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The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) presents:
High Impact Lean and Theory of Constraints Application Workshop
May 16 & 17, 2012 • Richmond, Virginia
8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

REGISTRTATION & FEES: AME Member $600 • Non-Member $850
*For affiliates of GENEDGE ALLIANCE – USE code, all caps ‘GENEDGE’ to pay the AME discount member fee of $600 – save $250.

• To register now through AME website click here.

• For more details including daily agenda, presenters, special instructions, and hotel accommodations, please click here for a brochure.

This workshop is hosted by Hill PHOENIX. Hill PHOENIX is a leading manufacturer of Display Cases, Specialty Products, Refrigeration Systems, Power Systems and Walk-Ins. Each of these diverse product divisions shares important similarities in how they approach the markets they serve. For more information on Hill PHOENIX’s products and services please visit www.hillphoenix.com.

Note: The second workshop day (May 17) is spent on the factory floor at Hill PHOENIX; therefore safety glasses and shoes are required by all attendees.

Hill Phoenix

Hill PHOENIX address: 1301 Battery Brooke Parkway, Richmond VA 23237
Contact: Bill Gregg, Director of Quality and Continuous Improvement, Bill.Gregg@hillphoenix.com (804) 451-2430

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High Impact Lean and Theory of Constraints Application Workshop:

COURSE OBJECTIVE
The objective of this endeavor is to provide a meaningful introduction and application of the Theory of Constraints, in a High Impact Lean envelope, delivered within a two-day, train and do workshop with live simulation that will result in meaningful transfer of knowledge and application to real world problems.

COURSE DESCRIPTION

  • The use of Lean Principles to attack the eight wastes and drive up value added in the process
  • The concepts of Theory of Constraints and application to production and manufacturing systems
  • Drum – Buffer – Rope, theory, application and notable examples
  • “The Goal” and the Five Focusing Steps
  • How to identify and exploit the system constraint
  • Typical strategies and measurements
  • TOC measurements and Octane Analysis
  • Aligning organizational goals to drive desired behaviors
  • How to practically apply the learning on factory floor examples

PARTICIPANT BENEFITS

  • The immediate benefit from participation in this workshop is a better understanding of Theory of Constraints, Lean, and DMAIC resulting in meaningful transfer of knowledge and application to real world problems.
  • Participants will gain through both education as well as practical hands-on project support as they participate in the live simulation portion of the workshop.
  • The practical application of these concepts and other approaches will result in better decision-making for workshop participants.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

  • Managers, Engineers, Supervisors, Planners, Schedulers
  • Everyone else that wants to improve their organization

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