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MEP Success Stories from Oregon

Lightspeed Product Development

Reported Year
2024
For decades Lightspeed has relied on a single, though reliable, supply chain partner to meet large percentage of their demanding operational needs. However, this crucial partner decided to close its doors in 2024 giving Lightspeed little time to strategically rethink and redesign its supply chain and new product introduction practices to both

Streimer Sheet Metal Works Facing Key Employees Retiring

Reported Year
2024
With several key employees in the Fabricated Products Department preparing to retire, Streimer faced an extraordinary knowledge and skill gap. The company knew it needed to capture intellectual knowledge, processes, and other information to train new employees as well as create reference material for ongoing training and development. Streimer also

Rogue Truck Body Facing Doubling Demand

Reported Year
2024
Rogue Truck Body customer demand has doubled and capacity is constrained. Their lead time is not where the company wants it to be. Rogue Truck Body needed help improving efficiency in all work centers. Additionally, leadership would like to create a new warehouse and expand the building for additional assembly space. For help, Rogue Truck Body

Hardin Optical Growth on Oregon Coast

Reported Year
2024
The company was facing a series of small challenges that imposed a level of stagnation that was eroding the bottom line – first-pass yield was declining, employee turnover was up, margins were narrowing, the customer base defied growth, and small-run projects were sacrificing profitability.

Eagle Precision Sheet Metal Builds a Foundation for the Future

Reported Year
2023
Sometimes OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, is brought into a business to help solve one problem — but when the team digs deeper, they find that the solution is different than anticipated. Sometimes the opportunities are bigger, too. That’s what happened with QPD (formerly Eagle Precision Sheet Metal). When OMEP engaged with Eagle Precision

Mastering Leadership at Premier Press

Reported Year
2023
The company had made great strides in its culture initiative and was seeking a solution to provide middle managers with additional tools to better engage and motivate employees. It also wanted to improve the working relationship between the sales and production functions. Leaders recognized that as the company continued to grow, it would only

Sensor Technology Empowers Food Manufacturer

Reported Year
2021
Food For The Sole sought support from OMEP, part of the MEP National Network™. During the Covid-19 pandemic, demand for outdoor products as well as food and beverage products skyrocketed. Food For The Sole was operating out of a co-op kitchen and challenged to keep up with demand. Along with the rapid growth came many challenges including capacity

Sturdi-Built Greenhouse Manufacturing Company

Reported Year
2022
Sturdi-Built faced significant challenges with longer than desired production lead-time and a lack of a process efficiency mindset. Lead times were double the company’s goal, which decreased margins increased expense. The company sought OMEP’s help to improve their manufacturing operations to effect improved profit and cash flow.
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