Sec. 32-237. Assistance for defense manufacturers' suppliers and other manufacturers.
Sec. 32-237. Assistance for defense manufacturers' suppliers and other manufacturers. (a) The Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology shall establish a center
for supply chain integration to assist at risk small and medium-sized manufacturers in
the state that are suppliers for defense manufacturers, to adopt the digital technology
and business practices needed to fully participate in the next generation defense supply
base. The center shall provide technical and business assistance and training to help
such suppliers (1) adopt the state-of-the-market digital manufacturing and information
technologies and best business practices and techniques, and (2) eliminate waste caused
by poor information flow and counterproductive business practices across multiple
buyer and supplier relationships. The center shall work with other state and national
resources to help suppliers that are transitioning from a commodity-oriented business
model into a value-added technology-based model of component and service integration. The center shall carry out the purposes of this section by providing training, on-site assistance and facilities and equipment for suppliers.
(b) The center for supply chain integration established pursuant to subsection (a)
of this section, shall make its services available to assist small and medium-sized manufacturers in the state. The center shall provide the same services to such manufacturers
to promote supply chain development, as described in subsection (a) of this section.
(P.A. 05-143, S. 2; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 12; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5, S. 69.)
History: P.A. 05-143 effective July 1, 2005; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4 designated existing provisions as Subsec. (a) and
added Subsec. (b) extending services in Subsec. (a) to other small and medium-sized manufacturers, effective October 1,
2008; June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-5 changed effective date of June Sp. Sess. P.A. 07-4, S. 12 from October 1, 2008, to October
6, 2007, effective October 6, 2007.