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Productivity in Canadian manufacturing peaked in 1997, but by 2010, the number of medium-sized manufacturers in Canada (firms with 100-499 employees) fell by 51%. At the same time, our imports from China increased by 456%. Today, 94% of our manufacturing firms are in the small category (less than 100 employees) and the medium category continues to shrink.
In March 2024, the Bank of Canada sounded the alarm on Canada’s productivity and declared that it is time to act and “break the glass” to correct it.
Wednesday, November 20, 2024, 9:00am EST - Virtual
This session will be lead by EMC Supply Chain Expert, Matt Weller. He will lead a interactive discussion around Canadian Supply Chain Issues, touching on;
- What do we mean by productivity? Stats Can vs Finance vs Manufacturing interpretations and concerns.
- What challenges inhibit productivity – what do members see as barriers?
- What have members tried and seen success with? How do they measure that success?
- Are there lessons learned that can be applied from other sectors outside of manufacturing? (Canada’s productivity crisis is not exclusive to manufacturing, and our tech sector is now declining as an example of struggles elsewhere).
Matt Weller - Bio
Matt’s supply chain career spans 24 years working in direct management, project management, advisory work, and consulting in all functional areas of supply chain across multiple manufacturing industries, and product categories. Additionally, he has a natural mechanical engineering aptitude and has managed several engineering projects and new product introductions. Matt has passion for manufacturing and operations with a primary focus on supply chain risk and resilience, and productivity.
Matt holds a current ASCM (Association for Supply Chain Management) certification as a Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM).
