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. MRC is a non-profit corporation that 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.

The primary customers of MRC are small to mid-size manufacturers who are committed to changing their operations to become more competitive, to strategically grow their companies, to become Lean and agile, and to invest in their human capital. The MRC partners with individuals and organizations at local, regional, state, and national levels to deliver the best solutions for their clients. MRC employs certified, professional business advisors (PBAs) who work side-by-side with you to evaluate, strategize, discover, and implement solutions that address your strategic growth needs and organizational transformation, yielding immediate as well as long-term sustainable benefits. At the heart of the MRC PBA assistance is the sincere desire to help your business grow with entry into new markets, development of new products or innovations, acquisition of new customers, or a combination thereof. The MRC has three Six Sigma Black Belts to advise and help implement cost-savings to increase your ability to compete in the increasingly global marketplace. The MRC delivers services in a customized, individual, or group basis in the following areas:

1. STRATEGIC BUSINESS GROWTH SERVICES

2. LEAN6^® TRANSFORMATION

3. WORKFORCE TRAINING / HUMAN CAPITAL GROWTH