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Strategic Partners
ESPI draws upon the
talents of a number of strategic business partners in our consulting
engagements, to provide our clients with the most complete solutions
to their business issues.
Enterprise
Systems Center
- The Enterprise Systems Center (ESC) at Lehigh University is ESPI's
primary partner in the execution of Ben Franklin Technology Partners
project work and PA Agile program work. The ESC serves as a resource
to ESPI by providing a connection to Lehigh University student workers
and faculty consultants, cutting-edge research development, and
other University centers of excellence. A nationally recognized
leader in the development and application of agility principles,
the ESC provides educational services, focused research activities,
and technology transfer services. (
www.lehigh.edu/~inesc)
Ben
Franklin Technology Partners of NEPA
- Ben Franklin Technology Partners is a statewide network that fosters
innovation to stimulate Pennsylvania's economic growth and prosperity.
The four regional Centers focus on developing early-stage,
technology-based companies; helping established manufacturers creatively
apply new technologies and business practices, and promoting an
innovative community-wide infrastructure that fosters a favorable
business environment for high-growth companies. The Ben Franklin
Centers partner with ESPI in identifying potential client companies
for its services. (
www.nep.benfranklin.org)
Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC)
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The
Manufacturers Resource Center, a non-profit affiliate of Lehigh
University, is a nationally recognized leader in manufacturing assistance
that helps raise the economic level of our communities by creating
high-impact, cost competitive manufacturers. The MRC provides strategic
business consulting assistance and identifies resource options to
help manufacturers develop strategies to grow their business. Business
growth is enhanced through innovation and product development that
can lead to increased sales and profits, or Lean Manufacturing and
Six Sigma principles to reduce wasted space, time and costs to the
absolute minimum. (www.mrcpa.org)
Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center
(DVIRC)
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The
Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center (DVIRC) is an economic
development organization dedicated to helping manufacturers in the
Philadelphia region compete and grow. For over 15 years, the Center
has been serving the manufacturers in its region through education
and training programs, consulting services, government affairs,
workforce development, economic development partnerships, executive
networking, regional initiative leadership and world-class best
practices. The DVIRC is part of Pennsylvania's Industrial Resource
Center Network, and the National Institute of Standards and Technology's
(NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership. (www.dvirc.org)
Brice Associates
- Brice Associates is
an engineering consulting company serving the commercial property
and manufacturing industries. They offer a wide variety
of engineering and consulting services, including energy management,
design, utility billing, and facility engineering services, as
well as technological advocacy, representation, and guidance.
(www.briceassociates.com)
Compass Point
- Compass Point was formed
to provide practical, effective support and strategic direction
to the owners and key decision makers in small to mid-size businesses
to improve the performance of their companies. Principal
Tom Garrity, accredited by the Institute of Independent Business
(IIB), heads a team that provides support in a wide variety of
business areas including sales, marketing, management, exit/succession
planning, project management and operations. (www.compasspt.com)
XenGenn Manufacturing Logistics
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XenGenn
is a product development consulting firm that provides manufacturing
logistics and support for the design and integration of consumer,
medical, scientific, industrial and security products. With over
35 years' experience, XenGenn has serviced companies and individuals
representing widely diverse industries in domestic and international
markets. XenGenn's unique proprietary custom software provides clients
with documented metrics of product development.
(www.xengenn.com)
Catalyst Engineering
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Catalyst
Engineering optimizes business performance
and profitability by designing, developing and implementing expert
business solutions. The company inspires success by applying domestic
and international managerial and engineering experience including
business system selection and implementation, lean manufacturing,
simulation analysis, capacity and capital forecasting, activity
based management (ABM) and project management. Catalyst has been
a change agent in re-engineering companies for continued success.
Some recent projects involve selecting and implementing Enterprise
Resource Planning Systems (ERP), providing strategic cost improvement
initiatives, and asset management.
Great Web Sights
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Murray
Summers has spent more than 20 years working in the computer industry.
In 1998, Murray started his own website production company, Great
Web Sights ( www.great-web-sights.com
). Murray is a Macromedia and Adobe Certified Web Site Developer
and Dreamweaver Developer, has contributed chapters to several books
on Web Development, and has served as an invited speaker at numerous
international meetings on Web Technology.
