Continuous Improvement Series
manufacturing improvement specialists
Prepare for a Lean transformation that will drive company growth
Meeting today’s manufacturing challenges
demands a lean enterprise — streamlining
product design and manufacturing by
applying lean manufacturing principles,
concepts and techniques. The primary
focus of this effort is the continuous
elimination of waste in the company’s
business processes. Implementing Lean
practices involves changing a work area
or a business process to maximize efficiency, improve quality
and safety, eliminate unnecessary motion and inventory, and
save time and resources.
By experiencing the six course simulations in the Continuous
Improvement Series, participants will have the knowledge,
tools and application examples required to begin a Lean
transformation.
IMPLEMENTING CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
EFFORTS CAN TRANSFORM A COMPANY.
Trained practicioners can help their companies:
• Be More Flexible
• Cut Costs
• Deliver on Time
• Boost Quality
• Increase Capacity
• Grow Sales
BENEFIT FROM EXPERIENCED FACILITATORS.
Designed by manufacturing professionals, and delivered
by IMEC’s Lean Manufacturing Team, the course content
and facilitation are based on real-life successes and bring
practical solutions to today’s manufacturing challenges.
WIU QUAD CITIES
3300 River Drive, Moline, IL 61265
MAY 9 - JUNE 13, 2014
The six courses within the series include:
• Lean 101
• Lean Leadership / Change Management
• Value Stream Mapping &
5S / Workplace Organization
• Quick Changeover
• Cellular / Flow Manufacturing
• Pull / Kanban Systems &
Total Productive Maintenance
MAY 9 8-4:30
MAY 16 8-4:30
MAY 23 8-4:30
MAY 30 8-4:30
JUNE 6 8-4:30
JUNE 13 8-4:30
Fees: $1749 per company seat*
Fees include lunches and all training materials. While it is
recommended that the same individual attend all sessions,
participants from one company can vary based upon session
topic. A minimum of 15 participants are required in each
session.
REGISTRATION
Register your company seat(s) at www.imec.org/events.cfm
or call IMEC at 888.806.4632.
Registration deadline will be 7 days before series start.
INFORMATION
Contact Mike Waight, IMEC Regional Manager
at 309-677-4628 or mwaight@imec.org
Or Bill Jorgesen, WIU Quad Cities Executive Studies Center
at 309-762-1588 or WC-Jorgesen@wiu.edu
*Cancellations made within 7 days of series start, or failure to inform
IMEC of cancellation, will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee.
LEAN MANUFACTURING OVERVIEW WITH
SIMULATION
This interactive workshop combines comprehensive classroom instruction
with simulation of a production facility. The basic concepts of Lean
manufacturing and the tools and methodology necessary to implement
“lean” on the shop floor are demonstrated. Participants assume the role
of production workers, applying lean tools to their individual workspaces
and the entire product line. This learn-do technique, over four “shifts”,
illustrates cause and effect relationships for each of the lean tools
presented. Participants review methodology and lessons learned from
previous shifts, deciding what and how to implement while working with
realistic constraints such as available resources, cash flow, and resistance
to change.
LEAN LEADERSHIP / CHANGE MANAGEMENT
This session will provide an understanding of the roles and
responsibilities that each level of the organization will face in effectively
implementing lean. Focus is on leadership measuring progress, leading in
a culture of lean thinking, and engaging every worker in participating in
continuous improvement. This session is exclusive to top leadership. Lean
Manufacturing Overview with Simulation is a prerequisite.
VALUE STREAM MAPPING
This course shows how to gather the information required to eliminate
or reduce non-value added activities and how to use the information
to implement Lean projects. Participants will learn the steps necessary
for creating a current-state value stream map from customer order back
to raw material, and develop a future state vision to act as a blueprint
for Lean activities. Participants will create their own current and future
state maps based upon data gathered at ACME Stamping, our case study
company.
5S / WORKPLACE ORGANIZATION
This workshop provides an in-depth overview of the 5S system (Sort,
Set-in-Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain). Participants apply each “S”
to a simulated factory and measure the results of their efforts. Includes
photographed case studies of 5-S applications in different companies, use
of 5-S tracking tools (e.g., checklist, audit forms) that participants can use
in their own facilities.
QUICK CHANGEOVER
This workshop, with hands-on simulation, teaches the fundamental
principles of set-up reduction. Participants discuss reasons and
barriers to reducing set-up time. The course follows the principles
first expressed by Dr. Shigeo Shingo and his work on Single
Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED). Participants learn the standard
methodology in applying SMED to any type of set-up or industry.
The techniques covered demonstrate how to reduce changeover
time from hours, to minutes, and even seconds.
CELLULAR / FLOW MANUFACTURI NG
This workshop demonstrates how to link and balance
manufacturing operations to reduce lead times, minimize work
in process, optimize floor space usage, and improve productivity.
Participants are led through a five-step process for designing and
implementing work cells, using a live simulation.
PULL /KANBAN SYSTEMS
This workshop demonstrates how to link manufacturing output to
customer demand. Participants are led through a six-step process
for designing and implementing a pull system, using hands-on
exercises. This process applies to both purchased and manufactured
products.
TOTAL PRODUCTIVE MAINTENANCE
This workshop is designed to show that Total Productive
Maintenance (TPM) goes far beyond traditional maintenance
boundaries to attack equipment related waste including: downtime,
speed losses, defects, constant adjustments, changeover, and
breakdowns. Includes methods to proactively maintain machines
and equipment at their peak productivity. Participants will gain an
understanding of TPM and its major components, including how to
measure and increase overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) and
how TPM can help avoid to production delays.
“Our customer is ecstatic with the results of our lean initiative, and
our employees are energized. IMEC provided us with the capabilities to
do this on our own.”
— Jo Ellen Dunbar, Vice President
Quality Metal Products