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May/ June 2009

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Invitation to Participate in Data Mining Survey

  
We would like to encourage your participation in the research project on "Analysis of Applications of Data Mining to Manufacturing."  This study is conducted by the MIS Department at Utah State University.  See details...

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President's Message

J VanKirk

Collaboration for a Strong U.S. Industrial Base
 
One part of the NCDMM Mission is to collaborate with government, industrial and academic organizations to promote best practice implementation within key stakeholders through development and delivery of advanced technology and training.  In this message I would like to describe some of the recent activities the NCDMM staff have been involved with that support this mission.  Learn more...
Highlights from SUMMIT 2009
Ed Morris Summit 2009The NCDMM recently hosted Summit 2009 at its headquarters in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. The theme "Bridging Opportunities Through Partnership" was evidenced in many of the presentations and tabletop displays. The purpose of this event is to foster an environment of collaboration between government facilities, large OEMs, part fabricators, technology developers and academic organizations.  Through presentations and networking sessions, opportunities to enhance the operation of each of these organizations could be explored.  See highlights...
Winner of Lawrence J. Rhoades Award
Scott Hofacker w/FlagThe NCDMM announced that it has awarded their highest honor, the Lawrence J. Rhoades Award, to Mr. Scott Hofacker, currently chief engineer, strategic targets at the Missile Defense Agency. Mr. Hofacker had previously been a U.S. Army program manager with a variety of responsibilities within the Aviation and Missile Research Development and Engineering Command (AMRDEC), which included the NCDMM program.
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Department Spotlights - Manufacturing Consortium - VOICe
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A reliable and qualified manufacturing supply chain is critical to defense primes, their tiered contractors and DoD organic manufacturing and maintenance facilities.  NCDMM is uniquely structured to facilitate and continuously improve the supply chain process by...read more...
NCMS Names Ralph Resnick Chairman
NCMS LogoThe National Center for Manufacturing Sciences (NCMS) announced that Mr. Ralph Resnick has been elected as Chairman of their Board of Directors.  "The NCMS believes that manufacturers must innovate to compete," said Rick Jarman, NCMS President & CEO. "Ralph has been leading manufacturers on the path of innovation and global competitiveness for over 27 years.  He has been a great asset to us since our inception and we are very excited that he is taking on this larger role as Chairman."  Learn more...
SAGE Tool Provides Comprehensive Employee Assessments 
SAGE (System for Assessment and Group Evaluation) is a comprehensive assessment system provided as a service of the Private Industry Council of Westmoreland/Fayette, Inc.  With 19 different assessments, the SAGE system can be used in its entirety or can be customized to a specific job.  SAGE assesses cognitive and conceptual abilities in reasoning, math and language, but it goes far deeper than that.  Learn more...

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