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Workforce development programs from Polaris MEP are proven to help RI manufacturing companies hire and retain talent.
ISO 9001 – A Key to Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Companies? (Part 2)
Providence Business News: Five Questions with Phil Ward
Providence Business News: R.I. State Incentives for Manufacturers
With unemployment high, Rhode Island is offering incentive manufacturers can leverage to upskill the labor pool and fill open positions.
ISO 9001 – A Key to Cybersecurity for Manufacturing Companies? (Part 1)
If a manufacturer already has an ISO 9001:2015-compliant QMS, that can be used as a platform on which to base an effective cybersecurity program.
Manufacturing Leaders Learning the Lessons of Testing Times
How manufacturers are handling near-term pandemic jolts from and preparing for success in the long-term. Manufacturing Extension Partnership National Network.
Infographic – The Emergence of Digital Manufacturing
Infographic overview of the digital technologies transforming Rhode Island and US manufacturing companies, and the support provided by Polaris MEP & the MEPNN.
Business Continuity Planning – There is an ISO Standard for that
How to Protect Warfighters AND Your Defense Supply Chain Contracts
Two video recordings to help DoD Supply Chain manufacturers improve cybersecurity. Webinars on DFARS, CMMC sponsored by the New England Regional Defense Industry Collaboration (NERDIC).
Hexagon Reduces Downtime, Sees Throughput Go Up With Standardized Work
From “Following Billy” to Following Standards – A Job Instruction Case Study
Creating a Culture of (Cyber) Security
How cybersecurity awareness training can/should be approached by Rhode Island manufacturers. Plan from MEP National Network Celia Paulsen.