With over 30 years of industry experience, Don Kivell has gained the reputation as a catalyst to effect positive change in any manufacturing environment. His proven track record for creating profitable, flexible, customer-focused manufacturing environments with highly motivated employees, makes him a valuable asset to your organization.

 

Don Kivell
President,
Lean Manufacturing
Solutions Inc.

Having served in a senior management capacity in a variety of
industries, Don Kivell has successfully implemented Lean Manufacturing solutions over the past 15 years

Experience
 
From the shop floor to Plant Management Don's diverse
background includes experience in:

  • Operations Management
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Plant Layout
  • Cellular Manufacturing
  • Quick Changeover
  • Training and Development
  • Kaizen/Rapid Improvement
  • Manufacturing Strategies
  • Cultural Change
 

Recognition
 
Recognized as a respected expert, Don Kivell has been featured in the business sections of the Globe & Mail and Toronto Star. He was also the focus of the Canadian Government's video on Advanced Manufacturing Technologies.

He is a sought-after speaker for conferences on Lean Manufacturing and related subjects throughout North America, and has regularly led Lean Manufacturing workshops on behalf of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence.

    Conferences and Workshops
  • The Canadian Manufacturer's
    Association & Plant - Canada's
    Industrial Newspaper
  • Technology Opportunity Showcase
  • Institute for International Research
 


Wayne Warick


Wayne Warwick

Wayne is our resident systems and scheduling expert, has over 25 years of varied manufacturing experience and has successfully evaluated and implemented over 30 MIS systems from continuous process environments to custom Job Shops.He has delivered over 50 Kaizen Rapid Improvement Programs in numerous shop floor and related business processes.

Experience
 
Wayne's career has allowed him to gain a wide range of expertise in such areas as:

  • MRP & MRP 11
  • J.I.T/MRP Integration
  • Systems Analysis
  • Systems Selection
  • Capacity Management
  • Inventory Management
 
  • Production Scheduling
  • Lean Manufacturing
  • Project Management
  • Kaizen/Rapid Improvement
  • CNC Programming
      

Skill Sets

Using his experience in shop floor scheduling systems, Wayne has assisted many clients with the implementation of improvements,
optimizing their resource and material management capabilities.
          

Manufacturing Systems Solutions include:

  • Defining detailed system requirements
  • System evaluations
  • Complete project management
  • Implementation of solutions

   

Bill Bender P. Eng.

Bill Bender has been involved in engineering and manufacturing for over 30 years, with 15 of those years in various management positions including V.P. of Operations. He has provided leadership in the fields of Lean Manufacturing, Value Stream Mapping, Program Management, New Product Introduction, Workforce re-organization, Employee Training and Development, and all aspects of the production process.

Bill has helped numerous businesses become more successful, by implementing Lean anufacturing
Quality and Productivity Improvements, Increasing Capacity, and Reducing Lead-times and Inventories.  

 

Bill’s background includes  experience in:

  • Business Process Improvements
  • Strategic Planning
  • Plastic Molding, Forming, Extrusion
  • Packaging
  • Major Appliances
  • Automated and manual assembly
  • Metal Stamping, Forming, Welding
  • Metal Finishing- Paint & Enamel
  • Refrigeration
  • Furniture
 

Experience:

  • Program management
  • New Product Development
  • Manufacturing Strategy Development
  • Capacity Planning
  • Cellular Manufacturing
  • Operations Analysis
  • Workforce Re-organization
  • Factory layout
  • KANBAN
  • Operations Management

Education & Training

  • Bachelor of Engineering
  • Just-In-Time Production
  • Value Stream/Process Mapping
  • Statistical Process Control
  • Work Measurement Techniques
  • Team-based Problem Solving
  • ISO 9000
  • Value Stream Mapping
  • Lean Manufacturing
 

       



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