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For a lot of companies, time is always a premium. “We’re too busy right now” is something of a familiar phrase to us all. But how do we dig ourselves out of this situation? What can we do at our factories to get operations moving product out faster but not sacrifice quality? Earlier this month, the Bluewater hosted a two half-day events on our Lean Road Map training. Our Lean Trainers delivered engaging and relevant and insightful lessons on the principles of lean manufacturing… and it was all done virtually! Pandemic aside, you gotta admit, that’s pretty lean! [caption id="attachment_11602"...
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December 11th, 2019 at EDC Export Growth Hub in Kitchener, Canada’s only business hub, BWA members came together to learn about how lean is transforming companies into competitive forces to be reckoned within the market place. As more and more BWA members continue their lean journey, their competitive strength continues to grow. The day began with BWA key lean trainer Brad Cairns teaching how to think about the concepts of lean and how it can apply to a vast spectrum of applications in manufacturing – from custom shops to high volume production. The training carried on discussing the history of...
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On November 18th, members of the Bluewater Wood Alliance attended the Cambridge Toyota Motor Manufacturing Canada (TMMC) tour, which included a 2-hour seminar on the world-renowned Toyota Production System (TPS). Attendees started with an in-depth guided tour of both the North and South Plant to see all aspects of production from stamping to final roll off the line. “Look at how clean that is,” a BWA member remarked, “you could eat off the floor!” he continued. Post-tour, the group gathered to learn about the official TPS with videos and explanations on how Toyota thinks about principles that are the bedrock...
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On Thursday, March 28th, the BWA hosted it’s annual Spring Quarterly Networking Event at Humber College School of Trades Woodworking Center. Many BWA members have experienced surprise visits from the MOL with mixed feelings. While we all want to ensure the health and safety for our employees, it can’t hurt to build better bridges between BWA members and the MOL who focus on safety. Ron Landry, Provincial Coordinator at the Ministry...
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Large manufacture of furniture in Southwestern Ontario is searching for a manufacturer to produce custom wood lets with matching stretchers. Wood species is undetermined at this point, will likely be ash, oak & or walnut. Legs to be supplied raw. Annual units likely in the several hundred. Below are reference images of the concept. Any interested inquiries should respond to: Tara Davey, Program Administrator admin@bluewaterwoodalliance.com 1-519-270-7141
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