Managing Change One Day Workshop In business there is the hunter and the hunted.  Those companies that have built flexible, responsive organizations made up of individuals who do not fear the future will succeed where companies paralyzed by cultural and organizational inertia will not.  There is a distinct psychological profile exhibited by both individuals and […]

Continuous Process Improvement Advanced Quality Tools Workshop Existing business processes are frequently plagued by problems and issues that negatively impact performance.  Often these issues have existed for a very long period of time.  Sometimes the organization is well aware of their existence, but is at a loss as to what to do.  People involved in […]

Continuous Process Improvement Basic Quality Tools Workshop             Existing business processes are frequently plagued by problems and issues that negatively impact performance.  Often these issues have existed for a very long period of time.  Sometimes the organization is well aware of their existence, but is at a loss as to what to do.  People involved […]

Leading in the Lean Enterprise – Standard Work for Leaders Workshop Companies in many industries have struggled with the application of Lean Thinking to their operations.  Even more challenging is to sustain the benefits that have been realized by the application of various lean concepts such as flow, pull, and workplace organization.  The question that […]

Creating Visual Management Systems One Day Workshop The use of visual techniques is a common theme throughout all Lean concepts.  Whether it be Pull Systems making use of visual signals or ‘kanbans’ in their execution, making standard work visible to associates performing the activities that it describes, or posting ‘one point lessons’ to convey important […]

Total Productive Maintenance Kaizen Event A Kaizen Blitz is a very intensive and focused approach to Process Improvement.  A specific machine, closely related group of machines, or a specific area within a machine is selected to be addressed by a multi-functional team of people.  The team applies the basic Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) concepts to […]

Workplace Organization and Standardization (5S) Kaizen Blitz A Kaizen Blitz is a very intensive and focused approach to Process Improvement.  A specific area is selected to be addressed by a multi-functional team of people.  The team applies the basic 5-S concepts to the area of: Sort, Set-in-Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain.  Throughout, the team looks […]

Concepts and Tools for Lean Development One Day Overview “Lean Development” means different things to different organizations.  Some organizations are “design-to-order”, where each customer order requires some amount of design effort.  In such companies, customer requirements tend to be well defined, and the design effort typically involves the reuse of existing technologies that will be adapted to […]

The A3 Improvement Process One Day Workshop The real objective of Lean is to develop a culture of continuous improvement, to have all associates engaged in problem solving and process improvement. This requires that everyone be skilled in problem solving, process improvement and the associated quality management tools.  There are several proven techniques to teach the […]

Pull / Kanban Systems Kaizen Event        Pull/Kanban Material Replenishment systems, when applied in appropriate areas, can provide the stability and predictability required to improve On-Time-Delivery performance of the overall business system.  Most often, entire production operations and most supplied materials can be managed through the use of simple and visual signals. Material Management personnel […]