BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:ISO 9001ISO 9001is an internationally recognized standard for q uality management systems (QMS) designed to help organizations ensure they meet the needs of customers and other stakeholders while complying with s tatutory and regulatory requirements. The standard is based on several qua lity management principles including a strong customer focus\, the involve ment of top management\, a process approach\, and continual improvement.Qu ality Management (QM)QM involves overseeing all activities and tasks neede d to maintain a desired level of excellence. This includes the determinati on of a quality policy\, creating and implementing quality planning and as surance\, as well as quality control and quality improvement. It ensures t hat products and services are consistent\, meet customer expectations\, an d comply with regulations\, leading to increased customer satisfaction\, r educed costs\, improved efficiency\, and enhanced competitiveness.TRANSFOR MATIONAL LEADERSHIP IMPROVEMENT (TLI)- \;DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR? (Hi gh turnover\, inability to fill open positions\, excessive absenteeism\, l ow workforce engagement\, inability to grow or even satisfy current demand ). Companies must invest in their leaders to better equip\, engage\, and r etain their existing workforce. By utilizing our TLI approach\, company le aders will learn how to overcome the five common obstacles to transformati onal improvement by learning and applying proven and time-tested tools and skills for communicating and coaching with team members\, increasing thei r self-awareness through focused feedback and individualized coaching\, ap plying a scientific approach to improving their leadership through experim entation\, and discovering how to get more done by focusing on the right t hings.Supply Chain Assessment \;is designed to analyze the current eff iciency and effectiveness of a manufacturer’s supply chain. By utilizing a ssessment data\, it identifies potential gaps and challenges\, such as mis matched production capacity and customer demand\, difficulties in finding reliable suppliers\, inventory imbalances\, transportation inefficiencies\ , lack of risk mitigation plans\, inadequate internal systems\, and operat ional waste. The goal is to generate practical recommendations to address these issues\, ultimately improving supply chain performance and organizat ional success.Grants available to Arkansas companies:Technology Transfer A ssistance Grant Program (TTAG) assists Arkansas’ enterprises in developing or improving products or processes through the transfer of technical solu tions to technology-based\, industry driven problems\, thus enhancing that enterprise’s market competitiveness.The State of Arkansas funds training and workforce development projects through the Office of Skills Developmen t (OSD). OSD makes strategic investments in the state’s workforce through OSD Training Grants. These grants support local businesses and the Arkansa s workforce by providing funding and support for professional employee dev elopment\, reduce gaps in worker skills\, and provide customized technical training. DTEND:20241106T190000Z DTSTAMP:20260514T153433Z DTSTART:20241106T170000Z LOCATION:AR\,USA\,Fort Smith\,5900 Painter Lane SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:FORT SMITH LUNCH & LEARN UID:RFCALITEM639143696738682764 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

ISO 9001

ISO 9001is an internationall y recognized standard for quality management systems (QMS) designed to hel p organizations ensure they meet the needs of customers and other stakehol ders while complying with statutory and regulatory requirements. The stand ard is based on several quality management principles including a strong c ustomer focus\, the involvement of top management\, a process approach\, a nd continual improvement.

Quality Management (QM)

QM involves overseeing all activities and tasks needed to maintain a desired level of excellence. This includes the determination of a quality policy\, creating and implementing quality planning and assurance\, as well as quality cont rol and quality improvement. It ensures that products and services are con sistent\, meet customer expectations\, and comply with regulations\, leadi ng to increased customer satisfaction\, reduced costs\, improved efficienc y\, and enhanced competitiveness.


TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADER SHIP IMPROVEMENT (TLI)- \;DOES THIS SOUND FAMILIAR? (High turnover\, i nability to fill open positions\, excessive absenteeism\, low workforce en gagement\, inability to grow or even satisfy current demand). Companies mu st invest in their leaders to better equip\, engage\, and retain their exi sting workforce. By utilizing our TLI approach\, company leaders will lear n how to overcome the five common obstacles to transformational improvemen t by learning and applying proven and time-tested tools and skills for com municating and coaching with team members\, increasing their self-awarenes s through focused feedback and individualized coaching\, applying a scient ific approach to improving their leadership through experimentation\, and discovering how to get more done by focusing on the right things.

Supply Chain Assessment \;is designed to analyze the current efficiency and effectiveness of a manufacturer’s supply chain. By utilizin g assessment data\, it identifies potential gaps and challenges\, such as mismatched production capacity and customer demand\, difficulties in findi ng reliable suppliers\, inventory imbalances\, transportation inefficienci es\, lack of risk mitigation plans\, inadequate internal systems\, and ope rational waste. The goal is to generate practical recommendations to addre ss these issues\, ultimately improving supply chain performance and organi zational success.


Grants available to Arkansas companies:

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