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OWIB Network Consortia Model

Maximizing Energy Efficiency

Leveraging small enterprise networks to promte energy efficiency.

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OWIB Network Consortia Model.ppt575.5 KB

M&M Day Packet

M&M Day: A model for a manufacturing-based Career-Related Learning Experience (CRLE) Information Packet.
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MM Day student pak sample.pdf517.85 KB

National Robotics Initiative Plays Key Role in Broader Manufacturing Strategy (July 20, 2011)

As part of the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership, the National Robotics Initiative seeks to boost America's high-tech manufacturing sector by enhancing human capabilities, performance and safety.

President Obama Launches Advanced Manufacturing Partnership

On June 24, 2011, President Obama announced a new initiative, the Advanced Manufacturing Partnership (AMP), a national effort bringing together industry, universities, and the federal government to invest in the emerging technologies that will create high quality manufacturing jobs and enhance global competitiveness.

"Green Jobs in Manufacturing:" A Roadmap for Progressively Greener Solutions through a Sustainable and Green Workforce

National Council for Advanced Manufacturing’s (NACFAM) “Roadmap for Progressively Greener Solutions through a Sustainable and Green Workforce” incorporates the perspectives of various stakeholders to make green jobs in manufacturing a reality.

Make it in America: The Apollo Green Manufacturing Action Plan

The Apollo Alliance, a national coalition of labor, business, community, and environmental leaders, has created the clean energy roadmap for revitalizing America’s manufacturing sector. The Apollo Green Manufacturing Action Plan (GreenMAP) calls for federal investment in the domestic manufacture of clean energy equipment and components, and in making manufacturing plants more energy efficient overall.

Manufacture Your Future: Teacher’s Guide.

This guide was written to introduce students to careers in manufacturing and provide a greater understanding of the manufacturing process. The guide consists of four parts, Exploring Today’s Manufacturing, What is Manufacturing? Is Manufacturing For Me? and Getting There.

NACFAM Sustainability Framework Model

NACFAM’s model can be used by companies of all sizes to prioritize sustainable manufacturing projects, to analyze financial and environmental impacts of multiple combinations of potential projects, and allows companies to assess multiple environmental categories simultaneously.

Manufacturing Strategy for Jobs and a Competitive America

This January 2011 Strategy provides a roadmap for making manufacturing in America more competitive, more productive and the creator of even more high-paying jobs.

2011 Next Generation Manufacturing Survey

The American Small Manufacturers Coalition has issued its 2011 update of the Next Generation Survey originally conducted in 2009. The original study helped to define the strategies and business actions necessary for world-class performance and success into the next generation of manufacturing.