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HOME	Lean Education Series A Three-Day Series of Six Lean Workshops

The Lean Education series consists of six half-day modules that teach five key tools of Lean Manufacturing and address issues of implementation.

Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Kaizen
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
Design for Manufacturing and Assembly (DFMA)
Roadblocks and Pitfalls to Lean.

These modules will be offered on October 2 & 23 and November 6, 2006, with actual in-plant project work being encouraged within that timeframe.... get your payback in real time! We encourage companies to send a team of employees who can then bring their knowledge back to their company and apply it.

What others say about the Lean Education Series...

"Brian was great at presenting the material in a manner that related to the real world. He was engaging and able to answer questions with concrete examples. I would highly recommend the class."

"Brian was able to present the nuts and bolts of lean manufacturing in a passionate, urgent manner that really drove home the need to become lean or perish."

Brian Gale

Chief Operating Officer

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Ed Stanczak

Mixing Room Supervisor

Valspar

October 2, 2006

#1: VSM – Value Stream Mapping: Value Stream Mapping is a critical early step in the Lean transformation. This course describes the process that is used to construct current and future state maps and demonstrates where the opportunity exists to eliminate all non-value added activity in a value stream.

#2: KAIZEN: The course shows how both manufacturing and administrative Kaizens are conducted and how they differ. You will see examples of tools, techniques and forms that are used in the Kaizen process and will learn how to facilitate Kaizen events that bring about rapid and sustaining change.

October 23, 2006

#3: TPM – Total Productive Maintenance: In any business, it is critical that equipment is always properly maintained and available when needed. This course covers the different types of maintenance, the six big losses and the importance of safety. Learn how to keep equipment in peak operating condition and how to avoid unscheduled downtime. See how TPM blends with Lean elements, rules and other tools.

#4: SMED – Single Minute Exchange of Dies: This course covers the techniques that are used to accomplish rapid changeovers and explains how, when combined with other Lean tools, SMED leads to lower inventories, increased safety, improved service levels and reduced costs.

November 6, 2006

#5: DFMA - Design for Manufacturing and Assembly: The course shows how the design activity influences costs and what can be done to simplify the product manufacturing process so that costs are minimized and quality is improved.

#6: Roadblocks and Pitfalls to Lean: This course is designed to help guide you through the Lean transformation and avoid the pitfalls. Learn from the mistakes of others and avoid the trial and error implementation process that often kills the initiative.

When?

This course is not currently scheduled. If you are interested in attending it in the future please conact Dee Holody at Progrms@winoc.org or call 216-346-8753

Where?

This course can bo delivered off-site or on-site at your location.

Cost

$2,700 for Teams of Three; $60 per module per additional employee.

For other arrangements please contact us.

10% Discount for WINOC Members.

Instructor

Brian Furlong

Lean Enterprise Inc.
Brian Furlong

Executive V.P. Program Development

You can find a bio on Brian Furlong at http://www.winoc.org/staff.html

This Lean Education Series has been developed by...

WINOC - Work in Northeast Ohio Council, Lean Enterprise Inc., and the University of Akron, Department of Continuing Education