Edmonton 2007 Lean Conference ~ Bulletin # 7
600 Lean Practitioners from 26 US States, 8 Canadian Provinces, & 6 Countries, attended in 2005

8 Top Keynoters with Powerful Messages

Alvin Law has achieved much and has a long list of awards. But our speaker wants to use his record of achievement not to brag or call attention to himself, he prefers to use it as an example of what is truly possible in a world full of challenges and our speaker has had challenges. His message has been heard as far away as Australia and Thailand and the list of countries continues to grow. All speakers talk about attitude and Alvin is someone who lives it.

Tours Show Lean Improvements in Action

Siemens Laserwork Inc. – Siemens began introducing Lean manufacturing principles in its production as a means of increasing throughput while reducing inventory. Their initial primary focus was on single part flow always in a just-in-time fashion. Siemens offers their customers procurement alternatives different than the common batch & queue philosophy – they provide JIT delivery in kit format, set up and on-going replenishment using kanban signals, and very short lead time cycles. Come witness it first hand!

Inspiring Workshops Accelerate Your Journey

Lean Accounting for the Lean Enterprise - This full-day workshop presented by Nick Katko, is aimed to present an overview of the reasons why Lean accounting is important and the new methods that Lean manufacturers are using to bring their measurement and accounting processes into line with Lean thinking.

reVIEW © Lean Healthcare Workshop -Kevin Brodt t his introductory workshop is based upon the 8-week reVIEW © (realizing exceptional Value In Everyday Work) Lean Healthcare Education program, designed specifically to introduce TPS/Lean concepts and practices to healthcare organizations. Included is classroom instruction with many actual examples, a “field trip” to do a direct observation exercise, hands-on practice to begin drawing Value Stream Maps and A3 problem solving reports.

36 Presentations in 4 Value Streams

The four streams focus on: People, Process, Culture, and Organization. Leaders have been selected from companies who have achieved success in these areas such as:

Rieter Automotive - One of Rieter’s manufacturing facilities was financially in-trouble. The goal: Stop the financial bleeding and prepare the plant for closing. Joe will discuss how Lean Manufacturing techniques opposed to traditional fiscal amputation practices transformed a plant’s death notice to a “return-to-sender” notice back to the Leadership team with a message: “…you can’t afford to shut me down!”

Lilydale - As one of the core values STRIVE FOR EXCELL-ENCE Lilydale has embarked on a journey into Lean production, in a low margin industry such as poultry. They have to improve operations by developing a Lean production system that is based on the elimination of waste with the involvement of employees, the system will establish the environment and culture necessary to ensure that continuous improvement becomes every person’s responsibility every day.

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An Opportunity for the Next 30 Companies

If you are among the first of 30 companies to register4 team members - a5th team member can come FREE.
There will be no other future promotions! Once 30 companies have signed up - all remaining registrations will be at the full price.

Register online at the conference website: www.measureupforsuccess.com
Or, simply call Edrea at 224-232-5980 x223