On Wednesday June 30^th London/Oxford EMC Members got a peak at how they are going to find employee's in the near future……..They also had the opportunity to lean what resources are available in the Community to help them find their workers of the future.

FACT:

With an aging workforce and declining birthrate, Canada's entire net labour growth will come from immigration in less than three years. London-Middlesex employers are facing increased competition with other businesses throughout the...

London/Oxford

SIG Event April 28^th @ Trojan Technologies

Continuous Improvement/Best Practice Sharing

London EMC Member Trojan Technologies did an amazing job of sharing one of their best practices at this SIG event. They detailed their Kanban/Inventory Management Systems for the group.

Trojan's inventory turns went from 4 times a year to 12 times a year once the committed to a Kanban system and implement it.

The objectives of this SIG Session were;

-         Become familiar with Trojan's Kanban and...

On April 21^st at the Freudenberg-NOK Plant in Tillsonburg the Oxford County Consortium of Excellence in Manufacturing got together for an SIG Session on Customs Compliance & Exporting Best Practices.

 This session featured 3 Guest Presenters;

Our first presenter, Kelly Mehlenbacher of Livingston International presented on the following topics;

Customs Compliance - Exporting

• What does proper documentation consist of?
• What elements are included in overall compliance & how do you know if you...

Success Stories in Challenging Times Learn how four Manufacturers overcame
the economic pressures and won!

  The Challenges

  •Stay in business

-How to add value with no added cost

-Customers with high expectations & service requirements

-Year after year expected price reductions

-Sales decline in a high capital / OH / fixed costs business

•Protect core group of skilled employees -Maintain a talented, flexible workforce -Morale declining due to job losses

•Being in a niche market in an economic...

Topics touched on included;

Growth, Efficiency and Risk……While every organization must choose its own path, there are business imperatives you must embrace in this new reality; investing in growth, driving efficiency and managing risk.

Corporate Income Tax Rates

Substantively enacted provisions;

-          Reduction of general rate to 15%, which will be phased in from 19% in 2009 to 15% in 2012.

-          Federal government request collaboration of provinces to each reduce their tax rates to 10%.

S...

On Wednesday January 27^th the London/Oxford Consortium came out in great numbers for a Continuous Improvement SIG session hosted by Keiper Automotive in London. Over 65 people from 45 London/Oxford Manufacturing companies took part in a "Lean Thinking Review" lead buy Bob Cook, Plant Manager of Keiper Automotive.

We talked about "lean and lean implementation basic's" which was a great refresher for some members and totally new to others. Members walked out of this event very excited and...

2009 has been another great year for the London/Oxford Consortium of Excellence in Manufacturing. The Consortium experienced some incredible growth this year with the addition of 20 new member companies.

As of the end of December the London/Oxford Consortium is made of 86 Manufacturing Companies. All 86 companies see the value of working together to share best practices and benchmark.

The SIG Sessions in 2009 were incredibly well attended! With an average of 40 individuals at each session, a...

On Wednesday December 2^nd London and Area EMC Members had an opportunity to listen and learn from a great guest speaker Veronica Kenny of the Law Firm Hicks Morley. Hicks Morley is Canada's pre-eminent law firm acting exclusively in the areas of Labour, Employment, Education, Pension and Benefits and Health and Safety law on behalf of management. The firm is committed to providing the highest level of service and expertise to its clients. Veronica discussed the below topics as well as...

For this session we were pleased to welcome the Ontario Ministry of Labour.

The Ministry of Labour provided the group with an overview of what they will be focusing on now and in the future pertaining to manufacturing.

The MOL's "Safe at Work Ontario" program was presented by; Jules Arntz-Gray the Regional Program Coordinator for the Kitchener/London Ministry of Labour (MOL) offices. Jules has led major accident investigations, developed extensive awareness and understanding of the hazards and...

Attica Manufacturing Inc.