Message from the Director of CMI
Wayne Calloway, the former CEO of PepsiCo once said, "nothing focuses the mind better than the constant sight of a competitor who wants to wipe you off the map." That has been just the case as many of our small to mid-sized companies have fallen by the wayside in our manufacturing climate of world-wide competition. We can no longer do business as we have done in the past. Change is necessary; change is a dynamic rethinking of how we perform everyday tasks in our processes. Companies that view their competitive pressures as fuel to fire the changes for improvements in their businesses are the ones that will prosper and grow in this climate of global manufacturing.
No one can guarantee the future, but one thing is certain, it won't be the same as today. The Center for Manufacturing Improvement will demonstrate where your company stacks up against like entities with comparison from our database of over 8,000 surveys. We can show the way to improve your performance where it counts, the bottom line. Let the Center for Manufacturing Improvement help you visualize how you can become one of our dynamic success stories. We are "real people" who can demonstrate "real results". Our staff brings over 70 years of real world manufacturing experience and balances that with the expertise within the university. Let us help you survive and grow.
Robert M Schooks
Director, CMI
Center for Manufacturing Improvement
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center - Northeast
Saginaw Valley State University
rmschook(at)svsu.edu