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Success Story
Marquette Tool and Die Co. is a small, family-owned company with 60 employees. For 70 years, MTD has produced metalworking tool, dies, metal stampings and assemblies, primarily for the auto industry. According to Don Freber, MTD president and owner, global competition has forced its customers to be more demanding of their supply base regarding quality standards, operating efficiencies and pricing.
During the past six years, CBIL has assisted in securing Missouri state grants to gain ISO certification and implement plantwide efficiency programs such as Statistical Process Control, 5S and Lean Manufacturing.
"These programs train our operating personnel as well as supervisors and managers in using quantitative methods of measuring quality, as well as procedures for eliminating wasted time and other resources throughout our organization," Freber said. "The programs have played a large part in getting all of our people involved in continuous improvements in all phases of our business. Without such training through CBIL, I truly believe we would not be able to continue in what has become an extremely competitive, and certainly shrinking, manufacturing industry. The competitive arena of global outsourcing requires that the search for these increases in efficiency be ongoing and become second nature to all of our employees' performance."
Center for Business, Industry & Labor
The Center for Business, Industry and Labor (CBIL) is a unit within St. Louis Community College’s Division of Workforce and Community Development (WCD). For more than 20 years, its mission is to provide customized, onsite training and consulting designed to assist businesses improve the performance of their people and processes.
CBIL clients range in size from the very small to the very large. We are very pleased to include many of our region’s most recognized names in our client list.
SERVICE DELIVERY AND SPECIAL EXPERTISE
Like similar professional services firms, we are organized to deliver high quality, cost effective services. Our operational structure is comprised of two categories of professionals: practice leaders and project managers. Working closely with clients together, our project managers and practice leaders deliver performance building services -- on budget and on time.
CBIL also offers uniquely qualified consulting expertise to businesses considering application for various state of Missouri programs designed to assist in meeting the costs of training.
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There is a lot more to the CBIL story. Our Web site includes brief, no-cost webinars which provide a snapshot and flavor of the range of our services. Visit us at www.cbil.org.