Written by: Holly Blair |
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with the MEE Cluster |
Holly’s on a mission to show small and mid-size manufacturers how to thrive with Lean even when you have far fewer resources than large corporations. She’s just published her new book, Lean Transformation for Small and Mid-Size Manufacturers, and in today’s post, we’re taking a closer look at her top reasons why Lean is often more powerful for smaller operations.
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...
Written by Paul Hogendoorn, MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Consultant The first thing to understand about “digitization” and information technology is they are not silver bullet solutions that can be applied to correct process problems, be they manufacturing,...
Written by: Ben Baldwin, VKS Since the introduction of Industry 4.0 over the past decade, Canadian SMEs (Small to Medium Enterprises) have seen an incredible boost in advanced technologies. With more powerful machines and stronger materials, modern manufacturing has...
Peter Krzesinski, MEE Cluster Executive Director, recently traveled to Germany to participate in the Hannover Messe. The Cluster attended the Messe to connect with a variety of organizations from across Europe that fill a similar role of advancing manufacturing by...
The Manufacturing & Export Enhancement Cluster is proud to announce it has been awarded funding by Alberta Innovates under the Ecosystem Development Program. This very important funding will allow the cluster to support manufacturers in evaluating and...