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NCMEP’s Response to President Joe Biden’s Greensboro Speech
On Thursday, April 14, President Joe Biden traveled to Greensboro, North Carolina, to visit the campus of North Carolina A&T State University, a North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP) partner. The president met with faculty and students whose...
Emerging Technology Institute Seeking Nominations for the USSOCOM Technical Experimentation Event
The United States Special Operations Command’s (USSOCOM) Technical Experimentation Event is coming to North Carolina. The technical event is a unique opportunity for developers to demonstrate their technology and gain insight/perspective in a collaborative...
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Just-in-time Manufacturing Didn’t Cause the Supply Chain Crisis
I was asked to respond to this article based on my experience with lean, and honestly, this article is not very accurate from my point of view. I see no one in any industry blaming just-in-time (JIT) for supply chain issues. I mean, think about it this way. The whole...
NC Center for Engineering Technology’s Innovation Camps Inspire A New Generation
Suppose you visit the North Carolina Center for Engineering Technologies (NCCET) in June and July. In that case, you will encounter eager-bright-eyed elementary, middle and high school-aged children ready to learn about science, technology, engineering and mathematics...