Canadian Newsletters

Canadian consultants and consortias have developed electronic newsletters that are powerful vehicles to share information concerning lean manufacturing and high performance manufacturing. Their e-newsletters feature success stories, practical techniques, motivational material and definitions of terms. In addition, these newsletters often promote events, training courses and meetings of special interest groups. Most of these organizations encourage subscriptions, often at no cost.

• The Industrial Technology Centre has three e-newsletters:
  • Advanced Manufacturing News
  • Innovation & Technology Watch
  • Manitoba BioEnergy Technology News
  All issues can be found on the Industrial Technology Centre website at: ITC Publications and Bibliographies or you can be added to the distribution list by contacting them.
• The Fluent News
  An electronic publication of the Fluent Manufacturing Consortia and is intended as a learning platform for companies pursuing lean excellence in Atlantic Canada. It is published every two weeks and is intended to act as a learning tool, provide encouragement, showcase examples of lean, announce upcoming lean sessions in Atlantic Canada, and direct companies towards other lean resources.
• High Performance Manufacturing (HPM) Consortium: Weekly Updates
  Based in southwestern Ontario, HPM's members participate as a leveraged learning network to accelerate the journey to World Class. HPM's Weekly Updates promote Lean concepts and training opportunities to members and non-members.
• Jim Clemmer's Leader Letter
  Jim Clemmer's complimentary e-newsletter provides insight on practical leadership issues, best practices, relevant book reviews and organization and personal performance improvement.
• Lean Thoughts
  The Lean Consortium's weekly two-page newsletter published by Kunst gives consortium event schedules and highlights timely topics or sharing of best practices and accomplishments within the consortium members or friends of the consortium.
• Target Magazine
  The bi-weekly newsletter of the Canadian Chapter of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) contains articles that promote "change" and the "elimination of waste" and provides news of upcoming AME events.
• Six Sigma Monthly Newsletter
  From e-Zsigma, a source for six sigma breaking news, popular links, tools, articles, and industry spotlights. Regular features include monthly articles, conference updates, links to free resources, archives, and more!