Jacob Raymer    - SOLD OUT

Asst. Director of Education, The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence

"Mapping Your Continuous Improvement Journey: Making sense of Guiding Principles & Systems (GPS)"

After 20 years of observation and reflection of Shingo Prize recipients and challengers, various levels of transformation became apparent: Tool-focus, System-focus, Principle-focus…and a few…no focus. Dr. Shigeo Shingo grasped that true innovation is not achieved by superficial imitation of the isolated random use of Tools & Techniques and Systems (‘know how’), but instead requires the ‘know why’ – i.e., and understanding of underlying Principles. The Shingo Prize has raised the bar to this standard. Mr. Raymer will share insights and several lessons learned in creating the connection and alignment between principles, systems, and tools.(more)

Roger Strong

CEO, Strong Business Solutions LLC

"Basic LEAN, Simple Wins"

This is a 4-hour workshop for both the novice and the experienced Lean practitioner, which uses humor and inter-active demonstrations to illustrate the concepts of LEAN and how it can be used to simplify the manufacturing process and improve productivity and profit. (more)

Staci Gunnell & Todd Banner

Consolidating Controllers - Ogden Modules/Controller - Brigham Inflators
Autoliv, Inc.

"Go Lean or Go Home: Not Just a Concept for Production!"

A lean enterprise does not become lean by learning lean principles, but rather applying lean tools to processes. At Autoliv, support groups embrace and apply lean tools to their processes. These tools, lean philospies, and a culture of continuous improvement has allowed the support groups to eliminate waste. From this workshop you will see how lean tools were used in the accounting group to:

• reduce monthly close process from 5 days to 1 ½ days
• make work visible
• speak the right language
• establish targets that drive correct behaviors eliminating waste

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Bruce Hamilton

President, Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership/Vice Chair, Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence

"Strategic Culture Change"

Many businesses, including some former poster children for Lean, have struggled with long-term culture changes that are essential to gaining the full benefits of Toyota’s system.   In this workshop, defining culture as “what we do, how we do it and why we do it”, Bruce Hamilton

• Identifies two major management blind spots that prevent a change from status quo to continuous improvement thinking
• Explains the three key roles for top management to effect strategic culture change
• Provides a roadmap for organizational development that engages everyone as inventors of the new culture.

Marypat Cooper

Senior Consultant, Moffitt Associates

"Office Kaizen"

 Successful leadership in any service or industry today requires working knowledge of how Lean Principles are used to achieve competitive advantage.  From her experience in application of Lean Principles through Kaizen in Canada, England, France, Italy, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Poland, Spain, and across the United States, Marypat Cooper will infuse over 20 years of lean transformation leadership into a hands-on workshop on operational excellence that will give every participant the opportunity to learn how to:

• Incorporate customer criteria into the work flow
• Observe any work flow to identify wasted time and effort
• Measure non-value adding steps and cycle time imbalances
• Document observations on a preliminary value stream map
• Select topics for Kaizen
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Gwendolyn Galsworth

President, Quality Methods International, Inc.

"Visual Workplace/Visual Thinking: Creating Enterprise Excellence Through the Technologies of the Visual Workplace"

Gwendolyn Galsworth, leading visual workplace expert, introduces the basic definitions, principles, concepts, and tools that are at the foundation of a visual workplace is and drive it as a corporate improvement strategy. She will also present the power behind her unique I-Driven approach to visual conversions. Dozens of actual visual solutions will further anchor your understanding—not just from the shop floor but across all organizational functions, including executive and engineering. (more)

Bart Crockett & Paul Jones

US Synthetic

"Strategy Execution and Project Management Using Vertical Value Stream Maps"

Steve Bell & Mike Orzen

Steady Improvement

"Lean IT: Sustaining Enterprise Transformation"

Information systems are vital to survive and thrive in today’s global economy, and the effective use of information assets is essential for a sustained continuous improvement program. However IT can also be the source of tremendous waste, cost, risk and business disruption.  In this half-day workshop, you will learn to apply common Lean tools and methods to improve the performance of IT operations and projects. (more)