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Upcoming Meeting Announcement

Open to Attendees of the AWI 2008 Fall Convention in Providence, RI

NEAWI is hosting a LEAN MANUFACTURING SEMINAR

Wednesday, October 1st, 2008; 8:00am to 12:00pm

Westin Providence
One West Exchange Street, Providence, RI
(401) 598-8000
(For directions, see the conference brochure download available below.)

Lean Manufacturing Seminar

The New England AWI chapter is hosting a lean manufacturing seminar presented by Conn Step, a leader in the exiting new field of lean manufacturing. Conn Step will demonstrate the basic steps and tools used to begin a lean journey. There will be a "hands-on" approach to understanding lean.

Lean Awareness Workshop with Factory Simulation

Lean establishes a systematic approach to eliminating wastes and creating flow throughout the whole company. It also helps you develop and implement a long-term plan to streamline your operations for success.

We will demonstrate the potential benefits of Lean Manufacturing on your plant floor at this interactive seminar. Learn the principles of Lean and apply them in a hands-on factory simulation. This workshop combines lecture and a hands-on factory simulation to explain the principles and tools of Lean Manufacturing.

Participants will be introduced to the concept of change as a positive force.

The simulation demonstrates and compares:

  • Traditional plant layout
  • Cellular plant layout
  • One piece flow with a pull system
  • Flexible workforce concepts

Topics covered include:

  • The principles of Lean Manufacturing
  • The eight wastes and Lean tools
  • The results of implementing Lean
  • How to develop a road map for implementation

The benefits of Lean Manufacturing:

  • Improvements in lead-time, delivery, quality, & cost metrics

Course information:

  • Length of course: 4 hours
  • Audience: Equally accessible to senior management, office staff and the full labor force, the Lean Awareness Workshop provides everyone with a common understanding of how Lean principles can be used to dramatically improve manufacturing operations.

CONNSTEP is sponsored by the Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development, 1090 Elm Street, Suite 202, Rocky Hill, CT 06067. Phone: 800.266.6672, website: www.connstep.org.

This seminar is being presented as part of the National AWI 2008 Fall Conference.


AWI 2008 Fall Conference
On-line registration through National AWI is now closed; registration is available at the door

Additional information and the full conference brochure may be found here in PDF format.


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