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TechTrends e-Newsletter I October 2003 Page 1 of 4 <br /> I R i i lu ` hitPrint Close <br /> III <br /> a publication of <br /> , rannesota kinky,Inc. <br /> , , ,/i .Eir-i <br /> 3 i <br /> 4 <br /> Volume 4, Issue 8 November 2003 <br /> } u <br /> Q over Story <br /> ii The Big Picture <br /> A new MTI initiative, 360vu brand services, offer comprehensive business advice <br /> and access to a nationwide network of resources to improve your whole business- <br /> your strategic positioning, how you compete in the marketplace and, indeed, how <br /> N you compete in the world. <br /> MTI has long been recognized as a top provider of information and strategic <br /> p <br /> consulting services for manufacturers and technology businesses throughout <br /> Minnesota and Midwest area. Now we've added an exciting new option designed <br /> specifically for small and mid-sized manufacturing firms. <br /> III , <br /> The new offering, 360vu, is an approach that provides a big-picture perspective to <br /> business operations and management. Its goal is to help a manufacturing company <br /> with all aspects of its business (hence the "360" in the name)-everything from <br /> strategic positioning to workplace organization to process improvement, and much <br /> more. <br /> What's more, the 360vu service is custom-designed to fit the needs of each <br /> i; individual company. You work one-on-one with a manufacturing and business <br /> expert who will assess your company's unique needs, goals, and vision; help you <br /> create an improvement strategy; build a tactical plan that factors in timelines, <br /> budgets and other constraints; and help you monitor the project on an ongoing <br /> basis. <br /> P <br /> 2 <br /> World-Class Solutions <br /> Over the course of its 12-year history, MTI has helped thousands of Minnesota <br /> companies with similar services. That said, a couple of factors make the 360vu <br /> offering particularly powerful and distinctive. First, 360vu provides a range of world- <br /> class business operations approaches and solutions. They include: <br /> F • The 5S System, a series of activities designed to improve workplace <br /> organization and standardization with the goals of accelerating product and <br /> service flow, reducing machine downtime, improving safety, and achieving <br /> • 4 <br /> work standardization. <br /> • Cellular/Flow Manufacturing, a process which aims to link manual and <br /> machine manufacturing operations in a seamlessly efficient manner. <br /> http://www.minnesotatechnology.org/publications/techtrends/2003/November/printV ersi... 11/10/2003 <br />