Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound

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What is CAMPS

CAMPS Focus

Mission

"Helping Puget Sound manufacturers succeed through innovation, supply chain positioning and business development”

Innovative technologies, processes, and materials

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Supply Chain Positioning

Matching buyers and suppliers - local networking and business matchmaking designed to help companies meet requirements and contract with large Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and their major suppliers. Programs will include “Meet the Buyers” Conferences and hosted events including keynote speakers from national and locally headquartered companies (e.g. Boeing Commercial Aircraft, Costco, Esterline, Fluke, Nordstrom, and REI).

Business development

The Center will support its members’ capital formation activities through assistance in developing grant applications, arranging bank financing and through participation in such vehicles as Washington State Business Development Company (BDC) investment structures.
Improved best practices
CAMPS promises to bring cutting-edge business practices—and road-tested ideas—to our region. And we’ll be keeping it real. Everything CAMPS offers is based on a business plan that delivers results—not abstract theoreticals.
Regional workforce development issues are significant. Employers surveyed in the feasibility study listed the availability of qualified workers as a key concern. CAMPS will serve as a conduit for information and funds and support workforce development efforts in partnership with other agencies and service organizations in the area. Public and private sector partnerships will be further explored to determine the best options to support CAMPS’ direction and the needs identified by its member firms.

Future Vision

The Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound is recognized as an important catalyst for world-class manufacturing. Through innovation, strong business development and other partnerships, the region is considered a focus of highly efficient and profitable manufacturing companies supported by a skilled workforce, leading edge processes and innovative solutions.

By partnering with the Center, small and mid-market manufacturers throughout Puget Sound can make the radical change from being low-cost producers to becoming high-value innovators. Because the Center understands manufacturers’ challenges and opportunities, it is a widely recognized, respected and trusted business development resource.

The Center’s strategic alliances with public and private resources have demonstrably helped manufacturers succeed in creating new business models, materials, processes and products for greater profitability. The Center’s widespread reputation is for helping manufacturers to be on leading edge of the life cycle and accomplishing speed to market on a global scale.

There are a number of Guiding Principles, or core values that will be the foundation for the success of this public/private partnership enterprise.

Guiding Principles

Keep the focus on the needs of the Puget Sound manufacturing community, which is facing severe challenges
Maintain close contact with the manufacturing community to understand those needs
Deliver results and work on things that matter – keep the priorities straight.
Serve as a catalyst for success in new product development through programs that stimulate innovation, supply chain positioning and business development.
Keep to the charter. Do not try to be all things to all people, or duplicate services already provided by other organizations in the area.
Proactively seek win-win solutions for all stakeholders
Be trustworthy: always operate at the highest level of ethics and integrity, be honest and straightforward in all matters