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Another Lean Road Map training has wrapped up. And in its wake are more WMCO wood manufacturers with wider eyes to see waste for what it is, and how to go about reducing it. Over two days, Brad Cairns, Quantum Lean in partnership with Sepp Gmeiner, Lignum Consulting provided online training teaching the foundation of Lean manufacturing with a plethora of videos, examples, first-hand experience, step guides, quizzes, and more. The interactive training provided a platform attendees could keep at pace and enjoy the training along the way. The event explored important lean principles, concepts, and ways companies can cultivate...
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On August 12th, the WMCO continued to facilitate discussions regarding the elevated prices with supply chains as well as constrained logistics channels. Manufacturing members and suppliers of wood-related products segmented off into groups at the event themed around Lumber, Hardware, Coatings & MDF/Sheet-goods. Time intervals allowed groups to rotate their discussions and provide an opportunity to network within the virtual space. Looking toward the next few months, the WMCO has begun laying plans with the...
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Recently on July 7th, the WMCO hosted a Virtual Case Study/Plant Focus Tour of Tri-Coat Wood Finishing. The event featured a look into how owner Andrew Bauman successfully implemented a significant process improvement, boosted productivity, and optimized labor utilizing a methodology termed QRM. The virtual tour /case study event began with Lignum Consulting Partner Sepp Gmeiner in dialogue with Bauman on how he achieved his success at his facility and the challenges overcome to reach his vision of workflow. Following the dialogue, the event carried forward with a walk-through of Tri-Coat Wood Finishing’s facility. The case study/ virtual tour...
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June for WMCO members was a particularly full month with two online networking events and our first cohort meeting for members that have already signed up for the Health & Safety Excellence Program. On June 3rd, the collecting topic was on Government Funding Programs currently available. It featured Bernadeen McLeod, Founder of Mentor Works as our guest speaker, presenting in detail how companies of various sizes can tap into funding programs and providing information on what applicants can do to ensure a high degree of success when submitting. Mentor Works is an organization that exclusively focuses on helping companies...
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On May 19th, Maggie Weaver, Principal of Shaftesbury Associates, joined the WMCO to present for our Export Round Table Event. The event was a recent launch of WMCO’s first phase of our Export Readiness Project for 2021. It featured WMCO’s Export Toolkit: Research Resources for the US Market. This extensive 61-page framework outlines nine core areas starting with Export Guides through to In-market contacts to Customs & Logistics. For every core area of the tool kit, Weaver provided various market contacts, data, and resources to highlight strong market-performing areas within the United States. The event also provided two break-out sessions...
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On April 15th, WMCO hosted an open online networking event that featured guest speaker Sepp Gmeiner, Partner at Lignum Consulting, to talk about Industry Benchmarks and how your company is performing compared to the industry. Breaking down facts from opinions… Gmeiner described the significance of how benchmarking is a valuable tool for manufacturers to compare their productivity, efficiencies, and quality as a company with data points and examples and a measure of profitability relative to the cost of doing business. "If you don't measure something, you cannot have a clear answer on what you are doing." The presentation sampled P&L...
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Has your company been chasing rabbits while reaching for elephants in sales? Are you meeting with your team regularly, and is it producing the optimal results you want for your sales? On March 26, 2021, the WMCO hosted, in partnership with President of Sandler Training Milton Andrew Wall, our Sales Management Workshop – An Operational Export Readiness Series event where sales managers and owners workshopped to increase the success of their sales teams. Well designed or undesigned? The WMCO sales management training event was an exercise in managing your sales team's success by ensuring they have a well-designed sales process....
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On March 25th, 2021, we hosted our first plant tour focus group under our new name, Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario. Founder of Element5 Patrick Chouinard was on hand for opening remarks: “We’re in the midst of a revolution in the construction industry (in North America) that began in Europe 30 or more years ago…” Chouinard continued to illustrate Element5's growth from its roots in Ripon, Quebec, and how it is poised for today’s market and beyond. The event featured a virtual tour of Element5, the most fully automated mass timber manufacturing facility in the world, with multilevel staging...
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When it is time to build your pipeline of prospects, what is a common challenge that comes to mind? Is it the struggle of cold calling? Is it sharing information and then your prospect "runs and hides" with their quote? Or are you focused on growing your sales to new heights? On March 4th, we hosted in partnership with Sandler Training Milton our Selling Skills for the 21st Century training workshop – An Operational Export Readiness Series event. Key trainer, Andrew Wall President of Sandler Training Milton, began the workshop by having the attendees review their common sales practices and...
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The Ontario Government has posted a reference document online that outlines their COVID-19 Response Framework. Click here to read more COVID-19 Response Framework: Keeping Ontario Safe and Open —Lockdown Measures Also, business-owners with questions concerning their essential business status are encouraged to call the Stop the Spread hotline: 1-888-444-3659 The hotline is available from 8:30 a.m.― 9:00 p.m. Monday to Friday 8:30 a.m.— 5:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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