From left to right – Kim Dube , Supplier Business Relations Manager – Norm St-Jean , Senior Supply Chain Manager – Barbara Guertin , Strategic Sourcing Manager – Leah Slaughter ( Middle ), VP of Supply Chain – Penny Tessier , Supply Chain Project Manager – Ashley Thorpe-Hill , Supply Continuity Manager – Mike Furoy , Materials Manager – Suzanne Sonnenberg ( missing ) Demand Manager
According to Dubreuil , there are three levels of lean manufacturing : “ Entry level is where you do some bits here and there and improve some processes . Second level is where you start to see a stream that is connected to the lean flow of the feed . At the highest level , you see a tight flow in production , combining a lot of productivity and maturity . We ’ re working on that third level , where we are connecting manufacturing with supply chain more and more with one common goal , rather than two siloes working side-byside but not communicating .”
SCOPS Lean thinking and the combination of supply chain and operations – which the company calls SCOPS – is what has allowed SigmaPoint to disrupt its industry to the extent that it ’ s bringing business back onshore . The default position of so many manufacturers is “ to attract customers at the design
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