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Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario
  • EVENTS
  • PROGRAMS AND PARTNERS
    • Lean Training
    • Sales Training
    • Leadership Training
    • Digital Marketing Training
    • Cyber Security Training
    • WMCO/CME Health & Safety Excellence Program
  • MEMBERS ONLY AREA
    • Login
    • Profile
  • MEMBERS DIRECTORY
  • JOIN NOW
    • Testimonials
  • WMCO NEWS
  • ABOUT WMCO
    • Our Cluster
    • Our History
    • Our Vision & Mission
  • WMCO RESOURCES
    • Sales & Export Growth Funding for Ontario Wood Manufacturers
    • WMCO Funding Projects
    • Plant Tour Focus Groups
    • Job Board
    • Hot Topics
    • RFQ
    • Export Resources

Lean Leadership Rises to the Occasion

If you could change one thing in your factory, what would it be? What is a key struggle you deal with in your business? Electricity and expensive machines can only... read more →
  • February 15, 2020
  • Ryan Tabone
  • Lean Training Past Event, News, Past Events

Lean Road Map & Innovation Culture – An export readiness necessity

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... read more →
  • December 17, 2019
  • Ryan Tabone
  • Lean Training Past Event, News, Past Events

BWA Lean Road Map & Innovation Culture – An export readiness necessity

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... read more →
  • December 17, 2019
  • Michelle Holden
  • Lean Training Past Event, News, Past Events, Uncategorized

Plant Tour Focus Group – Toyota Cambridge Plant TPS Lecture & Tour

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). ... read more →
  • November 22, 2019
  • Ryan Tabone
  • News, Past Events, Plant Tour Focus Group

BWA members get insiders view on TPS with seminar and plant tour

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). ... read more →
  • November 22, 2019
  • Michelle Holden
  • News, Past Events, Uncategorized

BWA Lean Leadership: To Export Readiness – paves the way for success!

Thursday, August 29th marked an exciting... read more →
  • September 3, 2019
  • Ryan Tabone
  • Lean Training Past Event, News, Past Events

BWA TOYOTA PLANT TOURS RECAP – TOYOTA MANUFACTURING: SUCCESS AS A PROCESS IN ACTION.

Take a 3 million square ft. facility, fill it with a constantly moving stream of parts, robots, machines; factor in leadership dedicated to continuous improvement; a workforce dedicated to producing... read more →
  • June 11, 2019
  • Ryan Tabone
  • News, Past Events

BWA members movin’ full steam to Lean.

On January 24th, 2019 the BWA hosted it’s Lean Road Map Training... read more →
  • January 28, 2019
  • WMCO
  • Lean, News, Past Events, Uncategorized

BWA MEMBERS MOVIN’ FULL STEAM TO LEAN.

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... read more →
  • January 28, 2019
  • Ryan Tabone
  • Lean, News, Past Events

2 SECOND LEAN – A FUN AND FREE WAY TO GET TO KNOW THE PRINCIPALS OF LEAN

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... read more →
  • August 31, 2018
  • Michelle Holden
  • Blog, Lean
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