Who Should Attend?

Executives, plant/operations managers, and professionals from HR, Quality, Maintenance, Engineering and Training & Development will receive excellent value.



Benefits

1. Maximum information, minimum time investment

2. Learn the basic Lean principles and tools and which ones are most appropriate for your organization

3. Determine the level of cost reduction and profit improvement possible

4. Map out a Lean implementation strategy

5. Learn how Lean can fit with other oranizational initiatives



Seminar Fee

To schedule this seminar at in house and for rates and information, click here or call us at (916) 797-2263.

Executive Lean Overview:
Faster, Better, Cheaper
A one-day seminar for operations executives



 

Partial Client List:

AlliedSignal
Bausch & Lomb
Benjamin Moore
BF Goodrich
BP
Bristol Myers Squibb
ChevronTexaco
Colgate-Palmolive
DHL
DuPont
Electrolux
GE
Kimberly-Clark
Kraft Foods
Miller Brewing
Motorola
Nabisco
NEC
Nestle
Northrup Grumman
Ocean Spray
Owens-Corning
P&G
Rayovac
Sara Lee
Sony
TDK
Texas Instruments
Toshiba
Toyota
TRW
Unilever
US Postal Service
Yamaha

Are you interested in achieving lower costs, higher quality and faster response times?

Faster, Better, Cheaper is a full-day in-house seminar geared towards owners, manufacturing executives, plant managers and others responsible for developing a lean, efficient, globally competitive manufacturing operation.

At this event, you’ll learn how other plants have slashed unit costs by as much as 30%, quality defects by 60% and inventories and lead times by 90%. We’ll discuss some of the strategies used and how to implement them successfully. You’ll learn about Lean Manufacturing techniques and how to engage your entire work force in a process of Continuous Quality Improvement.

Faster, Better, Cheaper is a cost-effective way to learn what has worked - and what hasn't - at other facilities, while creating a sound improvement plan for your own.

We start by touring your facility and observing operations to better understand your current state. Then, we move to a training or board room where we present Lean Manufacturing principles in a way that relates to your current situation. We not only discuss the key Lean principles, but some cost-effective implementation strategies.

All participants will receive a bound hardcopy of the presentation. We will also provide a free follow-up consultation following the seminar. To schedule this event at your facility or to learn more, contact us.

Good luck in your journey to a more productive, profitable operation!

 


Don Penkala
President, Granite Bay


Key Discussion Topics

1. What Lean Manufacturing Is

2. Traditional vs. Lean Mfg

3. Performance Results from World-Class Plants

4. How Lean Cuts Costs

5. How Lean Improves Quality

6. How Lean Cuts Response Times

7. Recognizing the 8 Mfg. Wastes

8. The 10 Commandments of Lean Mfg.

9. The Concept of Added Value

10. Recognizing the 6 Mfg. Losses

11. The Lean Manufacturing tools

12. Empowering Employees & Teams

13. Sustaining the Gains: Continuous Improvement

14. The Plant Leader's Role

15. Next Steps: Future Vision & Group Action Plan


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P.O. Box 2514, Granite Bay, California 95746 USA

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