Training Workshops and Seminars Orange, CA Implementing Lean: An Action Plan- 06/10/04 Value Stream Mapping- 06/17/04 Click here to read about all of our upcoming training workshops and speaking engagements.
Articles
Planning and Conducting Kaizen Events
Design for Manufacturability Kaizen
Relevant Links
Recommended Reading
The Toyota Way, Jeffrey Liker
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Learning to LeanThe Newsletter of EMS Consulting Group, Inc. June, 2004 www.emsstrategies.com
Kaizen Events Welcome to the June edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we focus on properly using Kaizen Events for improvement. Announcements We still have seats available for our upcoming training workshops in Orange, CA. On June 10, we are offering Implementing Lean: An Action Plan in Orange, CA. Implementing Lean will give you an overview of lean manufacturing plus a specific sequence of steps and initiatives comprising an action plan for achieving the productivity improvements, inventory reductions, and overall increase in cash flows that lean manufacturing provides. Topics covered include Lean Culture, Value Stream Mapping, Cellular Manufacturing, Material Flow, Lean Organization, and Kaizen Events and Tools (5-S, SMED, TPS, etc.). On June 17, we are offering Value Stream Mapping in Orange, CA. Click here for details on all of our training offerings, both on-site at your facility and public. We also have created a survey in which you can tell us what types of public courses you would like to see us offer. Click here to take our survey. Kaizen Events Kaizen events, popularized by Toyota, have been used successfully by some to rapidly make major improvements. However, many have used a shotgun approach to selecting areas for kaizen events; this sometimes results in very little improvement to overall lead times and inventory reduction. This month we will help you understand proper selection and execution of kaizen. This month we feature three articles that should help you understand how to effectively use Kaizen events. Firstly, we talk about how to properly plan and conduct kaizen events. Our second article talks about using kaizen events to improve product design for manufacturability- an exciting, yet underutilized method for making major improvements. Our third article talks about Value Stream Mapping, a powerful tool that aids in identifying and prioritizing Kaizen opportunities. The materials referenced in this newsletter will teach you more about the techniques and benefits of kaizen. If the articles, links, and books to the left have piqued your interest and you would like to learn more, feel free to call us at 866-559-5598 or visit our website and click on "Contact Us." Best Regards, Darren Dolcemascolo
David McBride
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