Principles Of Lean Manufacturing With Live Simulation - Pierce County Mfg

Join us for a Lean 101 session to learn the basics of Lean principles and boost your business growth!

By Impact Washington NIST -MEP

Date and time

Thursday, June 5 · 8am - 4:30pm PDT

Location

Clover Park Technical College (CPTC)

4500 Steilacoom Blvd SW Building 19, Room 207 and 124 Lakewood, WA 98499

Refund Policy

No Refunds

Agenda

8:00 AM - 4:30 PM

Lean 101 with Live Simulation

Ben Morley

Sarah Stuart

Participants will have an understanding of and exposure to applying the following: Introduction • Work Teams • Workplace Organization (5S) • Visual Controls • SIMULATION ROUND 1 • P...

About this event

Impact Washington is partnering with EDB for Tacoma-Pierce County to provide a Lean 101 workshop at Clover Park Technical College.

Learn how to streamline your manufacturing processes and boost efficiency. This in-person event is perfect for anyone looking to grow their manufacturing business.

The workshop provides a practical overview, real-world success stories, and the hands-on tools needed to apply Lean principles to your organization. The focus is to learn how to deploy Lean in the manufacturing work environment to yield efficiency and improvement. These same tools can also be used across any industry to eliminate waste and improve efficiencies.

Interact with people from other industries.

Apply the tools in a simulation: 5S, Point-of-Use Storage, Total Production Maintenance, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Batch Size Reduction.

Participants will:

Learn how to define value from your customer’s perspective and identify l waste.
Understand various lean concepts and be able to apply them to simple improvement projects
Be guided through the transformation of an imaginary company - from a traditional manufacturing environment to a lean work environment.
Undergo three levels of simulation will be conducted with training and discussion between sessions.

A high level of involvement from class attendees is required.

Don't miss out on this opportunity to network with industry experts and fellow entrepreneurs. See you there!

Organized by

Impact Washington NIST -MEP

Helping Manufacturers Excel In Every Facet of Business

Impact Washington is a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting Washington manufacturers to work smarter and to prosper. Since 1997, we have delivered 3,000 value-driven improvement solutions to more than 1,500 of Washington's small and medium-sized businesses, helping them compete and grow.

We work with manufacturers to identify their unique challenges and opportunities to make it more profitable and a better place to work. Excellence in manufacturing comes from dedication to leading-edge management and operational practices that keep organizations ahead of the competition.

Our expertise and federal, state, and local resources make improvement, growth, and sustainability possible for manufacturers ready to advance their competitive edge in today's global economy and excel in every facet of manufacturing.

We focus on creating value and strengthening manufacturers' competitiveness by boosting growth, productivity, reducing costs, and increasing capacity through customized, hands-on solutions and implementation.