Agricultural, heavy equipment manufacturer utilizing to lean methods

Join us on an exclusive tour of MacDon Industries and witness firsthand how our commitment to excellence and cutting-edge manufacturing techniques set us apart in the industry. This tour offers a unique glimpse into the Daily Production Management System, including 5S for workplace organization, Total Productive Maintenance for equipment reliability, and dynamic huddle boards for daily target discussions. See our state-of-the-art assembly line using small-batch and one-piece flow to optimize production, Andon systems for real-time issue resolution, and our supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) which drives our visual material ignition boards. We look forward to welcoming you and sharing our best practices regarding lean methodologies.

macdon.com

Rating: Intermediate

Communicating key indicators of Magellan Aerospace performance to promote transparency & engagement

The importance of Lean, and utilization of Lean tools is important in all Magellan Aerospace programs to increase efficiency and eliminate wastes. Due to the changing environment which aerospace manufacturing operates within, key metrics, expectations, performance and warnings are continuously monitored to ensure program success.

Throughout this tour, guests will learn about Magellan Aerospace's critical visual management techniques which ensure success in both legacy and new programs. With communication as the cornerstone of Magellan's visual management design, information is kept current and disseminated to relevant employees. Expect to visit Magellan's mobile performance boards, floor markings, tool shadowboards and much more as a part of this At a Glance: Visual Management tour.

www.magellan.aero/

Rating: Intermediate

Our Lean Journey

This tour will showcase some of the LEAN principles used at NFI-Winnipeg Plant as part of our Operational Excellence Program, and how the LEAN Tools are applied to the processes so we can deliver value to the customers and revenue to the enterprise.

www.newflyer.com

Rating: Intermediate

Using company values to drive innovation and foundational investment

Price Industries is a market leader in supplying air distribution, critical controls, and noise control products.

Lean Manufacturing weaves through our foundation and innovation activities, helping to guide conversations on waste reduction, 5S, work area design, and reduction in cycle times. Through building a strong foundation and using innovation in our manufacturing, Price Industries has had strong annual growth while reducing our lead times to industry leading levels and improving our customer satisfaction.

www.priceindustries.com

Rating: Intermediate

Integrating a culture of diversity and adapability to enhance the customer experience

We have just finished the merger/integration of two companies with completely different product lines and cultures into one facility. Our plan is to discuss this project in depth from the 10 month planning stage and the 14 month execution phase of the project. We intend to discuss the highs and lows of such a project and touch on the success' we had and the mistakes we made. We will show the before and after pictures and explain the reasoning for re- locating 6 different departments within our facility to make room for the new company.

www.prolific.ca

Rating: Intermediate

Developed in direct collaboration with industry to tackles the primary challenges facing Manitoba’s manufacturing sector

Built on three complementary goals, the Price Institute helps Manitoba manufacturers:

• Attract new talent to design and deliver new technologies and processes that fuel their businesses.

• Reskill or upskill existing workforces to harness these new technologies or processes.

• Accelerate technology transfer throughout its vast network of SME manufacturers, through collaborative applied research activities.

www.rrc.ca

Rating: Advanced

Leaning out the fleet - Our Journey

The Vehicle Services Unit (VSU) of the Winnipeg Police Service is responsible for the planning, allocation, life cycle and maintenance of the entire WPS fleet of over 400 vehicles, including all marked, unmarked, motorcycles, specialty, surveillance and covert vehicles. VSU started its Lean journey in 2015 and over the past 9 years has engaged in a steady pursuit of continuous improvement.

From their initial Kaizen event, VSU was able to reduce the cycle time of completing an oil change by over 18% resulting in an almost $35,000 / year savings of labour

www.winnipeg.ca/police

Rating: Intermediate

Tour a brand new food manufacturing facility with careful thought put into process flow with one shipping & receiving area. Point-of-use was a strong consideration in the design and layout of the facility.

www.beemaid.com

Rating: Beginner

Practical and manageable Continuous Improvement and Organization

Visitors will be guided through the production area of the facility and provided with an overview of recent improvement initiatives, including specific examples. The tour will highlight how these improvements are driven by employees and supported by the infrastructure in place that enables the journeys from problem to solution.

organigram.ca

Rating: Beginner

We have a small factory with a BIG product - Toyota started on a small island, and we too use it to our advantage!

Duxton is a proudly local family-run business. We manufacture high performance fiberglass windows and doors. Because we work and live in a very cold climate, we have some of the best performing systems in Canada! We regularly send staff to lean training and encourage improvement projects on the floor. Learn how CME and Lean have been instrumental in our evolution to create Lean systems. Come and see for yourself the progress we’ve made.

duxtonwindows.ca

Rating: Beginner, Intermediate

Single Piece Flow: Is it Possible in a Steel Service Center

Brunswick Steel has been on its LEAN Journey for over 10 years. During this tour you will see how culture and employee engagement has driven us to be the top Independent Steel Service Center in Manitoba.

brunswicksteel.com

Rating: Intermediate

Help us fight hunger in our community.

Harvest feeds 110,000 households per month. Harvest collects and shares over 13 million pounds of food per month. Staff and volunteers create hampers to send out to clients. Harvest supports the booking of 420 agencies.

There is a lot of work to be done to support those numbers. We’ve implemented Lean tools to support our volunteers, to maximize the time they spend with us and set them up for success.  We are also on a continuous improvement journey to create good flow for the teams who make empowered decisions to best use all the resources available to them to support families throughout the whole province.  Join us to see how impactful Lean tools are in a non-profit environment.

www.harvestmanitoba.ca

Rating: Intermediate

NRC’s advanced manufacturing research facility powering innovation

Research and development activities are in the areas of digital manufacturing, cobotics, digital twinning and machine learning, and sustainable food packaging to accelerate the discovery, development, demonstration, validation, scale-up and transition to industry.

Rating: Advanced

5S and Visual Processes

From storage through washing to packaged product, you will see what it takes to ensure quality potatoes are washed and packed in a bag and all sizes look similar in your local store. We are pleased to show you some of the ways we are striving to grow in our continuous improvement journey

Rating: Advanced

State of the art ergonomics make this one of the most energy efficient and healthiest indoor office space in North America.

Manitoba Hydro was determined to provide a healthy, productive, and creative workplace for our employees and the building is a world class model of energy efficiency and sustainability, while enhancing the urban environment and economy of downtown Winnipeg. The 360 Portage Ave building is the top 10 most sustainable building in the world! It’s not only beautiful on the outside, but it also packed with amazing functionalities and creative designs, such as optimized solar exposure that takes advantage of the sun’s passive warming effective on air as it rises through the south atria in the winter months and reduces thermal loss through the north side of the building; many waters feature — meant to emulate dams, fill the space with the sound flowing water and like the water feature in the atrium also has a functional purpose (humidification and dehumidification). It’s connected to downtown including the elevated walkway system, and provides street level retail activity, offering a landscaped public courtyard on its southern exposure. Manitoba Hydro is also one of the largest collectors of original artwork produced by Manitoba artists since 2008. The gallery style interior design with artwork displayed everywhere creates an eye capturing experience that sparks joy and emotions for the employees. Sign up for the opportunity to be amazed by this state-of-the-art architecture which identifies Manitoba Hydro as a world-class energy company.