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...
Are you wondering what the best strategy for selling your product to China is and whether now is the right time to invest your resources into the Chinese market? Are you worried about IP theft and logistical challenges? Don't know what level of support government may...
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...
This webinar is for manufacturers and fabricators that would like to learn about opportunities to diversify into the Aerospace supply chain. Information related to the below topics will be presented by industry experts: current and future business opportunities...
Written in Collaboration between Ted Duffield (Lightship Works) and Paul Hogendoorn (MEE Cluster Digital Transformation Expert) How can Workflow Automation help SME Manufacturers with the labor crunch? We often get asked how Workflow Automation can help manufacturing...
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 for the Manufacturing & Export Enhancement Cluster by Alberto Silva, Hexagon Digital transformation is definitely a journey, and smart manufacturing is not necessarily a single digital revolution in your factory. It can be a step-by-step process using...
Recently I was asked if I could write a blog piece on the newest member on the MEE team, Bruce Ennis - our Lean Guru. This being my first blog post for our newsletter and me not being much of a storyteller, I reluctantly said OKAY. Secretly, I was thinking how am I...