Welcome to the September 2007 edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we focus on learning within a lean enterprise.

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. There is very limited space remaining in each class.

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 Learning

Many companies have temporary success in lean only to fall back into the old ways of doing things. Becoming a "lean learning organization" is a big part of sustaining a lean environment.

Last month we talked about developing a lean culture. What does it mean to be a lean learning organization? This month we feature three articles that should help you understand more about becoming a lean learning organization. Firstly, we give you a discussion on the key elements of a lean learning organization. Our second article talks about the elements of Toyota's learning organization. In our final article, we talk about proper lean training, a key to successfully creating a continuous improvement culture.

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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