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Spaces still available for the November 15th – 2 pm Toyota Plant Tour. Book Now!
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The strength of the Bluewater Wood Alliance cluster is that it brings into action many inputs from our industry to help members innovate! Not only do manufacturing members get to visit other plant operations and learn from best practices and help brainstorm solutions to shared challenges, but the expertise of Associate Supplier members is also brought to bear on a topic of shared concern for all! To top it off, our educational stakeholders are also involved, and in this case Conestoga College on the topic of water based finish conversion. BWA plant tour focus groups are focused on Continuous Improvement... read more →
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The strength of the Bluewater Wood Alliance cluster is that it brings into action many inputs from our industry to help members innovate! Not only do manufacturing members get to visit other plant operations and learn from best practices and help brainstorm solutions to shared challenges, but the expertise of Associate Supplier members is also brought to bear on a topic of shared concern for all! To top it off, our educational stakeholders are also involved, and in this case Conestoga College on the topic of water-based finish conversion. BWA plant tour focus groups are focused on Continuous Improvement where... read more →
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The strength of the Bluewater Wood Alliance cluster is that it brings into action many inputs from our industry to help members innovate! Not only do manufacturing members get to visit other plant operations and learn from best practices and help brainstorm solutions to shared challenges, but the expertise of Associate Supplier members is also brought to bear on a topic of shared concern for all! To top it off, our educational stakeholders are also involved, and in this case Conestoga College on the topic of water-based finish conversion. BWA plant tour focus groups are focused on Continuous Improvement where... read more →
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The shop floor is where "rubber hits the road" when it comes to running your business. It is the place where BWA members feel most at home. Being on someone else's shop floor opens your mind to new ideas, and helps you to envision solutions to your own problems. It also helps you to realize how good you really are already, and where you have opportunities for improvement! The BWA Plant Tour Focus Groups are facilitated in such a way to be relevant and valuable to both the host, and visiting members. They are becoming very popular, which is shown... read more →
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Through-put challenges created by bottlenecks in production are common challenges for all manufacturers. Driving wasteful steps out of your process to decrease your lead times for product is a true way to lead your company towards profitability. These common challenges come to life at the BWA plant tours and all manufacturers participate in the brainstorming and sharing of solutions to make improvements. This is the big value-add for the host, and the participants see their own challenges from a new perspective. Supply chain members are “cherry picked” to attend by the host to provide their expertise on the issues at... read more →
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Through-put challenges created by bottlenecks in production are common challenges for all manufacturers. Driving wasteful steps out of your process to decrease your lead times for product is a true way to lead your company towards profitability. These common challenges come to life at the BWA plant tours and all manufacturers participate in the brainstorming and sharing of solutions to make improvements. This is the big value-add for the host, and the participants see their own challenges from a new perspective. Supply chain members are “cherry picked” to attend by the host to provide their expertise on the issues at... read more →
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Chatham, Thorold, St. Thomas, Barrie, Stratford, GTA, and all stops in between converge for valuable BWA plant tour learning event! A true working cluster has the ability to attract members to its activities across its entire cluster region. Southwestern Ontario is a big geographic area. 34 BWA member member companies from all cross the cluster region converged on Woodland Horizons in Drayton, ON for a plant tour focus group on April 27. The BWA plant tours are not just tours. They are problem solving exercises that engage members to be involved in common issues to help create solutions that... read more →
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Chatham, Thorold, St. Thomas, Barrie, Stratford, GTA, and all stops in between converge for valuable BWA plant tour learning event! A true working cluster has the ability to attract members to its activities across its entire cluster region. Southwestern Ontario is a big geographic area. 34 BWA member companies from all across the cluster region converged on Woodland Horizons in Drayton, ON for a plant tour focus group on April 27. The BWA plant tours are not just tours. They are problem-solving exercises that engage members to be involved in common issues to help create solutions that can be brought... read more →