Project opportunities

The TAAF program assists manufacturing firms that have been adversely affected by imports from foreign competition by providing technical assistance and cost sharing to improve a variety of manufacturing, marketing, financial management and IT issues. Some examples of implementation projects that will provide value to the company and improve operations include:

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  Manufacturing, engineering and production

  • ISO preparation and registration 
  • Quality assurance 
  • Product development, design, prototype and testing 
  • Product certification 
  • Operation analysis 
  • Productivity improvement (LEAN, Six Sigma)
  • Process engineering inventory management
  • Facility and equipment review
  • CAD/CAM selection and implementation
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  Financial and general management

  • Profit planning, cash management and budgeting
  • Debt restructuring
  • Cost management
  • Strategic planning 
  • Expansion and diversification 
  • Workforce development and training 
  • Organizational analysis 
  • Compensation and incentive programs 
  • Succession planning 
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  Marketing and sales

  • E-commerce 
  • Social media 
  • Trade shows 
  • Market research and planning 
  • Advertising and sales promotion 
  • Website development, updating, translations, smartphone compatibility 
  • Distribution analysis and development 
  • Sales force management programs 
  • Product line evaluation 
  • Export and international trade development
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  Information technology support systems

  • Employee training
  • Integrated manufacturing systems 
  • Hardware evaluation, software upgrades 
  • System conversion and enhancements 
  • Custom programming 
  • E-commerce 

 

Note: Computer hardware cannot be cost shared — only evaluations, installation, software and training. Production equipment cannot be cost shared — only associated design effort, installation, software and training.