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I had an interesting lunch with a new colleague. He wanted to know about any pitfalls associated with trying Lean again when the previous efforts seemed to fail. What had ... Columns | Dr. Timothy Hill | July 22, 2010 Read more |
 In my 25 years of experience with Toyota - working with the company in Canada, China, Japan and the United States - I've seen the tremendous impact that the Toyota Pr... Columns | Dr. Timothy Hill | July 22, 2010 Read more |
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5S - a procedure whose name is based on five Japanese words that start with "S" - is often used to start a Lean deployment: • Seiri ("arrange things properly" or So... Columns | Dr. Timothy D. Hill | July 21, 2010 Read more |
 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 Read more |
 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 Read more |
 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 Read more |
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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 Read more |
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Omron makes Lean easierOmron Industrial Automation's new Lean Automation Packs deliver a fully integrated, pre-engineered solution for small machines that cut design and installation time by 50% compared to components sourced from separate suppliers, the company says. Each pack builds a complete, compact ... more... |
High loonie sends manufacturers packingThe rising loonie is starting to take its toll on Canadian-based companies, tempting them to set up shop elsewhere. Omron is just one of the latest manufacturers to make the decisions to set up shop elsewhere. Japanese-owned Omron Automotive Electrics ... more... |
Details emerge about new advanced manufacturing parkThe first project to be built at London’s new advanced manufacturing park will be known as the WindEEE Dome – and it will be the world’s first hexagonal wind tunnel. The Wind Engineering, Energy and Environment Dome will physically simulate high-intensity ... more... |
Death of a Canadian manufacturing plantWhat can manufacturing plant closures tell us about resource reallocation and industrial renewal? More than you think. A new Statistics Canada’s report, Death of Canadian Manufacturing Plants: Heterogeneous Responses to Changes in Tariffs and Real Exchange Rates, authors John Baldwin and ... more... |
Wind offers new opportunity for manufacturersWind energy is a promising sector for Canadian businesses – one that is expected to attract $1 trillion in investments between now and 2020. And Canadian manufacturers are well poised to be a part of it, according to a recent ... more... |
‘Das Auto’ in Ontario?If the Ontario government gets its way, a Volkswagen AG engine or transmission plant may soon find its way to the province. The German automaker is expected to begin production at a new assembly plant in Chattanooga, Tenn. It’s believed that the ... more... |
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