The Lean Performance Certificate Series
The Center For Enterprise Development in partnership with the Center for Supply Chain Management and Logistics at UIC presents a comprehensive Certificate Series
on one of the latest and most significant trends in manufacturing -
Lean Manufacturing. The Lean Performance Certificates are designed to
initiate and extend your firm’s management and supervisory knowledge
base of Lean Principles, Tools, and Practices.
To receive registration details please contact us
The Lean Performance Certificate Series provides education on a
company-wide lean transformation that expands the use of Lean across
the entire enterprise, including Management, Strategy, Information
Technology and Manufacturing. Certificates include:
The lead instructor for the Lean Performance Certificate
series is Brian J. Carroll, the author of “Lean Performance ERP Project
Management – Implementing The Virtual Lean Enterprise.” An Auerbach Publication. 2nd Edition publishing Summer 2007.
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3 Reasons A Lean Certificate Is Better Than A Kaizen Event
Why conduct Lean Certificates in your company instead of more kaizen workshops?
A comparison between kaizen events and the In-House Lean
Performance Certificate Series demonstrates that they cost about the
same but the Lean Certificate program delivers the following advantages:
- A kaizen event requires company personnel to
spend 4 continuous workdays in meetings. The Certificate requires a
total of 40 hours of participation per attendee, but only 3 dedicated
hours on each of the 8 class days, with the other hours dedicated to
team homework meeting, held at the discretion of each team, and
readings.
- A kaizen event
improves a single process, while the Certificate improves one process
for each attending team. Over the course of the 8-week program
duration, 4-5 teams improve 4-5 processes. A company would need to
conduct 4-5 kaizen events in the same time frame to achieve the same
results, with corresponding costs.
- A
kaizen event delivers a process change with minimal knowledge transfer.
The Certificate also delivers process change, but in addition, the
Certificate sessions incorporate class presentation, class exercise,
outside reading and team homework in an educational methodology that
delivers knowledge transfer to your teams. This knowledge transfer is
the component of the Lean Certificate that empowers your teams to
improve processes continuously after the program is completed.
The Center For Enterprise Development would be pleased to assist your
company Human Resource personnel in accessing available state training
dollars that typically cover up to 50% of the cost of a Lean
Certificate program. Leveraging this resource will give your company
long-term access to a pool of training dollars the state makes
available for manufacturing companies.
Lean White Papers and Articles for free download.
The Downfall of Toyota 2000 - 2010
Lean Performance China Strategy
10 Things A Lean Champion Can Do To Lead Lean Transformation
Lean Commerce
Lean VS ERP: Can't We All Just Get Along
The 3 Levels of Lean Business Process Management
To download any of these white papers please complete the request form.
Lean Enterprise Assessment
The objective of the Lean Performance Assessment is to understand the factors that need to be considered to complete a successful Lean Performance project. The following is a survey tool that includes questions about the factors necessary to be successful. Administer this survey with the management team that will be (or is) implementing a Lean Performance project in your firm.
The Lean Performance Assessment Checklist has been designed to assist your management team in evaluating readiness to complete a successful Lean Performance Project in 5 critical areas:
Lean Enterprise Future State
Company Readiness
Opportunity to make lean applications
Company capability to become lean
Transformation Constraints
Included here is the Checklist for the first critical area, the Lean Enterprise Future State. Attend the Lean Performance Certificate “Planning And Managing The Lean Transformation” with your enterprise management team in order to complete the entire Lean Performance Assessment. To dowload a copy of the "Lean Enterprise Assessment" please complete the request form.
Registration
In-house Lean Performance Certificate Series: All of the lean
certificates are available as an in-house program at your company
location. On-Site programs can include up to 20 attendees from your
company.
To receive registration details contact us at lean@ced-inc.com or call (630) 472-9300 x16.
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