Community Garden Magazine Issue Five January 2016 | Page 22

Information from Purdue University and some Job Openings listed. The Leading Role Small Manufacturers Have on Supply Chains For decades, manufacturers were sourcing their materials from company-owned factories or plantations and mines. Today, some manufacturers still partake in this vertical integration while small-to-medium-sized manufacturers are outsourcing much of their supplies to outside firms. One example of manufacturers using vertical integration is Ford Motor Company’s River Rouge Plant, which included 15.8 million square feet of floor space. Ford owned many of its own resources such as 700,000 acres of forests, iron mines and a rubber plantation. Today, the automotive industry as well as other manufacturing industries, is realizing the importance of depending on outside firms to design and produce parts. The change not only helped the manufacturing industry but also the overall economy. Work for Purdue! The Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership currently has several positions open, including the following:      Lead Industry Advisor - North Manufacturing Workforce Advisor Peer Group Solutions Consultant Productivity Improvement Specialist Sales Research Project Manager Purdue University MEP, 8626 E. 116th Street, Suite 200, Fishers, IN 46038 [phone] *****Send us YOUR “Job Openings” listings to place in our next Magazine Issue: Email: [email protected] 22