Learning to Lean

The Newsletter of EMS Consulting Group, Inc.

May 2009

Sustaining and Continuously Improving Lean Systems

Welcome to the May 2009 edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we talk about sustaining and continuously improving lean operations.

Announcements

We have recently scheduled dates for our Fall 2009 Lean Manufacturing Certification program and training workshops beginning August 12th in Orange County, CA. Click on the dates below for registration.

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

Date

Lean Manufacturing Certification Program - Fall 2009	Aug 12-13; Sep 9-10; Oct 7-8; Nov 4-5
Introduction to Implementing Lean	Aug 12, 2009
Value Stream Mapping	Aug 13, 2009
Kaizen Events: 5S, Visual Controls, and Mistake Proofing	Sep 9, 2009
Quick Changeover and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)	Sep 10, 2009
Creating Continuous Flow Manufacturing Cells	Oct 7, 2009
Material Flow and Kanban	Oct 8, 2009
Lean Production Control and Inventory Mgmt.	Nov 4, 2009

Any of the above courses (plus many others) can be brought to your facility and customized to meet your requirements.

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

Sustaining and Continuously Improving

Last month, we talked about using pull systems to create a lean production control system. In this month's edition, we will cover the issue of sustaining improvements.

This month we feature three articles that should help you understand more about creating an environment in which improvements are generated and sustained. First, we have an article that covers three key concepts for creating a continuous improvement environment. Next, we have an article on creating a foundation for lean. Finally, we talk about sustaining 5S.

The materials referenced in this newsletter will teach you more about lean. 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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