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  Canada's Ultimate Best Practices Exchange Program
The Innovation Insights program is widely recognized throughout Canada's manufacturing community as high-value, with practical demonstrations of manufacturing best practices in technological and process management.  The ultimate objective is to enhance the innovative and productive capabilities of Canadian industry.

Innovation Insights is delivered by Canadian Manufacturers & Exporters (CME) and the National Research Council - Industrial Research Assistance Program (NRC-IRAP).

Innovation Insights is designed to help SMEs achieve business excellence.
Visit Innovation Insights' host companies who are at the forefront of best practice implementation. In both manufacturing and service businesses, competitiveness, productivity and profitability depend on getting core business process right - and making sure these processes keep improving.

Results are achieved utilizing the program's proven format of interactive learning that includes best practice presentations, and networking session, and a 'behind-the-scenes' visit of the Host's facility.

Seeing a best practice in action is inspirational, providing participants with ideas for improvement, while also moving a company to new heights.  It's a world-class win-win!

This program provides not only a learning experience for the attendees, but also provides value to the selected hosts, who receive on the spot feedback from a group of experienced manufacturers.
 

  The Learning Experience
  • See new companies
  • Learn about new tools and processes
  • Take away new ideas
  • Be inspired to apply what you learn at your place of business
The Feedback Experience
  • Provide feedback to companies
  • Share what works, what doesn't, and how to achieve results


 

The Networking Experience
  • Meet new people
  • share experiences and ideas
  • Discuss new opportunities


     

Program Themes include:
  • Lean- Process Excellence
  • Human Resources
  • The Environment
  • Product Development
  • International Trade & Export Development
  • Commercialization
  • Logistics
Within these Themes, our hosts cover a number of specific issues, such as:
  • Customer Centricity
  • Change Management
  • Lean Best Practices & Processes
  • New Product Development
  • Environment Issues
  • Training
  • Employee Ownership
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Six Sigma
  • Kaizen
  • Visual management
  • Information Technology
  • Self Directed Work Teams
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Flexible management
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Cellular Manufacturing