The MEP Supply Chain Optimization program is a strategic approach to solving the challenges of U.S. manufacturers by promoting a better flow of product from suppliers to customers resulting in reduced costs, improved quality and shortened lead times. Since 1989, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) has utilized its expertise completing more than 490,000 customer engagements using its unique boots-on-the-ground model to resolve the challenges experienced by manufacturers nationwide. Directed to Manufacturers, MEP Centers, and Economic Development Representatives, MEP Supply Chain Optimization leverages its network to provide local assistance for planning, training and implementation. For Manufacturers: Risk is everywhere. It doesnt sleep. It often shows up uninvited and at the most inopportune time. Manufacturers most trusted resource, the NIST-Manufacturing Extension Partnership, provides a step-by-step roadmap to help manufacturers address risk, increase visibility and create supply chains that function at optimum capacity. Well show you how to apply constraint theory concepts that address risk, and account for total cost of ownership, so you may make informed sourcing decisions that increase the flow of products from suppliers to customers, using a value system model. Learn more here: http://www.mepsupplychain.org/im-a-manufacturer/ For MEP Centers: Are You with MEP? Learn how to help manufacturers enhance productivity and free up capacity for growth. Join us at http://www.mepsupplychain.org/im-with-mep/ For Economic Development Representatives: MEP Supply Chain Optimization experts, located across the country, are available to accompany economic development teams on client visits, both virtually or in-person, to provide additional details on how this proven program can increase the value of recruitment for new and/or existing manufacturing industry. Learn more here: http://www.mepsupplychain.org/im-an-economic-development-representative/