Maasaki Imai (Father of Kaizen) is quoted as saying Kaizen, otherwise known as Continuous Improvement, means; Everybody, Everywhere, Everyday. The challenge/direction is clear; Engage people! Stay engaged yourself and spread commitment! Engaging employees is a needed and clear task of all Lean managers in organizations everywhere. Yet ironically even the definitions of the word engagement […]
3-Day MDI-Managing for Daily Improvement Certification Course
What is MDI? It is a method of connecting information to action with short meetings for workers and staff at different levels using simple visual controls on localized communication boards to highlight performance hits and misses. Common key metrics include; Safety, Quality, Delivery and Cost etc. When an organization deploys MDI, it essentially is rewiring […]
Introduction to Training Within Industry (TWI) Certification Program
Do you have or plan to undertake serious continuous improvement efforts within your organization? Training Within Industry (TWI) is the next step in creating and sustaining a lean culture. It enables you to: Build front-line leader skills through better job relations and training On-board new hires more effectively, leading to higher productivity Enhance retention through […]
Introduction to Training Within Industry (TWI) Certification Program
Do you have or plan to undertake serious continuous improvement efforts within your organization? Training Within Industry (TWI) is the next step in creating and sustaining a lean culture. It enables you to: Build front-line leader skills through better job relations and training On-board new hires more effectively, leading to higher productivity Enhance retention through […]
4-Day Lean Leader Workshop
This 4-day interactive Lean Leader workshop will cover the relationships between lean tools, organizational leadership, and organizational culture. By exploring these relationships and practicing the skills we share each day, your leaders and your organization will begin behaving and thinking “lean”. While the workshop emphasizes tools and techniques, significant time will be spent on how […]
4-Day Lean Leader Workshop
This 4-day interactive Lean Leader workshop will cover the relationships between lean tools, organizational leadership, and organizational culture. By exploring these relationships and practicing the skills we share each day, your leaders and your organization will begin behaving and thinking “lean”. While the workshop emphasizes tools and techniques, significant time will be spent on how […]
4-Day Lean Leader Workshop
This 4-day interactive Lean Leader workshop will cover the relationships between lean tools, organizational leadership, and organizational culture. By exploring these relationships and practicing the skills we share each day, your leaders and your organization will begin behaving and thinking “lean”. While the workshop emphasizes tools and techniques, significant time will be spent on how […]
4-Day Lean Leader Workshop
This 4-day interactive Lean Leader workshop will cover the relationships between lean tools, organizational leadership, and organizational culture. By exploring these relationships and practicing the skills we share each day, your leaders and your organization will begin behaving and thinking “lean”. While the workshop emphasizes tools and techniques, significant time will be spent on how […]
A Value Stream Transformation
Hear first hand from Ryan Falke of Marion Body Works Inc. about the growth Marion has experienced utilizing the value stream mapping process, creating an implementation plan and executing the plan. Optima’s Roger Wolfe and Chris Schermer, who have been working closely with Marion, will provide an overview of where Marion was, where they wanted […]
Visual Project Schedule Management
The program will focus on a technique of using a condensed detailed project schedule to display the project schedule and status, in an easy to read and review format for the Engineering Group and the project stakeholders. • Challenges and expectations that made the visual project management schedule board a viable need. • Mission and […]