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11 Lean Management Workshops for Texas Announced by the Lean Enterprise Institute

Dépèche transmise le 28 septembre 2011 par Business Wire

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) will run a program of 11 lean management workshops in Dallas Nov. 15-17, 2011, on how to overcome the technical and cultural changes of implementing lean concepts in a variety of value streams, including supply chain and logistics, warehousing and distribution, offices and services, and manufacturing.

Workshops also include sessions on change agent skills, key concepts of lean, management standard work, visual management, value-stream mapping, and problem solving. The schedule for Dallas is:

Tuesday, Nov. 15

• Building the Lean Fulfillment Stream: Supply Chain and Logistics Management
• Change Agent Skills for Lean Implementation Leaders
• Key Concepts of Lean
• Management Standard Work
• Value-Stream Mapping for Manufacturing

Wednesday, Nov. 16

• 5S: Visual Workplace
• Integrating Visual Management Tools and Leader Standard Work
• Lean Warehousing and Distribution Operations

Thursday, Nov. 17

• Lean Problem Solving
• Optimizing Flow in Office and Service Processes
• Value-Stream Mapping for the Office and Service

Save on Lean Training

One-day workshops are $800. Two-day workshops are $1,600. Discounts of $50 to $100 are available until Oct. 16. Price includes tuition, training materials, breakfast, lunch, and snacks each day. Workshops will run from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., at the Sheraton Grand Hotel DFW Airport.

For complete information about discounts, course content, and registration, go to the Education page at http://www.lean.org/Workshops/WorkshopCalendar.cfm?cureventid=95, call 617-871-2900, or email [email protected].

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