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Powering Continuous Improvement Across Alberta’s Business Community

Gomel Digital — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 03:57:50 +0000

This article was published in the March 2026 Issue 42 of the Chamber Connection by the Grande Prairie Chamber of Commerce. The article has been reprinted with permission. You may read the actual article on Page 44 of the Chamber Connection https://issuu.com/grandeprairiechamberofcommerce/docs/chamber_connection_vol_42_mar_03_?fr=sOTEyNjg0NDg4OTg An Edmonton‑based company with deep roots in Grande Prairie, RIVR Solutions is the only …

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AFPA in Action Member Profile

Gomel Digital — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 17:33:48 +0000

The following article was published in the Winter 2025-26 edition of AFPA in Action. RIVR Solutions has been a member of Alberta Food Processor Association for the last year, and have really enjoyed getting to know the Food Processing and Agriculture community. You can find the actual article on page 18 of the digital version …

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Building Trust and Efficiency: RIVRSolutions’ Approach

Gomel Digital — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:01:24 +0000

In this exclusive interview with CanadianSME Small Business Magazine, Gregory Hastings, Founder and Director of RIVR Solutions Ltd., shares his wealth of knowledge on optimizing operations and fostering sustainable growth. With over 30 years of leadership experience, Gregory has become a leader in Lean Manufacturing and continuous improvement, helping small and medium-sized businesses streamline their processes …

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Putting the P in 5S!

Gomel Digital — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 16:54:24 +0000

By Greg Hastings This month we are going back to the fundamentals, 5S, or to include safety, 6S. This is one of the best tools for instilling Lean practice into the culture of your organization, because at the center of practicing the first 4 S’s, the fifth S is ‘Sustain.’ Daily monitoring your work stations …

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Kaizens, not Chainsaws, belong in Operational Efficiency!

greghast — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 07:56:49 +0000

I make it a rule not to talk about politics on social media, and I will not make this about politics. However, when I see a man wielding a chainsaw representing the US Department of Government Efficiency, my hair starts to stand on the back of my neck. It is the same feeling I get …

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Market-In Approach: Navigating Tariffs with Productivity and Efficiency

greghast — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 10:07:11 +0000

In the face of looming tariff threats on Canadian imports by the United States, businesses on both sides of the border have been forced to reevaluate their business models and pricing strategies. This challenge presents an opportunity to adopt a more strategic approach that focuses on productivity, efficiency, and customer value. I harken back several …

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Strategically Leading Your Business to Success

greghast — Tue, 26 Jan 2021 20:37:09 +0000

By Greg Hastings In this time of establishing New Year’s Resolutions for ourselves, we may have already won or lost in turning over a new leaf that may define 2021. Most of the time, we lose because either we aren’t motivated or are comfortable with old habits enough that we don’t care enough to break …

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Managing Fluctuating Production Levels during a Pandemic

greghast — Mon, 27 Apr 2020 16:01:57 +0000

I have experienced too many times organizations who have set up their production lines with end-to-end flow, visual controls, standardized production, other Lean manufacturing concepts and throw out Lean principles when a crisis is presented to them. Single piece flow becomes a memory when production has to be done, and done quick. Alternatively demand drops …

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Effectiveness Amid a Pandemic!

greghast — Tue, 07 Apr 2020 23:23:08 +0000

It is no secret. Life has changed for absolutely everyone as we all hunker down and distance ourselves from each other. For our own safety and health, we are either volunteering to separate or the government is telling us what we can and cannot do, but yet still operate as a society. I know that …

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