Green Manufacturing Industrial Consortium Semi-Annual Member Update Meeting

WMU Parkview CampusMay 3, 2010

Associate Director’s ReportDavid Meade, Ph.D.

GMIC Member Meeting

• Approval of Minutes from December• MOU Addendum• Budget Update• Project Proposal Update• Year-two Planning• Open Discussion/Open Issues

MOU Addendum

• E:\addendum.docx

Budget ReviewTotal Committed/Collected Accruals*

Member Dues $ 75,000 $ 37,500 $ 3,508

Detailed Breakdown

Faculty/Staff $ 21,817 $ 21,817 $ -

Students $ 33,092 $ -

Tuition $ 7,740 $ -

Materials & Supplies $ 1,350 $ -

Equipment $ 1,935 $ 175 $ 175

Travel $ 2,400 $ -

Consultants (MMTC) $ 6,666 $ 6,666 $ 3,333

Total $ 75,000 $ 28,658 $ 3,508

* Budget # not yet set up in the WMU system

Year-one Bonus Bucks = $75,000

To provide resources for the “more difficult” problems identified through the assessment process

Project Proposals

• No proposals from members to date• http://www.wmich.edu/mfe/mrc/greenmanufacturing/

gmic.php

• Assessment process is still in the early stages

Year Two Planning Research Brainstorming

• Current Focus:• Continue to recruit members – target 3 by the end of

summer• Complete the assessment process for Landscape Forms

(mid June) and Fabri-Kal (end of July)• Select projects for Landscape Forms and Fabri-Kal,

Assemble project teams, initiate projects• Complete projects for Post, Landscape Forms, and Fabri-

Kal (Dec 2011 – Jan 2012)

• Refer to Dec 7, 2010 minutes Year-two Planning

Year Two PlanningMember Recruitment

• Dec 7 Recommendations• Gentex – did not feel that this was a priority• Shape – working on Light Corp.• Gerber• Stafford Smith• Southwest Michigan First• Schupan & Sons

• New recommendations?

Open Discussion/Open Issues

Thanks for coming

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