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Ask the expert Dr. Timothy Hill drtim@kyoseicanada.ca
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The following is an excerpt from a new book by Dr. Shigeo Shingo, the co-creator of the Toyota Production System, entitled Kaizen and the Art of Creative Thinking. Reproduced with ...

Columns | Dr. Shigeo Shingo | January 21, 2010

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Depression, recession, meltdown and bailout were keywords in 2009. The focus of most companies has been on numbers instead of people, and the business strategy seemed to be on “how ...

Columns | Karin Lindner | January 05, 2010

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Go to: Questions from the plant floor or Books you should know Toyota doesn’t use performance appraisal, but they do performance management. How? They use the before-after information from simple kaizens ...

Columns | Dr. Timothy Hill | November 18, 2009

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The move away from manufacturing private labels for other companies to producing in-house branded product lines is a growing industry trend. It is also a strategy that is helping protect ...

Features | MA Staff | November 10, 2009

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Go to: Questions from the plant floor or Books you should know A number of organizations have tried to tackle Lean training as an in-house deliverable. Others have contracted with outside ...

Columns | Dr. Timothy Hill | October 27, 2009

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Go to: Questions from the plant floor or Books you should know People often debate about where to start their Lean initiatives. Since most are trying to apply Lean in a ...

Features | Dr. Timothy Hill | September 11, 2009

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For more than a quarter of a century, database software giant Oracle has been providing reliable, secure and integrated technologies managing business systems and information. A partnership with Kepware Technologies, ...

Features | Marie Charpentier | July 31, 2009

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Energy efficiency honoured at CME/CIPEC conference

Leadership in energy efficiency was on display at the Energy 2009 Conference co-hosted by the Canadian Industry Program for Energy Conservation (CIPEC) and the Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters. The CIPEC Leadership Awards were presented to 10 industry leaders at the ...

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Manufacturers should focus on operational excellence to take advantage of upturn

During tough economic times, manufacturers around the world are increasingly reliant on IT to ensure they survive. Global independent research and advisory firm IDC Manufacturing Insights has published a new research study that describes the operational strategies that manufacturers are currently ...

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McGuinty government invests in Lean manufacturing training

Ontario is supporting training programs that will help manufacturers across the province become more efficient and better compete — at home and abroad. The Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium (EMC) is expanding its highly successful Lean Manufacturing Training Program, adding a minimum ...

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Canada supports tool manufacturing R&D in London, Ont.

The Government of Canada has announced a contribution to CVD Diamond Corp. from the National Research Council of Canada Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP) to support an innovative research and development project that will assist in developing technology to improve ...

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Gun-care manufacturer gets Lean with automated guided vehicle

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Grimsby, Ont.-based RMT Robotics, a robotics manufacturer and integrator in the field of materials handling automation, has secured a contract to provide their "category-defining" intelligent Automated Guided Vehicle (i-AGV), ADAM (watch ADAM in action), for seamless work in process materials ...

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SME launches Lean registry

Dearborn, Mich. – The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) has launched the Lean Registry, a free community connection and collaboration space for Lean practitioners.Partnering with the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, the ...

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Editor's Update: Feb 10, 2010

Conference Board gives Canada a D for innovation, and the Machine Automation Safety Congress returns in May


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