1515 Howard St
Petoskey, MI 49770
USA
THE POWER OF LEAN – LEAN OFFICE SIMULATION
Friday, July 8
8:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Library Conference Center
Contact North Central Michigan College’s Corporate and Community Education to reserve your place at the meeting. Call (231) 348-6613.
This simulation, brought to you by the Lean Learning Consortium, will inform and train on the implementation of Lean principles into the everyday office. Learn to cut waste and cost out of your office processes. With our hands-on Active Learning Model©, you will acquire awareness of foundational Lean principles and tools to help foster continuous improvement in your organization. This four-hour training will provide a brief overview of core lean principles including the eight wastes, value stream mapping, problem solving and basic process improvement tools.
OBJECTIVES
* Define Lean and the eight wastes.
* Identify and define the following Lean tools: one-piece flow, cellular flow, workplace organization and standard work, visual management and pull systems.
* Apply one-piece flow, cellular flow and pull systems to a Lean manufacturing simulation.
* Practice the basic steps of developing a value stream map.
* Practice Lean problem-solving steps using a problem solving A3 template.
* Identify next steps to implement Lean Office techniques in your organization.
