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Interactive, Online Resource
Today’s competitive business environment demands increases in efficiency and productivity. However, starting the process to increase productivity and adapt new technologies can be overwhelming, given the tight schedules we already operate within. Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development has developed an interactive, online resource specifically for the food processing industry to learn about continuous improvement through lean thinking principles and tools.
“Lean thinking is a way to identify and eliminate waste from your processes, while adding value to your customers,” says Nicola Stevens, senior development officer, Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development. “Lean thinking is about delivering more with less human effort, less time, and often less space.” The online resource was developed to make it easier to incorporate lean thinking principles and tools into production practices.
The hands-on web resource introduces owners, managers, and line staff to lean principles and some of the practical, user-friendly tools. In addition to learning activities, the resource includes actionable items for use in production and process flow to increase efficiency.
“Processors have found immediate benefit from using some of the resource’s tools in their plant to assess their operation and identify areas for improvement,” adds Stevens. Supervisors and line managers can use this resource to train their staff on continuous improvement with lean thinking principles. “Our clients have found this resource practical and easy to use. It is a great way to introduce lean thinking into your business,” says Stevens.
If you would like this resource on cd for you or your staff, e-mail us at productivity@gov.ab.ca.
The development of this resource was supported by Growing Forward, a federal-provincial-territorial initiative. |