Acceleram Ltd. - Project management services for manufacturers of consumer products that wish to manufacture products in China. Ambic Business Network - UK-based consultants serve many industries including manufacturing and packaging. Amistadm - Assists companies in setting up operations in Mexico. Offers site selection, construction management, shelter construction, knowledge of local labor and regulatory environment. AMT Ireland - Manufacturing and technology consultancy. Amtec Corrosion Engineers - Consultancy and test house specializing in coatings breakdown, corrosion failures and testing. Services include inspection for marine, industrial, shipping and oil field industries. Anbor Consulting home page - Spain-based consultants offer industrial and logistic process improvement through the application of lean manufacturing techniques such as JIT, TQM and TPM. Anderson Ritter Associates - Consultant offers management advisory services, strategic planning facilitation, open-book management, monitoring tools and performance measurements Argee, Inc. - Product development services for manufacturers of continuous glass fibers. Argo Consulting - Operations consulting company with offices in Chicago and Brussels and projects in 15 countries. Specialties include Lean Transformation, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Kanban, Just in Time, Toyota production system, and New Product Development. Arrow Sphere - Engineering and consulting services to the metal-forming industry. Makes clear plastic shelving and displays for point of purchase sales. ASEMA International - Australia-based mechanical consulting engineers for rollingstock, automotive, marine and aeorspace industries. AsiaTek - Product design, contract manufacturing and packaging services for businesses and entrepreneurs. Aspacia Systems - Manufacturing support software systems for variety of computer systems and company sizes. Also offer training. Austin Associates - Consulting firm specializes in product and tool design to the lost foam casting industry. Automation Today - PLCs, HMIs, MMIs, factory automation consultant. Automotive Advisors & Associates - Consultancy focuses on automotive and related industries. Automotive Consulting Group, Inc. - Benchmark current operations consulting. Axeon - Consulting firm specializes in assisting organizations to understand, implement, and maintain ISO certification. This is done through consulting, auditor training, and corrective action education. Back-On-Track - Manufacturing performance consulting. Bartec - Specialized in phosphoric acid process and technology with an engineering branch. Basic Lean, Inc. - Provides lean manufacturing implementation services. Consulting firm specializes in tailored approaches for integrating lean concepts, applications and systems. BCS - Manufacturing consulting services. Belform Consulting - Form, groove and profile rolling and machine design. Bergander Limited - Consultancy specialising in culture change driven by strategy development, employee involvement, management development and change management. Best Manufacturing Practices - Non-profit portal/source for innovative technologies and best manufacturing practices. Offers solutions in cost, schedule, quality, performance, safety, and efficiency of manufacturing. Blackwell & Associates Lean Business Solutions - Consultants offer training and implementation services on just-in-time management, lean (pull) manufacturing, and quality control principles. Border Assembly Inc. - Manufacturing and maquiladora assistance for all products. Bottom Line Consultants, Inc. - Manufacturing consultants focused on just in time production system solution implementation. Bourke Consulting Associates - Consulting and education organization focusing on linking PDM and ERP, APS systems, lean manufacturing and product data management. Bourton Group - Manufacturing consultants, and designers of the agile enterprise. Buker, Incorporated - Operational assessments, management and process improvement consulting, and educational to support manufacturing and distribution companies. Bullis lean manufacturing - Consultant provides manufacturing companies training on kanban, value stream mapping, and total production maintenance. Business Industrial Network - Exploring the true cost of manufacturing downtime. Research and information to justify maintenance costs. Business Performance Improvement - Resource planning and control; located in UK. Castle Brook Corporation - Consulting and design services for the semiconductor equipment and processing industries, the high vacuum equipment industry, and the deposition process industry. Cates & Associates, Inc. - Delivers engineering, project management, documentation, and training services. Provides technology and assistance in improving plant and equipment, storerooms, maintenance plans, and control systems. Center for Organization Development - Specializing in performance improvement utilizing an integral approach, sound consulting practices, training. Focusing mainly on manufacturing companies in the United States and Mexico. Centris Consulting, Inc. - Operations and manufacturing consultants to industies including pharmaceuticals, construction, consumer products, and packaging. The Ceramist Technologist - Technical and management consulting within the clay based manufacturing industries. The ChemQuest Group - Strategic management consultants specializing in the coatings, adhesives, sealants, and automotive industries. Chicago Manufacturing Center - Non-profit organization works with manufacturers to improve productivity, expand markets and retain high-wage, high-skill jobs. Services tailored to small and mid-sized manufacturers and related technology-based businesses. CIBRES - Research, educational, and consultation organization of ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) systems. CimQuest, Inc. - Provides system integration and computer system validation services having the ability to provide project management, engineering, quality assurance, management consulting, system analysis, testing, training. Clwyd Associates - Health, safety and environmental consultancy provides auditing, risk assessment, training, policy and procedure development to commerce and industry Collective Dynamics - Management consultant offers services in business process improvement, project management. Constructive Consulting - Provides consulting services to construction product manufacturers. Cooperating Executives Organization - General management business consultants for various business industries. Coughlin Logistics - Provides integrated logistics services including supply chain management and consulting, transportation management, warehousing and distribution services. Subsidiary of F.X. Coughlin Co. Co-Venture Resources, Inc. - Manufacturing consulting in process improvement, information technology and quality methods. CPQP International Consulting Group - Provides consulting and hands on assistance to manufacturing and distribution companies in the areas of continuous improvements, supply chain improvement and, lean manufacturing. The Createch Group - Consulting in reengineering and application of technologies. Located in Canada. Creative Manufacturing Solutions - Providers of innovative services to enhance productivity, efficiency, and quality in manufacturing companies. Critical Path Technologies - Specializing in turn-arounds and general bottom-line financial improvement for manufacturing companies. Crownover Consulting - Consultant specializing in proposal writing, government contracting, project management, logistics support analysis, technical documentation, ISO 9000. Deformation Control Technology, Inc. - Manufacturing process modeling and simulation, including heat treatment, forging, and thermal barrier coatings. DeHart Consulting - Consultants to mid-size electronics manufacturers. Services include supply management, plant floor design, and product and manufacturing engineering. Delta Dynamics - Offers the Speed to Market products - book, videotape, seminars. Helps job shops focus on cutting lead time by taking chronological delays out of business processes to enhance organizational growth and prosperity. DEVCO Development Group - Offers to product design and development services in plastics and metal molding and fabrication. Dr. George Gouda, Cement Specialist - The consultant offers his "extensive hands on" in the industry for both greenfield and existing cement plants, throughout the world. Dr. Law and Associates Consulting Services, Ltd. - Garment manufacturers consulting. Duggan & Associates Inc. - Provides lean consulting and implementation. Offers workshops in value stream mapping and lean cell design. E. G. Mahler and Associates, Inc. - Consulting services in asset arenas of knowledge, working capital and equipment. Eastborne Technologies Inc. - Offers services in quality control and quality assurance. EMA Services Inc - Manufacturing consulting. Engineering Labs Inc. - Contract research and development firm works in such fields as engineering, marine sciences, marketing, metal and wood fabrication, environmental sciences, and information technology. EnteGreat - Consulting and systems integration services for manufacturing industries designed to help manufacturers leverage technology. Helps clients integrate supply chains with production floor systems in food, beverage, consumer products, food production, paper production, pulp and paper. Entwistle Metal Fabricating Inc. - Metal fabrication and design. Work with stainless steel and specialty sheet, tube, square, and round bar. Envistion - Manufacturing Management Consultants - Key services include operations strategy development, performance improvement and lean manufacturing systems design and implementation. Ergo-Design Industrial Engineering - Netherlands-based consultancy and software company supports manufacturing plants in layout planning lines and workcells, logistic simulation, and scheduling. Failure Analysis Services - Offers failure analysis training with focus on mechanical systems. Flex Process Improvement - Industrial engineering consultants serve small businesses in the distribution, apparel, service, and manufacturing industries. The Flow Center - Flow manufacturing information, products, and services. Products for business processes, training, education, visual control, and implementation services. FOCON Foundry Consultants - Direct treatment of dross, recovery of metal from dross, environmenmtal consultants. Ford Associates Ltd. Consultant Engineers - Consultants specializing in new and second-hand equipment for pilfer proof aluminium caps, metal closure making, can making, metal decorating, and presses. GEI - Specializes in implementing lean at manufacturing plants. General Management Technologies - Helping Fortune 500 clients to achieve change through fact-based decision-making, crossfunctional teaming, and strategic planning. Global Business Solutions - Providing technical services in business and manufacturing systems. Global Solutions Network - Louisville, Kentucky. Providing continuous improvement, business turnaround and contract business management. Global Trade Specialists, Inc. - American company sets up contract manufacturing in China. Concentrates on products made from metal, plastic, wood, or stone. Granite Bay Consulting - Operations management consultants serve manufacturing industry. Grast Lure Design - Fishing lure design and consultation. Growtth Consulting - Business consulting. Haas Corporation - Process improvements associated with chemical use in manufacturing. The Hands-On Group, Inc. - Provides lean manufacturing, organizational change, process improvement and human resource development consulting to steel mills and similar capital intensive businesses. Harry Consulting Services - Material control consulting for automotive plants. Haughton Design - Sub-contract Engineering Design Consultants using CAD - Engineering design consultants offer full design and detailing service to manufacturers including sub-contract computer aided design and draughting services. Hi-Tech Design - Product design consultancy offers full range of engineering, design and manufacturing services. HOSCA Management Consultants Limited - Lean manufacturing, kaizen, and continuous improvement. HPK Group, LLC - Consultants offer process management, strategic planning, and quality improvement services for manufacturing, distribution and hospital clients. Hungerford Vinton, LLC - Special audits, including distributor, contractor, rebate, promotion, accounts payable, royalty, franchise, and advertising. IBN AG - Consultant for the agro-food industry. Idcon, inc. - Reliability and maintenance management consultant firm provides education, training and implementation of better reliability practices for pulp and paper and other manufacturing clients. IG Consultants Ltd - Supporting the growth and development of small businesses by providing a package of management and technical expertise. INCAT International - Consultant works with manufacturers and their suppliers to optimize their product creation process. Provides people, processes, technologies, experience and resources for management of product data, networks and communications. Information Flow Management - management consultants specializing in lean, process reengineering and information systems implementation Innotec 2000 Ltd Innovation Support - Support for inventors who wish to get their products to market. Services include design assistance, patent, law, prototypes, manufacture and marketing consulting. Innovative Design and Manufacturing - Specializing in product design, development with both manufacturing and consulting services for plastics, metals, soft goods, ceramics and consumer products produced in the Orient. Complete turn key programs. Integrated Management Systems, Inc. Home Page - Helps industrial managers improve productivity, reduce costs, and improve their competitive position. International MODAPTS Association - Certifies MODAPTS practitioners and teachers. MODAPTS is noteworthy among predetermined time systems and can be used for work measurement, time study, and work ability. International TPM Institute, Inc. - Training and consulting services in total productive maintenance, and maintenance management. Offices in North America, South America, and Europe. Site is in English, German, and Spanish. Interwave Technology, Inc. - Consulting systems integrator specializes in manufacturing information technology consulting and integration services for web-based and client/server collaborative manufacturing execution and process information systems Inventory Solutions - Consultants offer solutions for materials management, improved materials flow, just-in-time manufacturing implementation, and optimal inventory stocking. InventoryOps.com - Inventory management and warehouse operations. Iproductive - Consultants provide time and motion studies and other operations improvement services to heavy industy manufacturers. itecs consulting - Technology commercialization services for industries including specialty chemicals, polymers, custom compounding, composites, fiberglass, insulation, building materials, mining and paper. Jay W. Preston, PE - Production safety consultation and engineering services. Based in Los Angeles, California. Jerry Kilpatrick and Associates - Strategic improvement specialists, focusing on lean manufacturing, theory of constratints, and total quality management. Jewelry Manufacturing Consulting - New technology consulting services to jewelry manufacturers worldwide. Jus-Rite Design and Engineering - Factory automation, process improvement and design services for manufacturing companies. Kanban Experts - experts in the kanban and just in time systems of component management Kaufman Consulting Group - A general management consulting firm dedicated to implementation with information on services and contact information. Kilty Corp - Consulting firm provide a services related to the manufacture and sale of paper honeycomb packaging products. Lake County Partners of Illinois - Nonprofit organization in Lake County, Illinois offering financial, human resource and manufacturing consulting. Langley Associates - Chemical industry; with specific expertise in water treatment, advanced formula technology and intellectual property management. Located in UK. Lean Advisors, Inc. - Lean manufacturing consulting, training, and implementation services for healthcare, aerospace, food processing, process, and manufacturing. Lean Enterprise Training - Consultant offers book and CD on lean enterprises and related services and workshops. Lean Manufacturing Group - Business strategy and supply chain consultants. Lean production, order fulfillment, and product development strategy. Lean Manufacturing Training and Implementation - Colorado-based manufacturing efficiency experts who specialize in the implementation of Demand Based Manufacturing ("Flow" or "Pull") systems for manufacturing firms and R&D start-up companies. Lean Plus TM - Consultants help companies reduce cost, waste, increase productivity and improve customer satisfaction. Apply lean concepts to manufacturing, service and assembly operations, and call centers. Lean Product Development Group - Lean Product Development Group - Collaborative product development consultants offer assistance in concurrent engineering, implementing the phased review process, using cross-functional teams, and assessing product lifecycles and portfolios. Lean Productivity Solutions - Consultants implement lean manufacturing, enterprise resource planning, and computer simulation to clients in the service and manufacturing industries. Lean Strategies Group - Lean manufacturing and mass customization consultants. Services include supply chain management, customer relationship management, and shortening time to market for new products. Learning Point TPM Workshops - Firm implements and helps clients implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM). Les Wood Associates - Productivity improvement experts. Linchpin Manufacturing Specialists, Inc. - Consultants in manufacturing efficiency, cost control and project management. Management and Training Consultants - Harris Associates - Consultantancy provides clients mentoring and implements quality improvement programs, including diagnostic tools and training. Also helps European manufacturers enter US market. Manufacturing Business Excellence - Providing education, training and expertise to manufacturing companies. Manufacturing Decision Analysis - Consulting and training in high mix manufacturing techniques Manufacturing Engineering - Consults on lean training, consulting, and manufacturing. Located in Columbus, Ohio. Manufacturing Improvement Consultants - Consulting services to manufacturers and sells used industrial equipment. Manufacturing Management and Technology Institute - Manufacturing consulting. Manufacturing Management Associates - Manufacturing and distribution consulting. Manufacturing Success Consulting - Reduce manufacturing costs with high performance work systems, process auditing and technical system analysis. Manufacturing Systems Group - Kewill ERP (Micro-MRP) implementation, training for MAX and Crystal Reports. Off-the-shelf Crystal Reports and MRP audits for existing users. Marcus Simmons Consulting - Independent management consultant specialising in business process improvement. Site includes case studies and a directory of useful business sites. Marschalls Consultants - Providing consultation in all technical, administration, financial, and procedural requirements of a manufacturing facility. Martin Stankard - Specializes in productivity and quality improvement for service businesses. MCP Consulting Group - Provides consulting services focusing on the performance and efficiency of business, government and other organizations in the manufacturing industry. MDI Consultants, Inc. - A consulting company for CE Mark, ISO 9000, IVDD, HACCP, MDD, FDA, gmp, fda and gmp compliance in the medical area. Medical Device and QA - Consultancy in the ISO 9000 Revision 2000 for medical device manufacturers. Medical Device Industry Europa - European regulatory affairs company for ISO services. Metallurgical Consultants - Forensic services include materials processing evaluation, failure analysis, fire damage evaluation, accident investigation, and expert testimony. Mid America Manufacturing Technology Center - Manufacturing consulting company advising small to medium-size manufacturers. Mike Collins, Certified Management Consultant - Provides operational business troubleshooting through consulting and training, operations scheduling, relocation, costing, quality, problem solving, staff development. MinoTech Consulting - Consultant offers services in a number of technologies, including fiber optics, optical coatings, gradient index antireflection films, passive optical components, and fused silica glass technology. Services include engineering, long range strategic planning, technology road maps, business development, and research and development. MXB - Education and application support products for PRMS (TM of Acacia Technologies; a division of Computer Associates, International). Manufacturing systems, controls, and procedures consulting. Nengli Manufacturing Global Logistics Consultants - Consulting and project services in logistics and offshore manufacturing, including but not limited to China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Thailand. New Thoughts/New Strategies, Inc. - Consulting firm offers services implementing enterprise resource planning systems and lean business processes with focus on supply chain, sales, and new product development. North American Production - Mexico manufacturing NAFTA consulting. OEE Consulting, Ltd. - Provides assistance in determining overall equipment effectiveness to improve the return on capital employed (ROCE). OEM Consultants Inc. - Management consultants serve manufacturing industry with resource planning system optimization, lean manufacturing system implementation, and design of information-flow systems among functional groups. OME Consultants - Consultant specializes in the fenestration industry. Works with small manufacturing companies. Operational Innovations, Inc. - Consulting firm specializing in project management, technical and operational services for the food, beverage and consumer goods industries. Operations Associates - Providing services for business and financial, telecommunications, supply chain and logistics, and facilities master planning. PalmTree Inc. - Consulting and training services to implement lean enterprise practices. Also offers software and information technology services for productivity and cost control. Pedcat - Subsidiary of Stockton Riverside College provides training on Pressure Equipment Directive and other EU safety directives. Pellow Engineering Services, wire rope consultant - Provides expertise to the wire rope, strand, and sling industries, including training programs and litigation services Peppler Solutions - Strategic consulting services for manufacturing companies, specializgin in demand flow diagnostics and supply chain diagnostics. Phillip Michaels - Operations Consultant - Consultant offers services including how to best use consultants, strategies for gaining marketplace insights, and how to objectively identify your best players. Pragmatic Consulting, Inc. - Full service consulting company specializing in manufacturing companies. Executive/Strategic consulting, engineering/process improvement, quality systems, ISO/QS9000 implementation and training, and systems applications. Premiere Source - Offers consulting, training workshops, and kaizen theory. Quoting, sourcing, logisitcs, procurement, and manufacturing services. Proaction Management Consultants - Business consulting and education services. Product Development Process Group - Reliability improvement and process design consultants. Help clients with process and product development integration, time-to-market and product reliability improvement, and lean manufacturing and concurrent engineering implementation. The Productivity Factory (TPF) - Consulting firm specializes in productivity improvements, both in manufacturing industries as in service organisations. Firm is based in Belgium and The Netherlands. Site is available in several languages (English, French, and Dutch). ProfitLink - Management consulting and training firm offers services in cost reduction, sales margin improvement, and customer satisfaction. ProfitLink Europe Ltd - Multilingual business consultancy helps clients improve operations and quality. Progressive Manufacturing Solutions - Assists manufacturers in implement world class manufacturing methodologies. Located in Ontario, Canada Pro-Link, Ltd. - Consulting and training for New England companies. Providata Automotive - Automotive management consulting, market research, competitive intelligence and forecasting. Puerto Rico Manufacturing Extension, Inc. (PRiMEX) - Non-profit organization provides technical assistance and technology transfer to the small and medium size manufacturers in Puerto Rico. Services include automation, benchmarking, cost and inventory analysis, eBusiness, process and Layout implementations and supply chain management. QED Associates - Materials consulting for coated substrates, and materials design. QPA Training and Consulting - Training and consulting to manufacturers for quality and productivity. Quality Systems Innovations, Inc. - Vendor management program. Quality Works Consulting Services - Helping businesses achieve complience and certification to ISO/QS 9000. Que1 - Specializing in new technologies to support your existing manufacturing systems. Quest 4 Consulting - Consulting for American manufacturers and service providers. R. Michael Donovan and Co.,Inc. - International management consulting and education firm. Red Wing Technologies, Inc. - Market research, product development, and market development for measurement and control companies. Reliability Engineering Consulting - Consultants specializing in product design process optimization, process and product development integration, reliability improvement, and concurrent engineering and lean manufacturing implementation. Ressources en Innovation - Consultants to chemicals and materials industry provide competitive intelligence, market research, technology consulting, and research and development programs. Site in French and English. Rippenhagen Consulting - Manufacturing efficiency, dispatching, and capacity analysis consulting for the semiconductor industry. R.L. DuPlanti - Manufacturing consulting. Robert Dawes & Associates - Australia-based consultants offer product design and automation services to clients in manufacturing and packaging industries. Rowan Technology Group - Manufacturing consulting firm providing market analysis, strategic marketing and competitive technical intelligence for the advanced technology, advanced materials and coatings industry in the U.S., Canada and Europe. S. P. Oudhia - Undertaking turnkey project consulting. SAK Logistics, Inc. - Management consulting and training; logistics, planning and scheduling. Sandalwood - Ergonomics and engineering services for manufacturers including program management, consulting, and project engineering services. Schuler Associates Inc. - Management consulting for the wood and panel processing industry. Senergis Technologies Inc. - Manufacturing systems services including simulation, modeling, training, support and consulting. SI Associates - Operational improvement and training consultancy across a wide range of business sectors. Sienna Partners, llc - Specializes in the development of quality assured, regulatory compliant manufacturing systems and processes for medical and high tech companies. 7-Sigma Services - Service examines all those areas in which productivity and quality may be subtantially improved in a manufacturing company to improve profitability. Simpler Consulting - Consultants offer the guidance to companies whose leaders look for a "lean conversion". Offers workshops. Sinclair Group - Manufacturing consulting. Six Sigma Qualtec - Lean manufacturing training and implementation services. SPIRITECH Product Development Services - Small product development firm with experience in high performance aircarft propulsion. Expertise in aerodynamics, advanced cooling technologies, light-weight structures, and propulsion system performance. Steve Hodges Associates, Inc. - Furniture design and marketing services to residential furniture manufacturers. Stowe Consulting Company - Specialists in the application of lean operating principles and tools to help reduce cost and increase capacity by eliminating waste, increasing operational speed, and improving quality in manufacturing and service industries. Strategic Manufacturing Technology - Management consultants. 24/7 Strategies Group - Scheduling consulting. Strategos, Inc. - Consultants offer articles, downloads and referrals to other resources on lean manufacturing, manufacturing strategy, six-sigma quality control, and facilities planning. Suetholz Corporation - Consulting and testing services to support manufacturing operations in the polymer, plastics, and adhesives industries. Supply Chain Management - Extensive upply chain management and manufacturing consultancy site including technology implementation. Sykes Consulting Group - Technical training programs in manufacturing, production, and assembly. Synergy Process Systems - India-based consulting company provides comprehensive solutions in the field of distillation, solvent recovery, absorption, and other separation and thermal techniques. taktik(z) - Sells businesses information technology, business furniture, and maintenance, repair & operations (MRO) products and services. Techman/Kanata - Product manufacturing, operations, and procurement consultants. Technical Change Associates - Business consulting. Technology Agency Inc. - Develops and implements development projects in building services technology for industry. The Thompson Group - Florida-based operations consulting firm implements enterprise resource planning systems. TJWalker + Associates Inc - Minnesota-based engineering firm specializes in process development, lean operations, web handling, and technology management. Tom Attea, Inc - Consulting for new products, concepts, names, ideas, and creative services. Trinity Technologies - Consulting firm offers plant modeling, work process definition, automation benefit studies, economic analyses. Helps clients manage projects for better efficiency through front-end loading. Turnkey Solutions - Process engineering design and construction services for international pharmaceutical projects. University of Tennessee Center for Industrial Services - Business assistance for companies in Tennessee, including manufacturing productivity, technology transfer, and procurement programs. Valpers Performance Partners - Consulting services to companies in the flow control industry. Verstegen + Associates - Operating cost, quality, and response lead-time comsulting. Virginia's Philpott Manufacturing Extension Partnership - A state organization that fosters economic growth by enhancing the competitiveness of Virginia's small and medium-sized manufacturers. Wood Information Center - Consultants serve primary and secondary wood products industries. Site sells wood-related business reports and marketing studies. Woodworking Consulting Services - Engineering and management consulting for woodworking manufacturers. Zentec Limited - Consulting company for standard work, kanban, and kaizen. Coaches clients in the rapid deployment of these tools to generate a quick payback. Site includes downloadable features to get started.