The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute officials announce one of its biggest and most comprehensive programs of lean management workshops ever with the opening of registration for 17 workshops in Indianapolis, IN, September 18-20, 2012. The sessions will address the technical as well as the “people” or social aspects of lean manufacturing and lean service transformations.
The curriculum features workshops on how to develop lean management systems, cultures, and behaviors. Other workshops will help managers apply lean tools to manufacturing, job shops, services, information technology, and product development.
The workshops will run from 8am to 4pm at the Indianapolis Marriott Downtown. The schedule is:
Tuesday, September 18, 2012
Developing People with Capability for Lean
Integrating Visual Management Tools and Leader Standard Work
Key Concepts of Lean
Lean IT
Managing High Mix/Low Volume Organizations
Managing to Learn: The Use of the A3 Management Process
Standardized Work: The Foundation for Kaizen
Value-Stream Mapping for the Office and Service
Wednesday, September 19, 2012
Change Agent Skills for Lean Implementation Leaders
Coaching Skills for Lean Implementation Leaders
Getting the Right Things Done
Improving Operations in High Mix/Low Volume Organizations
Managing Value-Stream Improvement
Thursday, September 20, 2012
Kaizen: The Culture of Continuous Improvement
Lean Problem Solving
Management Standard Work
Optimizing Flow in Office and Service Processes
Tuition ranges from $800 to $1600 and includes all participant materials, breakfast, lunch, and snacks each day.
Learn more about course content, instructors, discounts, and how to register at: http://www.lean.org/Workshops/WorkshopCalendar.cfm?cureventid=115 or call 617.871.2900 for information about public workshops or how to run workshops on-site.
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What Is Lean
The terms lean manufacturing, lean production, or lean management refer to a complete business system for organizing and managing product development, operations, suppliers, customer relations, and the overall enterprise that requires less capital, material, space, time, or human effort to produce products and services with fewer defects to precise customer desires, compared with traditional modern management.
Lean Enterprise Institute
Lean Enterprise Institute Inc. was founded in 1997 by management expert James P. Womack, Ph.D., as a nonprofit research, education, publishing, and conference company with a mission to advance lean thinking around the world. The Cambridge, MA-based nonprofit conducts research projects and supports other lean initiatives such as the Lean Education Academic Network, the Lean Global Network and the Healthcare Value Network. Visit LEI at http://www.lean.org for more information.