Reference number : 172-2019-2020-Q2-930048, amendment number : 1, agreement type : C, recipient legal name : Hi-Kalibre Equipment Ltd., recipient country : CA, recipient province : AB, recipient city : Edmonton|Edmonton, recipient postal code : T6B 3T6, program name english : Industrial Research Assistance Program – Contributions to Firms, program name french : Programme d’aide à la recherche industrielle – Contributions aux entreprises, program purpose english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization, program purpose french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation, agreement title english : Demand Forecasting Tool Development and Manufacturing System Redesign & Implementation with Lean Principles, agreement title french : Demand Forecasting Tool Development and Manufacturing System Redesign & Implementation with Lean Principles, agreement number : 930048, agreement value : 339000.0, agreement start date : 2019-07-01, agreement end date : 2020-09-30, description english : This project is a combination of demand forecasting tool development and manufacturing system redesign and implementation with lean manufacturing principles. It is a productivity improvement and inventory reduction by eliminating the all kinds of wastes and inefficiencies from the manufacturing process and system.  This project will  focus on two key areas; 1) inventory reduction: to analyse the current inventory and its data in the ERP system for a better inventory planning and inventory reduction, 2) productivity enhancement and cost reduction: to identify inefficiencies, bottle necks and problems by performing a VSM  
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IRAP will provide Hi-Kalibre with necessary resources to achieve their project goal: 1) Inventory specialist or data analyst (full time), 2) Lean manufacturing engineer (full time) and 3) a lean manufacturing consultant.

This project will reduce Hi-Kalibre’s operational cost and increase their competitive strength and company will be in a better position., description french : This project is a combination of demand forecasting tool development and manufacturing system redesign and implementation with lean manufacturing principles. It is a productivity improvement and inventory reduction by eliminating the all kinds of wastes and inefficiencies from the manufacturing process and system.  This project will  focus on two key areas; 1) inventory reduction: to analyse the current inventory and its data in the ERP system for a better inventory planning and inventory reduction, 2) productivity enhancement and cost reduction: to identify inefficiencies, bottle necks and problems by performing a VSM  
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IRAP will provide Hi-Kalibre with necessary resources to achieve their project goal: 1) Inventory specialist or data analyst (full time), 2) Lean manufacturing engineer (full time) and 3) a lean manufacturing consultant.

This project will reduce Hi-Kalibre’s operational cost and increase their competitive strength and company will be in a better position., expected results english : The purpose of IRAP Contributions to Firms is to support research, development, adoption and/or adaptation of innovative or technology-driven new or improved products, services or processes in Canada up to their commercialization, expected results french : Le PARI, par le biais des Contributions aux entreprises, vise à appuyer la recherche, le développement, l’adaptation et/ou l’adoption au Canada de produits, de services ou de processus novateurs ou axés sur des technologies nouvelles ou améliorées, et ce jusqu’à leur commercialisation, additional information english : nan, additional information french : nan, owner organization : nrc-cnrc, owner organization title : National Research Council Canada | Conseil national de recherches Canada