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LIMM-593: The Future of Canadian Manufacturing Report a Broken Link

This course introduces the area of management for the manufacturing sector, with a future-oriented focus. It is intended to provide a baseline understanding of the role that manufacturing plays in the Canadian economy as a whole, to identify the key principles of managerial economics that drive executive decision-making in the manufacturing sector, to understand recent trends in Canadian manufacturing, and to explore the opportunities for revitalizing Canada’s manufacturing sector through the combined leadership of industry, government, and post-secondary institutions of higher learning.


Required Readings

Lesson 1

Reading 1: Milgrom, P., & Roberts, J. (1990). The economics of modern manufacturing: Technology, strategy, and organization. American Economic Review, 80(3), 511-528.
Reading 2: Bernard, A. (2009). Trends in manufacturing employment. Perspectives (February 2009), 1-13. Statistics Canada Catalogue No. 75-001-X. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/75-001-x/2009102/pdf/10788-eng.pdf
Reading 3: Burleton, D., & Bendiner, J. (2014, February 20). The curious case of Canada’s ailing manufacturing sector (TD Economics Special Report). Toronto: TD Bank Group. Retrieved from http://www.td.com/document/PDF/economics/special/CanadaAilingManufacturingSector.pdf
Reading 4: Ellis, J. (2014). Manufacturing: The year 2013 in review (Catalogue No. 11-621-M, no. 93). Ottawa: Minister of Industry. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/11-621-m/11-621-m2014093-eng.pdf

Lesson 2

Reading 5: Canadian Manufacturing Coalition.(2012). Manufacturing our future: A manufacturing action plan for Canada. Ottawa: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cme-mec.ca/download.php?file=h8q5gph6.pdf
Reading 6: Minister of Industry. (2014). Seizing Canada’s moment: Moving forward in science, technology and innovation 2014 (Catalogue No. Iu37-4/1-2014E-PDF). Ottawa: Author. Retrieved from https://www.ic.gc.ca/eic/site/icgc.nsf/vwapj/Seizing_Moment_ST_I-Report-2014-eng.pdf/$file/Seizing_Moment_ST_I-Report-2014-eng.pdf
Reading 7: Jamrisko, M. & Lu, W. (2017, January 16). These are the world's most innovative economies. BloombergMarkets. Retrieved from https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-01-17/sweden-gains-south-korea-reigns-as-world-s-most-innovative-economies

Lesson 3

Reading 8: Angel, R. (2008). Canadian manufacturing’s search for competitive differentiation. Ivey Business Journal 72(5), 1-6.
Reading 9: Industry Canada. (2011). State of advanced manufacturing: A Canadian perspective (Catalogue No. Iu44-85/2011E-PDF). Ottawa: Author. Retrieved from http://www.cme-mec.ca/_uploads/documents/13195128081789.pdf
Reading 10: Davenport, T. H. (2006). Competing on analytics. Harvard Business Review, 84(1), 98-107.