Whether you are a small, medium or large company, a major customer, or a small supplier, LEAN techniques apply to you. The best way to learn about Lean is to see it first hand. Please join other Medina County Manufactures in touring one of your neighbors and, one of Medina County’s most impressive lean facilities, Sealy Mattress Company.

Three years ago, this Medina facility was earmarked to be closed. A combination of Lean concepts, committed leadership, and dedicated employees, managed to turn this plant into one of the top producers of Sealy’s more than 20 manufacturing facilities.

Ms. Nowak will discuss Sealy’s Lean journey during the past two years. She will discuss the reasons why Sealy choose Lean as their approach to continuous improvement, the roadblocks and pitfalls they encountered, and the impressive results they have attained in such a short amount of time.

Following the presentations, attendees will have an opportunity to tour the facility and then to roundtable with Sealy and other area manufacturers for group discussion.

* This program is FREE. Complimentary continental breakfast beginning at 7:30 am *

NOTE: All attendees will be asked to sign a confidentiality statement. Parking is limited at the facility so we ask all companies attending to please carpool if possible.

Sponsored by: WINOC – Work in Northeast Ohio Council, Medina County Economic Development Corporation, and\

The University of Akron, Department of Workforce Development &Continuing Education

[WINOC's participation in the Medina County Manufacturers Forum is in part subsidized through a grant from the Ohio Labor Management Cooperation Program (OLMCP) of the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) to operate the Northeast Ohio Center for Labor Management Cooperation (NEOCLMC)]