Initiatives

The Great Lakes Partnership melds infrastructure security concerns with innovation. As the Great Lakes area is the third largest economy in the world, GLP's goal is to ensure policies and procedures are in place to decrease the impact of disruption to the region's strategic infrastructure and supply chains.

GreenPlants, is CMC's response to the concerns over depletion of the world's natural resources. The ecosystem is the key component of our globlal supply chain that supports the life of our planet. Without natural ecosystems there is no life-and without life there would be no need for manufacturing.

The desire to maintain the integrity of the planet's "supply chain" also is proving to be a good business decision. Leading companies throughout the world are introducing "sustainable" practices and have found that they lead to greater profitability and improved perception of the value of manufacturing as a contributor to quality of life.

GreenPlants, shows manufacturers in Chicago how to go "green" for profit. Some of the leading Sustainability thought leaders are helping CMC to develop this program. CMC's implementation team can help your company develop and implement a world class sustainability strategy that grows your business and helps you thrive in today's global economy.

• CLIENT TESTIMONIAL
  
  "Chicago Manufacturing Center's partner, Aptium Global, went farther with specifications that I had ever done to ascertain the carbon content of the steel in the inner springs. Lisa Reisman's plan helped offset the post-Katrina price increase for foam."
  
  --Tim Enright, President, Estee Bedding
  
  "Although Aurora Bearing employees have had a lot of exposure to Lean, the Manufacturing Critical Path-time approach was new to us. We are better prepared to balance the production flow and deal with fluctuations in customer needs. The Chicago Manufacturing Center team did a great job. We found the experience very rewarding."
  
  --Jerry Ward, Plant Manager, Aurora Bearing