Welcome to the November 2009 edition of our monthly newsletter, Learning to Lean. In this month's edition, we will talk about lean supplier relationships.

Announcements

We have recently launched online lean training programs including a Lean Certification Program. To learn more about online lean training including pricing, click here.

We have announced dates for our 2010 Lean Manufacturing and Lean Office Certification programs in Orange County, CA. The schedule is below; click here for details.

Course (Click course name to download description, click date to register)	Date
Lean Certification Program - Spring 2010	Feb 10-11; Mar 10-11; Apr 7-8; May 5-6
Lean Office Certificate Program- Spring 2010	Feb 10; Mar 10-11; May 6
Introduction to Implementing Lean	Feb 10, 2010
Value Stream Mapping	Feb 11, 2010
Lean and Value Stream Mapping for Business Processes	Mar 10, 2010
Kaizen Events: 5S, Visual Controls, and Mistake Proofing	Mar 11, 2010
Quick Changeover and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)	Apr 7, 2010
Creating Continuous Flow Manufacturing Cells	Apr 8, 2010
Lean Production Control and Inventory Mgmt.	May 5, 2010

Any of our courses 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.

Lean Supply Chain: Supplier Relationships

In this month's newsletter, we are going to talk about a critical component to creating a truly lean enterprise: lean supply chain. While creating internal lean value streams reaps great benefits, working with suppliers to develop a lean supply chain is just as critical.

This month we feature three articles about lean supply chain. First, we talk about supplier relationships within a lean enterprise. Next, we talk about key metrics of an extended value stream (lean supply chain). Finally, we talk about Toyota's lean extended enterprise.

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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