Volume 1, Issue 4 – Spring 2017

Cover story – Made by Manitobans: Five leaders share insights on what is driving Canada’s hottest manufacturing market

By Derek Lothian.  A mentor of mine once told me the greatest strength a business leader can have is recognizing internal weakness — individually and organizationally. That requires discipline, authenticity, and

By Roy Cook.  When I was first asked to contribute to this issue of Prairie Manufacturer Magazine, Ronda and Derek suggested that sharing some thoughts on how Monarch Industries has

By Scott Keddie.  For many manufacturers, the pursuit of excellence is all about embracing the new — new technologies, new markets, new products, and new ways of doing businesses. Competition

By Ron Koslowsky.  During the rapid rise of the Canadian dollar against the U.S. greenback in 2003-04, I carried out a research project to answer the question of how manufacturers

By Will Stanley & Derek Lothian.  Manitoba and manufacturing: They go together like Churchill and polar bears. For the past century, the sector has been at the heart of Manitoba’s

How Manitoba took Canada’s aerospace industry to new heights.  By Joanne Paulson.  When the National Hockey League announced a franchise would be returning to Winnipeg for the 2011-12 season, there

From a local cooperative founded in the thralls of The Great Depression to Canada’s largest independent cheese manufacturer.  By Pat Rediger.  Heralding back to the time of its earliest customers,

In-house chemists, an on-site laboratory, environmental entrepreneurs: This isn’t your average Hutterite colony.  By Pat Rediger. There are few Canadian manufacturers more iconic and synonymous with innovation than Bombardier. The

By Derek Lothian.  Blogger Brian Farrell once said that social media is a lot like fly-fishing: It’s deceptively complex. What looks like someone flailing around their arms and a fishing

By Steven Beal.  As your manufacturing business matures, it is never too early to start thinking about what it’s worth and how you plan to exit. Even as you are

Stop trivializing visual management — the returns are too large to ignore.  By Dave Hogg.  The winter issue of Prairie Manufacturer Magazine confirmed 5S for what it is: Workplace organization, where