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Process Lean

Achieving Lean Manufacturing in a Continuous Process Environment

"Best simulation you could imagine for understanding Lean Manufacturing at my rubber plant." – Past Workshop Attendee

Workshop PPP Statement

Purpose:

Translate the language of the Toyota Production System into effective Lean practice in continuous process or batch environments, so manufacturers in these areas can answer such questions as...

"My aluminum smelting operation involves very high fixed costs – my financial results are highly dependent on throughput. I am a volume driven operation. How can I benefit from applying Lean principles?"

"I read a lot about U-shaped cells and one-piece flow – but my equipment in this wire plant ain't movin! Do I go for Lean or not?"

"Process stability is critical in my plant: we CAN'T just simply ramp up or ramp down to a pull signal. Can we?"

"I have made some progress implementing Lean principles but now the variation in my processes is making it near impossible for me to progress any further. The time required to react to this unpredictability is distracting people, causing me to carry higher stocks and work a lot of overtime – and prevents me from focusing on making further improvements. How do I remedy this?"

Products:

In this two-day, hands-on simulation workshop on applying and implementing Lean principles in a continuous or batch production environment, you will learn:
  • How to align process improvement efforts with business objectives and target the right critical processes
  • The need for integrating three essential improvement strategies: TPS Lean (time based), Six Sigma (variation based) and TPM (maintenance based)
  • How this integrated approach will help you leverage efforts to eliminate waste and create the greatest value for you and your customers
  • How to reduce process variation to increase throughput, reduce inventory and lower cost
  • How to define and use appropriate data for both daily process management and rapid process improvement
  • How to effectively involve people at all levels of the organization in fighting waste and moving toward Lean

Process:

Hands-on ‘Popcorn Factory' simulation - complete with customer orders for varied products, bulk raw materials, "continuous" production lines, post-production processing and batch production centers – teaches the following Lean Concepts:
  • Eliminating non-value- added steps
  • Visual control
  • Poka Yoke
  • Management by sight
  • Reducing variation
  • Eliminating non-value- added steps
  • Visual control
  • Poka Yoke
  • Management by sight
  • Reducing variation

Who Should Attend:

CEOs, Vice Presidents, Upper Management, Plant Managers., Operations Managers, Materials Managers, Maintenance Managers AND shop floor team leads or team members who are investigating the value of Lean Thinking on the continuous manufacturing process shop floor.

Biography on the Instructor:

Keith Sinclair

Registration

Location:

Power Partners Inc
200 Newton Bridge Road
Athens, GA 30601

Cost:

$995.00 (15% discount for 3 or more from one company)

Certificate:

.8 CEUs