“AFFORDABLE BUSINESS SOLUTIONS” PARTNERSHIP FORMED
LOS ANGELES - California Manufacturing Technology Consulting (CMTC) and Prism eSolutions, LLC have entered into a joint partnership to provide cost-efficient business improvement solutions for California-based manufacturers.
 CMTC is part of a federal, state, and local partnership that includes a national network of over 70 Manufacturing Extension Partnerships (MEP) centers across the US.
During the 10 years it's operated in California, the partnership has worked with almost 2,000 manufacturers to help them become more productive and profitable.
According to the agreement, CMTC will incorporate Prism's products and services into its existing service offering. As a result, CMTC's clients will have access to Prism's networked solutions in the areas of strategic business process improvement; ISO 9000/QMS; ISO 9001:2000 upgrade; ISO 14000 / EMS.
The agreement also calls for Prism to provide CMTC with its trade-marked equationASP web-based platform.
Hosted by Prism at a secure, third-party facility, equationASP incorporates ISO 9000 and ISO 14000 certification practices using Web-based technology that enables any size company to achieve and maintain ISO certification quickly and cost-effectively, according to a company spokesman.
CMTC specializes in assisting California's small and medium sized manufacturers in the areas of lean manufacturing, quality management, information technology, strategic business, and supply chain management, and also provides assistance in other areas such as workforce training.
A private, nonprofit corporation, CMTC was established in 1992 to provide high-value consulting services to California's high-tech and traditional small and medium-size manufacturers to increase their competitive advantage through improved methods of management and manufacturing.
CMTC's regional presence covers Los Angeles; the Inland Empire; Orange, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Diego, and Imperial counties; and the San Fernando, San Gabriel, and San Joaquin Valleys.
For more information, visit www.cmtc.com.
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