Welcome to February 2011 edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we have three articles dedicated to lean and six sigma.

Announcements

Last week, we released two new self-paced online training programs, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Lean Six Sigma Black Belt. Click here to learn more about these programs.

Also, we still have space available for our 2011 Lean Manufacturing Certification and Lean Office Certificate programs in Orange County, CA. Single day workshops are also available. The schedule is below; click here for details.

Course (Click course name to download description, click date to register)

Date

Lean Certification Program - Spring 2011	Feb 9-10; Mar 9-10; Apr 6-7; May 11-12
Lean Office Certificate Program- Spring 2011	Feb 9; Mar 9-10; May 12
Introduction to Implementing Lean	Feb 9,2011
Value Stream Mapping	Feb 10,-2011
Lean and Value Stream Mapping for Business Processes	Mar 9, 2011
Kaizen Events: 5S, Visual Controls, and Mistake Proofing	Mar 10, 2011
Quick Changeover and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)	Apr 6, 2011
Creating Continuous Flow Manufacturing Cells	Apr 7, 2011
Lean Production Control and Inventory Mgmt.	May 11, 2011

Click here for details on all of our training offerings, both on-site at your facility and public.

Lean and Six Sigma

Last month, we talked gave you a 12 minute presentation on lean six sigma, which is part of our newly released on-line lean six sigma training. This month, we talk about the concept of lean six sigma.

We have an article that will compare the lean six sigma approach to continuous improvement versus the lean manufacturing (Toyota Way) approach. We've also included two other related articles.

The materials referenced in this newsletter will teach you more about lean and six sigma. If you would like to learn more, feel free to call us at 866-559-5598 or visit our website and click on "Contact Us."

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