• http://nwmoc.uwstout.edu/
• Provides assistance in the following areas:
  • Lean Enterprise (i.e. facility produces more with existing resources by eliminating non-value added activities)
  • Information Technology services
  • Performance Benchmarking Service (i.e. a way to accurately and reliably compare a company’s performance against similar, custom-selected shops on over 40 key measures)
  • Strategic Planning

Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP)

• http://www.wmep.org/
• Provides assistance in the following areas:
• Strategic repositioning (i.e. helps company leverage its strengths to differentiate it from competitors)
  • Value chain management (i.e. optimization of profitability in supply chain)
  • Lean manufacturing (i.e. operational strategy to reduce cycle time and eliminate waste; can reduce time between customer order and shipment)
  • Quality control
• WMEP also holds various seminars and conferences

Wisconsin Manufacturers and Commerce

• http://www.wmc.org/
• Lobbies for manufacturers in the state legislature
• Provides information on environmental, workplace safety regulations
• Highlights Government/Business/University partnerships

Business Material Exchange of Wisconsin (BMEx)

• http://www.bmex.org/home.php?exsite=bmex
• An electronic material listing service designed to match companies and organizations that need materials with those that have reusable, surplus or by-product materials available.

Business Procurement Assistance Center

• http://matcmadison.edu/bpac/
• Provides technical and marketing assistance to Wisconsin companies interested in selling products to the government.
• Offers procurement training seminars.