Kaizen Breakthrough Experience

Participate in a Live Kaizen Event

Overview
Ideal Attendees
Key Learning
Tools Learned
Agenda
Host Details
Project Descriptions
Schedule
Pricing and Prerequisites
Terms and Conditions

Experience the dramatic bottom-line improvement and efficiency you can quickly achieve and sustain as your Kaizen team implements lean tools on the factory floor or in a business process support function.

What You Will Experience

  • Speed
  • Action and Creativity
  • Improvement Potential of Kaizen
  • Low Cost Improvements
  • Hands-On Learning
  • The Power of the Team
  • Long Term Impact

Ideal Attendees

  • Chief Executive Officers/Presidents, Chief Operating Officers, Vice Presidents, Directors
  • General Managers, Department Managers, Plant Managers
  • Operations and continuous improvement staff
  • Team members from various departments including: Kaizen Promotion Office, Quality, Materials, Human Resources, Engineering
  • Administrative staff from various departments including: Accounting, Marketing, Sales, Customer Service

 Key Learning

  • Experience the key concepts, tools and techniques used during a kaizen week
  • Participate on one of three dedicated kaizen teams and drive immediate improvement

All events include at least two shop floor / operations teams and at least one business process kaizen event team.

  • Learn to see waste and identify and eliminate non-value-added activities
  • Achieve typical kaizen event results:

Shopfloor / Operations: Inventory reductions of 90%+, productivity increases of 25-50%, product lead times reduced from weeks to hours, elimination of safety hazards, improved 5S scores

Business Process: Backlog reductions of 90%+, cycle-times reduced from weeks to days, productivity increases 25-50%, customers service levels increased to 99%+
Get excited about Kaizen and leave energized to apply what you've learned.

Tools Learned

  • Kaizen methodology
  • Lean Production System
  • Standard Operations
  • Progressive 5S
  • Visual Workplace Management
  • Assembly Line Design
  • Setup Reduction
  • Other Advanced Techniques

Five-Day Agenda

Day One

  • Overview of the Lean Production System
  • Standard Operations, Elements & Tools
  • More advanced tools depending on project chosen
  • Host company welcome presentation
  • Team Leaders' briefing

Day Two

  • Host company plant tour
  • Kaizen team activities
  • Time Studies
  • Workplace improvement discussions
  • Hands-on workplace improvement

Day Three

  • Kaizen team activities
  • Continue hands-on workplace improvements
  • Test workplace improvements
  • Re-time cycle times

Day Four

  • Kaizen team activities
  • Refine improvements
  • Establish and document standard work
  • Run improvements
  • Re-time and establish new cycle times
  • Prepare presentation 

Day Five

  • Team presentations / report-out

Host Details

The host for the October 11-15, 2010 event is Carlisle Construction Materials in Carlisle, PA.

Please click here to read more about Carlisle Constructions Materials. For more information, or call Cheryl Groves at 800.438.5535 x817.

The host for the November 22-26, 2010 event is Alstom Transport in Manchester, UK.

More Information will be posted about Alstom in the weeks to follow. Please check back for more information, or call Donna Hopkins at 44.1332.367378.

The host for the February 21-25, 2011 event is SSP Fittings in Twinsburg, OH.

More Information will be posted about SSP Fittings in the weeks to follow. Please check back for more information, or call Cheryl Groves at 800.438.5535 x817.

The host for the October 3-7, 2011 event is still to be determined.

More Information will be posted about the host in the weeks to follow. Please check back for more information, or call Cheryl Groves at 800.438.5535 x817.

Project Descriptons

Projects for the Genzyme event are accessible by clicking here.  Projects for the Carlisle event are accessible by clicking here.  Please check back frequently for more information, or call Cheryl Groves at 800.438.5535 x817.

Schedule

If you have any questions or would like to register by phone, please call Cheryl Groves at 800.438.5535 x817.

North America

  • October 11-15, 2010 at Carlisle SynTec in Carlisle, PA
  • February 21-25, 2011 at SSP Fittings in Twinsburg, OH
  • October 3-7, 2011 at Host Site TBD, USA

United Kingdom

  • November 22-26, 2010 at Alstom Transport in Manchester, UK

Pricing and Prerequisites

$3,450 per person
$2,950 for groups of three or more

There are no prerequisites to attend this class.

Terms and Conditions

You will be invoiced for event fees which are due in full prior to the start of each workshop. Event fees include workshop materials, lunch and refreshments. Please see event descriptions for any prerequisite requirements prior to registration.

Cancellation Policy

Any cancellation must be received in writing. Cancellations received within 15-21 business days of the event will be subject to a 50% cancellation fee. Cancellations received within 0-14 business days of the event will be subject to a 100% cancellation fee.

Transfers and Substitutions

Substitutions are allowed at any time. Transfers to another date will only be accommodated one time.

TBM is committed to fulfilling the schedule as presented, however TBM reserves the right to cancel any courses where sufficient registration levels have not been met.

Unconditional Guarantee

If, for any reason, you are not satisfied with this workshop, we will refund 100% of your fee.