This “Canadian Resource Guide to High Performance Manufacturing” provides information for Canadian manufacturers and service companies on lean manufacturing, six sigma, just-in-time (JIT), total quality management (TQM), value stream mapping (VSM), Theory of Constraint, kaizen and many other process improvement technologies.

The “Guide” also provides links to Canadian lean consortia, lean plant tour, success stories/best practices, lean e-newsletters, educational material, associations and government resources. The information is presented to assist Canadian companies in their efforts to increase their productivity, profitability, competitiveness and to reduce waste.