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| Managing Process
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Focus on Logistics 2009
Our first concern in the wood industry is to make a beautiful, functional product we can sell for money. This task is more than enough to keep any one person busy, or even a shop full of dozens of people. But the larger a shop grows, the more factors peripheral to the direct activity of creating the product start to intrude upon the bottom line. Material...more
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| All in perspective at Continental
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The licence plate on his silver Mercedes is CCC-CSS. Owner Bill Volk says it stands for Continental Custom Cabinets - Continental Sales and Service. Bruce Donald, project manager and chief estimator, says it stands for Continental Custom Cabinets - Can’t Stand Still. Donald knows of what he speaks; stop to talk to someone or take a picture while touring the London, Ont. shop with the 71-year-old Volk and, chances are, when you turn around he won’t be there....more
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| Look at problems and processes to see beyond shapes
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Quick — design something!
If you are feeling a little puzzled by that command, it is only natural. After all, you have not been told what it is you are supposed to design, who is supposed to use it, how
it has to work or even why it is needed. Design is a creative process, with the key word being process. Processes need to start somewhere and go somewhere else....more
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| Wolf Creek Cabinets
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It was a business decision… sort of. Lyle and Lora Lea Harrison started Wolf Creek Cabinets in 1993 on the advice of the economic development office in Lacombe, Alta. They had moved to the area from Stettler, Alta., where Lora Lea had worked for 11 years in her father’s farm equipment dealership. Lyle got his journeyman cabinetmaker ticket in 1984 and moved between working at larger shops in Red Deer and the oil fields before opening his first cabinet shop in Stettler. “There were four shops fighting over about three kitchens a year,”...more
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| Putting it all together to create a SAFETY ENVIRONMENT
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You can have meetings and attend seminars. You can write memos and form task forces. You can draft procedures and appoint safety stewards. You can buy guarding and light curtains and paint yellow lines on the floor. You can hire consultants and go blue in the face talking up your company’s commitment to safety....more
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| The making of a dynasty
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His father reigned for 10 years as one of New Brunswick’s most popular premiers. Now, James McKenna is establishing himself as a leader in the Atlantic wood industry by taking Shediac, New Brunswick’s Glenwood Kitchen to new heights....more
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| Focus on Training 2008
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Corporate succession is about the future, which implies change. Given the challenges of the labour market, and the changes that have already occurred in our industry,...more
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| Maco Millwork - Legal Code to Code of Honour
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“This is what business is about, wearing several hats at a time,” says Anna Mancuso, 34-year-old president and c.e.o. of Maco Millwork, as she is holding her nine-month-old son. Gianluca has come to the office for the day because he has an ear infection....more
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| Marketing Offshore
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Demand for wood products is hot in overseas economies. Just be sure to get your product mix right - Offshore, the right product for the right market is more important than ever....more
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