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MEP Success Stories from Kentucky

Lean Six Sigma Success Story

Reported Year
2020
The Rajant team felt that training in process improvement and error reduction was critical to meet the demands of their customers. The team wanted to be proactive in dealing with any upcoming issues and decided that process improvement training was needed to fill identified skills gaps.

TDMI Succes Story

Reported Year
2020
Following a successful start-up in 2014, JSB Industrial Solutions realized some growth. However, by 2019 they found themselves in stagnant or dwindling markets. The ball mill industry showed low growth and the pallet production equipment industry was in decline. Some of this was driven by a rise in international tariffs that drastically reduced the

AS9100:2016 Internal Auditor Training

Reported Year
2020
Over many successful years in business, Victor Enterprises, Inc. found itself with a desire to increase and diversify their customer base. Because of their precision work capabilities and their ability to handle large, heavy parts, they looked to build a presence in the aerospace and defense markets. The first step to reaching that goal was to have

Value Stream Mapping of Coil Movement Waste Reduction

Reported Year
2020
NAS was looking to optimize material transfer movements and related costs. Mobile equipment repair and maintenance expenses, as well as downtime, were high, and variations in market demand over the years had led to costly waste. For help, NAS contacted the Advantage Kentucky Alliance (AKA), part of the MEP National Network™.

Six Sigma Belt Training

Reported Year
2020
Bel determined that in order to meet the growing demands for their products it was necessary to provide additional training on process improvement and error reduction for their employees. This training included project selection and completion using a tested and proven methodology.

Value Stream Mapping (VSM)

Reported Year
2020
Somerset Hardwood Flooring operates in a highly competitive business environment and has been adversely impacted by trade tariffs imposed by other countries such as China. Somerset contacted Advantage Kentucky Alliance, part of the MEP National Network™, for help.