In this two-day workshop, you will gain the knowledge and skills you need to audit your quality system to the ISO 9001:2015 standard. Course topics include updates the ISO 9001 standard, requirements, auditing principles, and conducting effective audits.You will also receive hands-on practice using auditing tools and techniques and have ample opportunities to get answers to questions you have about conducting ISO audits.Class not currently open for registration. Click here to be notified of future offerings.
Apply Lean concepts such as standardized work, batch-size reductions, pull systems and more. You'll experience firsthand how Lean improves quality, delivery, performance, reduces time and Work-in-Process (WIP) and increases profits. Through the use of simulation, transform a plant into a Lean Assembly facility. Most important, learn to identify the 8 wastes in manufacturing.Class not currently open for registration. Click here to be notified of future offerings.
During this program you use the powerful Value Stream Mapping tool to create a current state map of Acme Stamping, a real-world firm featured in a detailed case study. Use the VSM icons and learn the common language of Lean as you draw your current state map for Acme.Class not currently open for registration. Click here to be notified of future offerings.
Gain knowledge of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and how it relates to capacity. You will apply TPM principles and techniques to equipment in a hands-on simulation and experience how applying TPM can achieve dramatic improvements in uptime and increased capacity.Class not currently open for registration. Click here to be notified of future offerings.
In this course, participants will learn about the Plan, Do, Check, Act (PDCA) problem solving method. In addition, participants will learn about problem solving tools and activities, including A3, root cause analysis, process mapping, cause and effect diagrams, and others.Wednesday, May 25, 2022, Online Course
Learn to implement standardization and standard work in your workplace to eliminate waste from production processes. Discuss simple, usually low-cost devices, fixtures, and procedures to reduce/eliminate errors and stop them before defective parts are created.Wednesday, June 1, 2022, Online Course
This continuous improvement methodology combines Lean Manufacturing Tools such as the 5S system of Workplace Organization and Standardization, Cells, Pull/Kanban, Set-up Reduction, and Line Balancing. Each tool incorporates team empowerment, brainstorming, and problem solving to rapidly make improvements to a specific product or portions of work processes.Wednesday, June 8, 2022, Online Course
