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Continuous Improvement Rate And Score Food Equipment Assessment (CIRAS FEA)

Checklists & Templates Food Industry Leadership Productivity Technology

Details: CIRAS experts can coach teams on prioritizing equipment design, cleanability and improvements. CIRAS can teach how to evaluate new equipment design using industry best practices based on current regulatory requirements and manufacturing engineering design principles.

Sustainable Supply Chains – A Guide for Small- to Medium-sized Manufacturers

Publications Productivity

Details: This report highlights the importance of supply chain sustainability from a business perspective and discusses findings from surveys on the benefits and challenges of supply chain sustainability. It then focuses on SMEs in particular and how they may use the concept of supply chain sustainability to their competitive advantage.

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CIRAS provides applied research, education, and technical assistance to Iowa industry through partnerships with Iowa's government agencies, educational institutions, and not-for-profit associations. Assistance is supported in part by the DoC/NIST Hollings Manufacturing Extension Partnership, the DoD/DLA Procurement Technical Assistance Center, the DoC/EDA University Center Program, and the State of Iowa Economic Growth Committee appropriation for the CIRAS Technology Assistance Program.     [Sign Ons: For Staff, For Partners]
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