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International Knife & Saw Creates New Investments Following SCMEP’s Environmental Compliance Assessment

Reported Year

2022

IKS needed a review of the company’s environmental compliance status. For help IKS contacted SCMEP, part of the MEP National Network™.

Constantia Flexibles Makes New Investments and Increases Jobs Following SCMEP’s Training Within Industry Program

Reported Year

2022

In early 2020, the company added approximately 90 employees within the previous year. This had resulted in a strain in the onboarding process and an associated drop in productivity per person and quality. To add to this challenge, the Columbia, South Carolina, region was at an historically low unemployment level. This turnover had further strained

Sun Surveillance Increases Jobs and Sales following Lean Office Process Training and SCMEP’s Competitiveness Review

Reported Year

2021

In 2018 SCMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, began working with Sun Surveillance to develop an automated quotation and tracking system. The new system allowed for a web capable local server interface to permit multiple user level revisions. This process created significant opportunity for office process improvements but was limited in scope

North American Rescue Sees Lower Turnover and Higher Employee Engagement following SCMEP’s Leadership Team Training Workshop

Reported Year

2021

In order to live up to its potential and maximize its resources, the company was looking for personal development training for the top 25 leaders in the organization as well as creating a high-performance work team (HPWT) for the entire organization. NAR had recently grown significantly and the ability to lead and manage had become more difficult

Stoll Industries Makes New Investments and See Cost Savings from SCMEP’s Competitiveness Review

Reported Year

2022

Like so many others, COVID-19 had a significant impact on the business in 2020. The sales channel was primarily through a brick-and-mortar dealer base and when the pandemic forced closures in Q2, it resulted in a 45% reduction in orders. By June, many stores had resumed some degree of normal operations and the pent-up demand returned in full force

Palmetto Gourmet Foods Creates New Investments and Increases Jobs Following SCMEP’s Human Resource Services

Reported Year

2022

The company needed a functional HR department and HR manager. There were many issues with inconsistent training and language barriers so there needed to be a standardization of on-the-job (OJT) training. For help Palmetto turned to SCMEP, part of the MEP National Network™.

Sargent Metal Fabricators Increases Jobs and See Cost Savings following SCMEP’s Facility Layout Design and Engineering Support Services

Reported Year

2022

The company continued to experience positive company growth resulting in new investments in equipment. The nearly 80,000-square-foot facility in Anderson had a variety of equipment with a potential for more investments in facility assets in 2019 and beyond. Some of the known challenges existed with a one centralized perimeter aisleway as the

Frenzy, Inc. Sees Cost Savings, Improved Productivity, and New Products following SCMEP’s Digital Marketing Program

Reported Year

2021

Marketing is an iterative process with no start or finish line. Constant adjustments are needed based on changing market conditions related to economic, competitive, and customer landscape. A functional marketing department is essential to continuously uncovering and capitalizing on new opportunities and mitigating new threats. Frenzy lost a

Harris Pillow Supply Increases Jobs and Makes New Investments Following SCMEP’s Kanban Inventory Training

Reported Year

2021

SCMEP, part of the MEP National Network™, met with Harris Pillow to evaluate their inventory management system. In order to reduce excess inventory, prevent stock outs, and improve the overall management of the flow of raw materials, SCMEP recommended developing a Kanban system.

Ideal Steel Increases Jobs and Sales following SCMEP’s ISO 9001 Internal Auditing Services

Reported Year

2021

The company was looking for a resource to deliver ISO 9001 internal auditing services. The audits would provide compliance analysis and guidance on needs and changes required to maintain ISO accreditation. This was important to sustain high quality processes and finished parts.

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