Through a combination of interactive instruction
and hands-on experiences, the attendees focus on building a lean
enterprise, not just a lean production environment. In addition
to learning to redesign the production processes, participants will
look at the business processes in connection to the entire value
stream - from the supplier to the customer.
“I commend your team on structuring the course for adult learning styles - lots of breaks, fast paced, mix of lecture, workshop and hands on experiments.”
Timothy S. Matt
Vice President, R&D
Marley Engineered Products
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LESDI Public
Travel
to the University of Tennessee and join other participants in the
public lean course. Public programs provide the opportunity to network and learn from people in a wide varity of industries. The UT environment provides a venue in which the student can focus on the learning at hand without the distractions of the office.
LESDI
Custom
Faculty members will travel to your location to better understand the goals and issues in your organization. The faculty will visit the site of your choice to teach 25-40 workers from various departments in your business. This course has the greatest impact on your organization when there is at least one person from:
- Management
- Operations
- Sales
and marketing
- Accounting
- Information
technology
Who Should Attend?
Managers and technical persons involved in the design and continuous improvement of the product delivery |
Marketing and Customer Service Managers |
Production and Materials Managers |
Representatives from Quality, Purchasing and Cost Accounting functions |
Manufacturing and Design Engineers |
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About this program
The program presents two major new initiatives. First, it is a logical extension of the quality philosophy into the process design arena. Second, it operationalizes the principles of Shigeo Shingo, Taiichi Ohno and others in a way that is practical and easy to understand. You will leave with the skills to lead implementation within your firm.
The focus of the Lean Enterprise Systems Design Institute is on improving competitiveness of products and on enhancing long term profitability by redesigning business processes to achieve drastic improvements in the value delivered to customers. The Lean Enterprise Systems Design Institute provides a blueprint for building a lean enterprise focused on the entire value stream - from suppliers to customers. The course integrates three key themes throughout the week:
THEME ONE: Customer Focus.
A major principle in the lean production strategy is to understand your customers and the market in which you compete. As basic as it is, understanding what the customers value determines the success or failure of all process improvement activities.
THEME TWO: Building Competitive Processes.
It is through the business processes that customer value is delivered. To increase responsiveness and improve productivity, the strategy concentrates on streamlining and simplifying each step of the product delivery process from order entry through distribution.
THEME THREE: Investment in People.
The need to sustain momentum and continually improve processes requires that managers establish and equip cross- functional teams with the skills to manage change. Investing in the people that make the implementation of lean production concepts successful means creating an environment of improvement and open communication.
Benefits to the organization and the individual include:
- An understanding of how to achieve drastic reductions in manufacturing throughput times and improvements in product quality through proper design of now manufacturing processes.
- An understanding of how to extend the capabilities of flow manufacturing in both directions of the value chain to where the largest opportunities exist - forward to customer order management and back through the material supply channels.
Objectives
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Develop a systems perspective
- Benchmark best practices
- Map the supply chain
- Understand customers and their expectations
- Design product and processes to manage demand volatility
- Create flow acorss the supply chain
- Develop supply chain metrics
Methods of Instruction
This is an applications oriented
program. Practical exercises and results are stressed rather than
theory. A two day production scenario in which an actual product
is manufactured allows you to experience a typical batch process
with functional management structure and then participate in the
re-engineering of the manufacturing process into a mixed-model,
flow manufacturing process.
Faculty
The faculty
are from The University of Tennessee's Colleges of Business Administration
and Engineering and key industry leaders including Dr. Ken Kirby, Dr.
Ken Gilbert, Dr.
Alex Miller, Mr.
Bill Peterson , Mr.
Keith Leitner and Mr. Chuck Parke.
Special Features
The
program presents two major new initiatives. First, it is a logical
extension of the quality philosophy into the process design arena.
Second, it operationalizes the principles of Shigeo Shingo, Taiichi
Ohno and others in a way that is practical and easy to understand.
You will leave with the skills to lead implementation within your
firm.
Customer Focus
The
focus of the Lean Enterprise Systems Design Institute is on improving
competitiveness of products and on enhancing long term profitability
by redesigning business processes to achieve drastic improvements
in the value delivered to customers. The Lean Enterprise Systems
Design Institute provides a blueprint for building a lean enterprise
focused on the entire value stream - from suppliers to customers.
The course integrates three key themes throughout the week:
THEME ONE: Customer Focus.
A major principle in the lean production strategy is to understand
your customers and the market in which you compete. As basic as
it is, understanding what the customers value determines the success
or failure of all process improvement activities.
THEME TWO: Building Competitive Processes.
It is through the business processes that customer value is delivered.
To increase responsiveness and improve productivity, the strategy
concentrates on streamlining and simplifying each step of the product
delivery process from order entry through distribution.
THEME THREE: Investment in People.
The need to sustain momentum and continually improve processes requires
that managers establish and equip cross- functional teams with the
skills to manage change. Investing in the people that make the implementation
of lean production concepts successful means creating an environment
of improvement and open communication.
Benefits to the organization and the individual include:
- An
understanding of how to achieve drastic reductions in manufacturing
throughput times and improvements in product quality through proper
design of now manufacturing processes.
- An
understanding of how to extend the capabilities of flow manufacturing
in both directions of the value chain to where the largest opportunities
exist - forward to customer order management and back through
the material supply channels.
2008
Dates
All classes are held in the executive classrooms of The Center for
Executive Education. Accommodations are single rooms at a nearby
hotel.
What, When, Where, Who?
- Five-day program
- Schedule of programs and enrollment form
- $4,500 tuition covers all materials, meals, and hotel
Classes meet at the Center for Executive Education, Located on the beautiful University of Tennessee campus , Knoxville
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Want more information...?
For more information please contact:
Rhonda Barton, Associate Director 66.
Center for Executive Education
College of Business Administration
The University of Tennessee
702 Stokely Management Center
Knoxville, TN 37996-0575
rbarton@utk.edu
Phone: (865) 974-5001
Fax: (865) 974-4989
DeDe Heitman-Hughes, Program Coordinator
(865)974.2969, dheitman@utk.edu
E-mail: TheCenter@utk.edu
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