Inscape Corp. 
Holland Landing, Ontario

Industry: Furniture

Website: Inscape Corp.

Results

• Developed a process to mass produce custom office furniture.
• Increased cabinet storage capacity by 25% within the same footprint.
• Named one of Canada's 50 best managed private companies three times.
• "Inscape married innovation and productivity, knowing that progress in one without paying attention to the other could have disastrous results."

Contributing Techniques and Tools

• Implemented an evolved form of cellular manufacturing.
• Moving to just-in-time production all but eliminated costs incurred from inventory, wait time and excess batch production.

Source: "Innovation adds value to Inscape's product line." Plant — Canada's Industrial Publication (January 20, 2003).