Welcome to June 2011 edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we are talking about leveling work, one of the most important and misunderstood concepts in lean.

Announcements

We have recently announced the Fall 2011 dates for our Lean Manufacturing Certification program in Orange County, and we already have a number of registrants- space is filling up fast. The program will run from August through November; those who register by June 30 will receive $200 off the standard price of $2695 for the 8-session program. Click here for details and to register.

We also continue to offer Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, and Lean Manufacturing Certification programs online. Discounts are available. Click here for details.

Leveling the Workload

Leveling work is one of those concepts from the Toyota Production System that is either ignored or misunderstood by many lean implementers. However, whether one is working on material flow, information flow, or other (such as patient flow in a hospital or surgery center), leveling the workload is a key to success.

This month we feature two articles that deal with leveling the workload. The first talks about the concept of leveling overall and then gives three examples of visual management tools for helping the leveling process. The second article gives another take on this same subject.

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