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Volume 13, Issue 41, October 9, 2006

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Maintaining the right perspective; Lean & design wastes; avoiding common VSM pitfalls (Mike Rother) ...

Volume 13, Issue 40, October 2, 2006

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How to make sustainable culture change; consider re-evaluation for fall; more details on the November HPM Share Showcase ...

Volume 13, Issue 39, September 25, 2006

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The Birth Of Scientific Management & The Heart Of Lean Mfg by Norm Bodek (keynote at 2006 Cdn Lean Conference); Colin Powell's 18 Lessons in Leadership ...

Volume 13, Issue 38, September 18, 2006

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Jim Womack insight on the "Lean Way Forward at Ford", HPM 2007 diagnostic underway, "Pit Crew Kaizen"? ...

Volume 13, Issue 37, September 11, 2006

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Preparing for the near future - manufacturers helping manufacturers, harvesting value from the 2006 Lean Conference and contending with the Six Revolutions ...

Volume 13, Issue 36, September 4, 2006

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Lean manufacturing & IT, Lean Accounting for manufacturing, update on CME Western Canadian Lean Conference ...

Volume 13, Issue 35, August 28, 2006

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The impact of Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth", Jim Collins on Tough Calls ...

Volume 13, Issue 34, August 21, 2006

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Special recognition for contributions to HPM's immediate-past President and Chair, a new award available for engineering students at the University of Waterloo ...

Volume 13, Issue 33, August 14, 2006

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Preparing to receive feedback, acknowledging extraordinary people, HPM Ethics Policy ...

Volume 13, Issue 32, August 7, 2006

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Are diagnostics highly overrated? Spontaneous consortium member exchanges, marrying Lean to right-sized technologies, "confusion still reigns" ...

Volume 13, Issue 31, July 31, 2006

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Team members "learn what they live", competitive success starts at the top, a special invite for HPM members on a mission to the UK

Volume 13, Issue 30, July 24, 2006

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Get ready to focus on culture, cultural attributes of a successful innovative company, how to build an ant colony?

Volume 13, Issue 29, July 17, 2006

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Preliminary ratings from the 2006 Cdn Lean conference, details on the upcoming "Lean Accounting Summit" in the US, ISO 14001 training, "Musings for Musers" ...

Volume 13, Issue 28, July 10, 2006

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Busy Alberta businesses plead for help, a tool to equip you to harvest best practices - Innovation Insights update ...

Volume 13, Issue 27, July 3, 2006

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Facts, stats and updates on the 2006 Cdn Lean Conference ...

Volume 13, Issue 26, June 26, 2006

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Thoughts for the summer ... early planning for the fall HPM Share Showcase, an editorial from PLANT Magazine, "Too Much Transparency" by Jim Womack ...

Volume 13, Issue 25, June 19, 2006

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Highlights from the 2006 AME Canadian Lean Conference including Jim Womack and thoughts from those in attendance - over 720 people in all!

Volume 13, Issue 24, June 12, 2006

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An editorial from counterparts "down under", Innovation Insights initiative starts in Australia, "The No's that Kill", Canadian best practice plant tours ...

Volume 13, Issue 23, June 5, 2006

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More details on what's in store for attendees at the 2006 Canadian Lean Conference ...

Volume 13, Issue 22, May 29, 2006

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An overview of what's in store for attendees at the 2006 Canadian Lean Conference ...

Volume 13, Issue 21, May 22, 2006

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Details on the SOLD OUT 2006 Lean Conference, info on consortium exchange night, and the "Leadership Challenge" ...

Volume 13, Issue 20, May 15, 2006

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The power of applying Lean thinking to healthcare and government, do we need fewer heros and more farmers? how value-stream wide thinking generates winners ...

Volume 13, Issue 19, May 8, 2006

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Hot items for upcoming Lean Conference, what every Canadian should know, update on an important event for HPM and AfEE Consortium members ...

Volume 13, Issue 18, May 1, 2006

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Update on some important events for consortium members only at the Canadian Lean Conference, Health & Safety Roundtable, updated list of consortium members ...

Volume 13, Issue 17, April 24, 2006

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Future not what it used to be, HPM Health & Safety Roundtable, Four Curses from Dan Jones, update on Leaders Night at 2006 Conference ...

Volume 13, Issue 16, April 17, 2006

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Fallout from the IT Roundtable, info on "Quick & Easy Kaizen", how culture influences process thinking, hilarious Easter humour ...

Volume 13, Issue 15, April 10, 2006

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Cdn Conference Innovation, last call for IT Roundtable, update on Lean Leadership and changes at the Lean Enterprise Institute ...

Volume 13, Issue 14, April 3, 2006

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Details on Canada Post tour, Dan Jones on "Developing Problem Solvers" ...

Volume 13, Issue 13, March 27, 2006

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IT Roundtable outline and agenda, A "Goldmine" in a book, better performance needed by Canadian manufacturers to achieve "benchmark" status ...

Volume 13, Issue 12, March 20, 2006

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Dr. Robert (Doc) Hall wins SME Gold Medal Award for 2006, update on Leveraging Tour at Velcro Canada, upcoming conference offerings for top leaders ...

Volume 13, Issue 11, March 13, 2006

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Update on HPM IT Roundtable, La-Z-Boy's Lean implementation, COM DEV hosts 5S auditors from AfEE Consortium ...

Volume 13, Issue 10, March 6, 2006

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Getting serious about Lean, Personal Knowledge Supply Chain theme takes root at upcoming Cdn Conference, "No More Lean Excuses" by Dan Jones ...

Volume 13, Issue 9, February 27, 2006

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Value of Personal Knowledge Supply Chain, update on 2006 Canadian Lean Conference, a little on the lighter side ...

Volume 13, Issue 8, February 20, 2006

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News on the NA skills shortage, more evidence that Lean is critical to success, HBR article provides key lessons ...

Volume 13, Issue 7, February 13, 2006

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Important update on 2006 Canadian Lean Conference, overview of AME's Cultural Leadership Program, "A Tale of Two Business Systems" ...

Volume 13, Issue 6, February 6, 2006

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Growing your Knowledge Supply Chain, Dan Jones on "Breaking through to Flow", notes on the laws of "Distance", "Change" and "Expectation" ...

Volume 13, Issue 5, January 30th, 2006

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Why is there still a resistance to Lean? interesting stats on employee training, notes on recent HPM employee leveraging tour ...

Volume 13, Issue 4, January 23rd, 2006

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Coming Events, how to get the most from conferences and learning events - before, during and after ...

Volume 13, Issue 3, January 16th, 2006

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Details on Standardized Work workshop, New Year's resolutions for applying Lean Manufacturing at home, update on Canadian Lean Conference program ...

Volume 13, Issue 2, January 9th, 2006

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Thoughts for 2006 - Success in Mfg. begins at home, Jim Womack's Tor Star article, floating the trial balloon - HPM Share Showcase ...

Volume 13, Issue 1, January 2nd, 2006

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Article - "The Road Ahead", by Kevin Meyer of Superfactory

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