Written by: Paul HogendoornOriginally posted to www.tpi-3.ca Sometimes I feel sorry for sales people. They get so little love. They are often underappreciated and unsupported, especially considering the importance of their jobs. They are held more accountable to...
Written By Paul Hogendoorn Most manufacturing companies I know have only a handful of customers, and the sales process is a matter of keeping your customers happy and winning bids that come their way by offering the most competitive proposal. The sales effort, in most...
The original article appeared June 12th in News & Events Section on the Apex Alberta website. To read the original article, click here. Lean Six Sigma focuses on inefficient processes that cost business owners time, money, customer satisfaction, and employee...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Specialist Most of us have heard the term “time is money” used mostly by people that sell their services based on time. In manufacturing, time really is money, so to improve as a company, its very...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Specialist There are many conversations today about “digital transformation” and adopting digital technologies in your manufacturing operation. There’s also a lot of confusion, uncertainty, hesitancy, and...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Specialist It is very well known that labour shortages exist in almost all sectors and almost all regions. Manufacturing and Western Canada are no exception, and this is one of the reasons to attend this...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant How can technology help address the labour shortage issue, or improve your company’s productivity? It can in many ways, but the first answer I offer to those two questions is often not the...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant I’ve been working with Western Canadian manufacturers through the MEE Cluster for just under a year now, and most of the manufacturers I’ve engaged with are ‘project based’ manufacturers, and...
Written by: Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant There are many elements to “digital transformation”, and digital work instructions and checklists are certainly a key piece. In some cases, it could be a good first step for companies that have...
By: Stefan Rutkowski, Director, Operations, CAREERS Despite rising costs and supply chain challenges, Alberta’s economy remains robust, with the manufacturing sector a key driver of innovation and economic growth. Yet a significant challenge persists—there is a...