Southwest Lean Manufacturing Consortium Project
Phase 1 - Promote and host a Lean Principles workshop in the southwest region. This workshop will go beyond the “what” and “why” of lean. This is an interactive session where people will gain an understanding of the main lean tools and their practical application. People will leave the workshop with a better picture of how to apply lean throughout their organization, along with an assessment of the impact on doing lean the right way and how they measure up to best practices today.
Status: Lean 101 Training sessions were hosted in Swift Current on March 6th and Moose Jaw March 7th.
Phase II -
Form a Southwest Lean Manufacturing Consortium / Network. A
lean manufacturing consortium / network simply put, has a focus
on eliminating waste so that all processes in the total system,
process, or production line add value from the Customers perspective.
The key success elements of this consortium include:
- Non-competing companies
- Members pay a membership fee which allows a pooling of resources to bring in leading consultants and training sessions
- Members have a say in the events planned and on the inclusion of new members to the group
- Size is limited
- Members are willing to learn from each other and share their best practices
- There are plant visits to member companies
- The size of the company does not matter
Status: The project
is temporarily on hold as a minimum of 6 companies will be required
to form the consortium. This has presented a challenge
and other efforts are being considered to provide lean opportunities
for companies across the region.
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