Networking Forum/Tour Events

Current Programs

WINOC offers its public programs as one of several methods to advance its non-profit mission to help Ohio organizations to achieve performance excellence. Part of our mission is to raise public awareness

WINOC's programs are tailored for organizations that thrive and survive through teamwork and cooperation. We encourage organizations to attend programs in groups, with participants from both upper and middle-level management, from both operations and support personnel, and from both management and labor. Through the use of lecture, group exercises, group discussion, and hands-on practice, WINOC's program participants gain one-of-a-kind, focused opportunities to learn, use, and retain the information presented.

WINOC offers public programs for the purposes of education and training, such as our Lean Education Series and our Labor and Lean Workshop..

Though our current focus is on education in Lean practices for manufacturing, we are also experienced at public education offerings in the areas of leadership and supervisory training, team leader and facilitator training, labor and management cooperation, Baldrige-based best practices, and the application of quality tools and principles.

These programs are periodically offered in a public setting but are also available customized for the client and onsite at the client's location. For a listing and description of education and training programs that we can offer you click here.

WINOC provides its Members and other northeast Ohio manufacturers networking opportunities through an on-going series of manufacturing forums, tours and events, working with various  Partners and/or regional cosponsors.

These Forums typically include a presentation and tour by a host company, a tutorial short subject and time for sharing. 

Future Forum/Tour Events are listed under Current Programs at right.

Past events include the following:

12-4-07 Lean Productivity Breakfast at Foseco PLC

9-18-07 Manufacturing Forum at Cardinal Fasteners

7-31-07 Manufacturing Forum at Tremco

4-26-07 Continuous Improvement Exchange Forum at Energizer

3-22-07 Manufacturing Forum at Nordson Amherst Plant

3-7-07 "People Make the Difference" Lean Conference

5-22-06 Lean Orientation and Simulation Workshop.

4-25-06 Twinsburg Manufacturing Forum at GED Integrated Solutions.

2-28-06 Strongsville Forum at Demag Plastics

1-19-06 Medina County Forum at Sealy.

10-18-05 Medina County Forum at MTD.

Manufacturing Forum and Tour at Deluxe

Deluxe Corporation

10030 Philipp Parkway

Streetsboro, OH 44241

Thursday, May 22, 2008

(7:30 - 10:00 AM)

At its 115,000 square foot Streetsboro location, 300 Deluxe employees manufacturer small business checks and forms. 

Deluxe Streetsboro will share its Lean journey, which began in 2000 and was re-energized and streamlined in 2006. In 2000, the Streetsboro plant shipped 7,000 orders per day and employed 275 employees. Today the plant ships 17,000 orders per day and has 290 employees. Over 90% of the orders ship with-in 48 hours.

Attendance will be limited, so contact us early to register.

For more details about Deluxe's Lean journey and directions please go here.

Cosponsored by WIRE-Net and partially subsidized through a grant from the Ohio Labor Management Cooperation Program (OLMCP).

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Partner Events

For information on programs and events of WINOC Partners 

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