Welcome to the July 2007 edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we focus on applying lean to the entire supply chain.

Announcements

We have announced dates for our Fall 2007 Lean Training Program. All classes will take place at the Doubletree Club Hotel Orange County Airport in Santa Ana, CA.

Course (click on date to register/read more)	Date
Introduction to Implementing Lean	Sep 12, 2007
Kaizen Events: 5S, Visual Controls, Mistake Proofing	Sep 13, 2007
Value Stream Mapping	Oct 10, 2007
Lean Production Control and Inv. Management	Oct 11, 2007
Entire Fall 2007 Series of 4 Courses (discounted rate)	Sep 12-Oct 11

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

Lean Supply Chain

Lean thinking needs to extend beyond the four walls of your factory. In many cases, the benefits to be gained by extending lean to suppliers and partners are very significant.

This month we feature four articles that should help you understand more about creating a lean supply chain. Firstly, we offer you a brief discussion on the importance of looking to suppliers in your lean journey. Our second article talks about the seven wastes of the extended value stream. In our third article, we talk about the key metrics of a lean extended value stream. Finally, we cover supplier relationships in our fourth article.

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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