| AIAG
(Automotive Industry Action Group) |
The
Automotive Industry Action Group (AIAG) is a not-for-profit
trade association of vehicle manufacturers and suppliers. |
| Alabama
Automotive Manufacturing Association |
The Alabama Automotive Manufacturers
Association (AAMA) was formed in 2001 to provide a forum for
interaction among automotive companies in Alabama, to share
information among its members and to provide an awareness of
manufacturing trends, techniques and concerns. |
| American
Iron and Steel Institute |
Lists
members of the American Iron and Steel Institute, steel
related trade associations, technology and research sites,
related links and more. |
| American
Production and Inventory Control Society (APICS) |
APICS
- The Educational Society for Resource Management is a
not-for-profit international educational organization
respected throughout the world for its education and
professional certification programs. With nearly 70,000
individual and corporate members in 20,000 companies
worldwide, APICS is dedicated to using education to improve
the business bottom line. |
| American
Society for Training and Development (ASTD) |
ASTD's mission is to provide leadership to
individuals, organizations, and society to achieve
work-related competence, performance, and fulfillment. |
| American
Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) |
The ASME
holds 30 technical conferences and 200 professional
development courses each year as well as establishing multiple
industrial and manufacturing standards. It is a nonprofit
educational and technical organization with members worldwide. |
| APICS—The
Educational Society for Resource Management |
APICS is a
not-for-profit international educational organization
respected throughout the world for its education and
professional certification programs. With more than 70,000
individual and corporate members in 20,000 companies
worldwide, APICS is dedicated to using education to improve
the business bottom line. |
| Auto
Industry Action Group (AIAG) |
AIAG is a
not-for-profit trade association of North American vehicle
manufacturers and suppliers. These member organizations come
together under the auspices of AIAG to tackle a wide range of
industry issues. The result of this work is the development of
new technologies and the standards that govern their usage. |
| Autoguide.Net
|
General
automotive directory |
| Automotive
Aftermarktet Industry Association |
The
site offers information on the global automotive aftermarket
including publications and market research reports.
Furthermore consumer oriented information about parts sale is
also included. |
| Automotive
Intelligence |
This comprehensive site offers a wide range of automotive links as
well as news, research, and discussions on the automotive
sector. |
| Best
Manufacturing Practices Center of Excellence - Office of Naval
Research |
The main
goal of BMP is to increase the quality, reliability and
maintainability of goods produced by American firms. The
primary steps toward this goal are simple: identify best
practices, document them, and then encourages industry,
government and academia to share information about them. |
| California
Manufacturing Technology Center |
The
California Manufacturing Technology Center (CMTC) was
established in 1992 to help promote the competitiveness of the
state's smaller manufacturers (those with less than 500
employees). A nonprofit organization, CMTC provides
manufacturing companies with business and technical
consultants who provide service products in the areas of:
Quality Systems, Management and Business, Operations, and Work
Force Development |
| Chicago
Manufacturing Center |
The Chicago
Manufacturing Center is a private not-for-profit consulting
organization working with small and mid-sized manufacturers in
the six-county Chicago area. The center offers benchmarking
and assessment services that help companies identify and
overcome barriers to competitiveness. CMC assists companies in
designing and implementing improvement projects in such areas
as: information systems and operations; product development
and engineering; quality; productivity; workforce development;
materials management; customer service; marketing, sales, and
distribution; environmental engineering and source and waste
reduction; and international business development. |
| Great
Lakes Manufacturing Technology Center |
CAMP is a
total resource for manufacturers who want to be more
productive, competitive and profitable. CAMP specializes in
providing manufacturing, engineering & technical and
management assistance to manufacturers. CAMP assists companies
to modernize their manufacturing operation and effectively
manage their business through improvement projects,
assessments, appropriate technology and electronic commerce. |
| JAMA
(Japan Automobile Manufacturers Association) |
The
JAMA offers news and features on the Japanese automotive
industry, policy statements and publications. Very good
statistics on vehicle production and sales |
| Malcomb
Baldridge Award |
The Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Improvement Act of 1987 was signed by
President Reagan on August 20, 1987. The Act establishes an
annual U.S. National Quality Award. Its purpose is to promote
quality awareness and to publicize successful quality
strategies. The Secretary of Commerce and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology (formerly the National
Bureau of Standards) provide the leadership and management,
and the private sector provides the administration, the
examiners, oversight, and funding of the Award Program. |
| Manufacturing
Extension Partnership |
Sponsored
by the US Department of Commerce. The site offers
"hands-on help for manufacturers". Primarily
directed to smaller manufacturing companies. Goals of the site
are to increase productivity, profits adn global
competitiveness. |
| MSI
Magazine |
MSI
is about the use of information technology to improve
productivity in discrete and process industries. Editors cover
dynamic markets for e-Business, extended enterprise, supply
chain, and e-manufacturing software applications that support
plan, source, make and deliver processes. |
| National
Association of Manufacturers (NAM) |
The
mission of NAM is to enhance the competitiveness of
manufacturers by shaping a legislative and regulatory
environment conducive to U.S. economic growth. |
| National
Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) |
The
National Center for Manufacturing Sciences is a not-for-profit
collaborative research consortium of North American
corporations. The largest cross-industry consortium in the
United States, NCMS is backed by some 175 member companies, an
annual R&D project portfolio exceeding $80 million, and a
ten-year track record in the successful performance of
complex, multi-partner manufacturing technology programs. |
| National
Public Radio |
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| SAE
(Society of Automotive Engineers) |
This
U.S. professional association provides members with
publications and events. The site also enables non-members to
browse through lists of technical books and publications and
it provides information on industry standards and further
education. |
| SFMA
- South Florida Manufacturing Association |
The
SFMA was established in 1961 as a non-profit trade association
serving the manufacturing community and related industries.
Its mission is to promote the growth and economic well being
of the region's manufacturing industry, to be its unifying
force, to represent its members' common interests and to
provide to its members needed services and resources. |
| South
Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership |
The vision
of the South Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership is
to become the primary resource for South Carolina
manufacturers, providing them with valuable technological,
workplace, and business solutions that improve their
industrial competitiveness. |
| Start
Magazine |
Start magazine is providing executives with the first word on
manufacturing innovation driven by technology. By combining
case studies from some the world's most recognizable
manufacturers, industry news and analysis, technology tips,
Q&As with top leaders, and feature editorials on the
business issues making headlines, Start provides the most
well-rounded read for the forward-thinking executive. |
| Supplierscout |
SupplierScout provides valuable information about Automotive Suppliers -
including product offerings, key management contacts,
addresses and phone numbers - for more than 4,000 North
American and European Automotive Suppliers. |
| Supply
Chain Council |
The Supply Chain Operations Reference-model
(SCOR) enables a "next generation" of supply-chain
management. Supply-Chain Council (SCC) members support SCOR as
the standard process reference model for communicating
supply-chain management practices across companies. SCOR provides a common
supply-chain framework, standard terminology, common metrics with associated
benchmarks, and best practices;
and can be used as a common model for evaluating, positioning,
and implementing supply-chain application software. SCOR can
also be used by SCC members, suppliers, and customers to build
inter-enterprise integrated supply chains. The SCC works
collectively to maintain and communicate SCOR. The council
consists of many of the leading industrial companies,
logistics and distribution companies, and supply-chain
application software companies. |
| Supply
Chain Reference Model |
Overview of SCOR Version 5.0 |
| VDA
(Verband der Automobilindustrie) |
Homepage
of the German Automobile Industry Association (Verband der
Automobilindustrie, VDA). The website offers an interesting
variety of automobile related facts and figures. |
| Virginia's
A. L. Philpott Manufacturing Center |
VPMEP helps
manufacturers on issues ranging from improving production
technologies to creating industrial marketing campaigns. |
