Lean
The growing role of energy efficiency in the auto sector
The auto sector’s focus over the past 25 years has been on productivity; the next 25 years will likely hinge on energy use. This report looks at emerging trends and opportunities for reducing energy use and saving capital in automotive production
How accurate is your payroll?
Use Six Sigma to deliver the perfect paycheck—one that is accurate, ready on time and produced for a predictable cost.
Three key factors impacting your labour costs
Small adjustments based on real-time data can boost profit margins
Excellence in Manufacturing Consortium adds membership expertise
Patterson to help with membership services in the Greater Toronto Area
Lean manufacturing: panel tackled variability and waste
Manufacturing companies shared insight from their lean journeys at the recent AME conference in Toronto.
Three steps to a productive plant
Boost output and reduce defects with these productivity do’s and don’ts
Epic productivity failures threaten Canadian prosperity
A new research paper suggests that without revamped business and policy structures, Canada is doomed to perpetual epic failures on the productivity front.
Wages in China will Continue to Rise
Predicting the future is a dicey practice, especially when indicators are stacking up against you. That said, I predict wages for production workers at Chinese manufacturers will continue to rise, even in the face of a slowing economy and falling…
When labour is less than 5% of product cost
Will eliminating half of unexplained labour variance have a significant impact on margins?
What Facebook can teach employers about lean and the workforce
How to promote in the office the lean techniques employees use at home.
