Lean Manufacturing

Lean Enterprise Assessment Program (LEAP)

What the Lean Enterprise Assessment Program (LEAP) can do for you

  • We bring awareness and commitment about the benefits of Lean thinking.

  • We aid in the implementation of "Lean thinking".

  • We mentor the development of process improvement expertise within Alberta.

Learn more about LEAP. See:

Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry's Strategic Manufacturing Unit (SMU)

The Strategic Manufacturing Unit is an Alberta Government organization dedicated to helping Alberta companies increase productivity by assessing and restructuring business practices with LEAP.

Our experts can help your organization to:

  • increase profitability by applying Lean methodologies

  • decrease costs

  • deal with labour shortages

  • deal with supply chain challenges

Our experts will:

  • show you how to use the Lean Enterprise Assessment Program (LEAP)

  • provide guidance for obtaining training in Lean methodologies that apply to your industry

  • educate your organization about the Lean tools that they can apply

  • take your operation to the next level of world-class manufacturing excellence

SMU experts bring extensive experience in identifying, developing, and applying Lean methodologies. To learn more about the SMU, see:

For more information about LEAP, or to schedule your own Lean assessment with an SMU expert, see:

Date Updated: Jan 16, 2008
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