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Introducing the NEW! APICS Lean Enterprise Workshop Series

As more organizations decide to go lean, demand is escalating for a skilled team and systemwide approach for developing and implementing lean project plans. This course is designed to equip you with the broad knowledge and tools to map the transformation for developing a lean culture at your organization.

This workshop will allow you to

• Complete a self-assessment to determine your organization's readiness to implement lean
• Gain practical experience analyzing how to incorporate lean into organizations
• Leave with a project plan for implementing lean into your organization

The APICS Lean Enterprise Workshop Series is organized to enable you to approach and understand the lean transformation process systematically. Using scenarios from a fictitious company, Murphy's Toys, you will be tasked with finding lean solutions to a myriad of challenges. This method will provide you with the flexibility to immediately customize what you've learned and implement it at your own organization.

There are seven workshops in the series:
Introduction
You will gain an overview of the many components of implementing
a lean transformation in your organization and gauge your
organization's readiness through a hands-on assessment.

Lean Culture
Explore the effects of a lean implementation on your employees
and learn about the importance of teams. The Kaizen, a team-
oriented continuous improvement event will be introduced in this
section.

Value Stream Mapping
Learn about value stream mapping and this tool's value for
viewing processes and determining potential areas of
improvement. Draw a current state map and then learn about
concepts to help you improve your future state.

Stability and Process Improvements
Learn how to improve process stability, achieve demand stability
and improve manufacturing process efficiencies.

Just-in-Time
Determine customer demand, standard work, line balancing and
many other tools to meet customer demand. Participants will
explore the use of a heijunka system to meet customer demand
through a hands-on activity.

Measuring
Review the way a lean company measures and align measurements
with objectives. Topics include lean accounting, inventory
costs, target costs and lead time.

Sustaining
Learn about the long-term changes to sustain the gains made.
Topics include lean design, analyzing failures and ensuring
ongoing quality control and continuous improvement.

Classes Start Soon!

The Lean Enterprise Workshop is only available through your local chapter.  Contact your local APICS chapter to find a class near you.  To find your nearest local chapter, go to www.apics.org/apics/chapters.aspx.

To be notified when classes become available in your area, e-mail leanupdates@apics.org or contact your local APICS chapter directly.

NOTE: APICS’ new Lean Enterprise Workshop Series, a seven module course that has been designed in recognition of the demand in the marketplace for education about lean, is now available for sale to APICS Partners.  To order instructor kits or participant workbooks, call APICS Customer Support at (800) 444-2742 or (773) 867-1777.