 projects in 76 different Bay Area and Sacramento Region companies. All projects were either workforce focused or had elements of workforce training. Training and advisory work at Manex impacts both the professional and the personal lives of trainees. It brings greater skills, and greater income and opportunities for them and their employers.
We are happy to share the stories of some of our clients’ employees and what our work means to them.
Manex Impacts CA Manufacturers
Heath Ceramics
Manex provided Heath Ceramics with both Lean and Leadership training, lowering costs, smoothing production, and providing communications and leadership tools to the dedicated workforce.
UMEC
Manex provided UMEC ISO 9001 consulting and training in Quality Management and later upgrades to ISO 9001: 2015. Manex also provided essential training on the 5 S’s: Sort, Straighten, Sweep, Standardize, and Sustain to increase productivity, improve safety, reduce waste, and improve team morale.
AGA
Manex provided Strategic Planning and Continuous Improvement consulting and training to AGA as well as a modular Team Leadership program.
VPE
Since 2013. Manex has partnered with VPE to train and advise the company and its employees. This includes collaborating on 12 different major projects focused on Strategic Growth, Operational Excellence, and Quality.
Rolling 4 Quarters of Independently Measured Impacts
To help small and mid-sized manufacturers become globally competitive, Fors Marsh Group (FMG) partnered with the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) to measure the impact of manufacturing growth on regional economies in the United States.
FMG designed a comprehensive research program that included developing an impact survey to measure the growth of manufacturing companies in NIST’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program. The results of the survey conducted by FMG helped determine that specific metrics reported by client manufacturers need to be more competitive in the global marketplace. Below are four quarters of those Manex metrics as independently gathered and measured by FMG. These impact the individual employee as well as owners and leaders in Northern California manufacturers.
$29.6M
New
Sales
$259.4M
Retained
Sales
2,806
Jobs Created &
Retained
$100.8M
New
Investment
$19.2M
Cost
Savings
According to the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), manufacturers in California account for 10.93% of the total output in the state, employing 7.72% of the workforce. Total output from manufacturing was $300.35 billion in 2017. In addition, there was an average of 1,325.71 thousand manufacturing employees in California in 2018, with an average annual compensation of $105,240.80 in 2017. The full report is available here.
Manex Supports California Manufacturing
The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence dba Manex, has been a part of the National Institute of Science and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership for 25 years. The last three years it has been a part of this program through its relationship with California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC).
In the previous year, Manex completed 91 projects in 76 different Bay Area and Sacramento Region companies. All projects were either workforce focused or had elements of workforce training. Training and advisory work at Manex impacts both the professional and the personal lives of trainees. It brings greater skills, and greater income and opportunities for them and their employers.
Increased engagement, better communication, increased quality, lower costs, all have both ripple and network effects.
Impact of Manufacturing in the U.S. Economy
Manufacturing is an essential component of gross domestic product, which was $2.33 trillion in 2018, and drove 11.6% of U.S. economic output, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Manufactured goods comprise half of U.S. exports.
Every dollar spent in manufacturing adds $1.89 in business growth in other supporting sectors, including retailing, transportation, and business services.
Manufacturing adds value to the power of the U.S. economy.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States has:
12.85M
manufacturing jobs,
which employs
8.5%
of the workforce,
and pays
12%
more than other jobs
(The Balance.com)
MEP National Network™ Delivers Value for Manufacturers
122,000+
Jobs Created
or Retained
$16.0B
in New and Retained Sales
$4.0B
in Total Investment in U.S. Manufacturing
$1.7B
in Savings