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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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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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Thursday, August 29th marked an exciting new phase with the first BWA Lean Leadership: To Export Readiness Training Event at EDC’s Kitchener location: EDC Export Growth Hub. Is leadership a topic that resonates with you and your company? Do you have a struggle with getting new ideas implemented? Are you not sure what methods to employ them? Are you trying to find your footing on beginning a lean journey at your facility? These aren’t uncommon questions,...
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On May 16th, the BWA hosted its Lean Road Map Training Event for manufacturers and suppliers at EDC’s Kitchener location: EDC Export Growth Hub. Brad Cairns & Sepp Gmeiner brought a wealth of knowledge to train and discuss all aspects of Lean Manufacturing. What bugs you about your current systems? Reflect for a moment on your current systems in place at your facility… What does it mean to you, to be productive as a company? Accomplishing something is perhaps the first thing to come to mind and an obvious and logical answer. But what specifically is it that you are working...
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On January 24th, 2019 the BWA hosted it’s Lean Road Map Training Event at Kitchener’s premier business hub EDC’s Export Growth Hub at Catalyst 137. It was as recent as last December the BWA held it’s Lean Training to a packed room of manufacturers. And by popular demand, the event was brought back to train an even deeper reach of manufacturers staff in all areas of their business. Lean thinking focuses on driving down waste in all areas of manufacturing; the seen...
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BWA Lean Road Map Training Event packed the room with manufacturers eager to learn. On January 24th, 2019 the BWA hosted it’s Lean Road Map Training Event at Kitchener’s premier business hub EDC’s Export Growth Hub at Catalyst 137. It was as recent as last December the BWA held it’s Lean Training to a packed room of manufacturers. And by popular demand, the event was brought back to train an even deeper reach of manufacturers staff in all areas of their business. Lean thinking focuses on driving down waste in all areas of manufacturing; the seen waste and the unseen...
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[av_heading tag='h2' padding='10' heading='Wood manufacturers are recognizing how eliminating waste is key to staying competitive and adaptable to change in our evolving industry!' color='custom-color-heading' style='blockquote modern-quote' custom_font='#459095' size='22' subheading_active='' subheading_size='15' custom_class=''][/av_heading] [av_video src='https://youtu.be/jdGbCDDryGg' format='16-9' width='16' height='9'] [av_textblock size='16' font_color='' color=''] Brad Cairns from the Center of Lean Learning and Sepp Gmeiner of Lignum Consulting are part of the BWA Lean Team who delivered a day jam-packed with key information and activities for manufacturers. The information shared highlighted the benefits of implementing and utilizing the Lean methodology. We had a lot of questions about Lean that day: “Where to start? What to read?...
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Brad Cairns from the Center of Lean Learning and Sepp Gmeiner of Lignum Consulting are part of the BWA Lean Team who delivered a day jam-packed with key information and activities for manufacturers. The information shared highlighted the benefits of implementing and utilizing the Lean methodology. We had a lot of questions about Lean that day: “Where to start? What to read? Who should lead? Am I too custom for Lean? Who should be involved? How do we sustain Lean? Etc.. etc..One by...
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Paul Akers offers an entertaining and free chance for you to learn about the principals of Lean in his book 2 Second Lean. Available in ebook and audiobook format! Before you follow the link below do you have a book on Lean Training that you’ve enjoyed? Leave the title and author in the comments below. Click here to visit Paul Akers’s Website and download 2 Second Lean.
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Paul Akers offers an entertaining and free chance for you to learn about the principals of Lean in his book 2 Second Lean. Available in ebook and audiobook format! Before you follow the link below do you have a book on Lean Training that you've enjoyed? Leave the title and author in the comments below. Click here to visit Paul Akers's Website and download 2 Second Lean.
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