Lean Essentials

Lean Essentials - The Certificate Series Waukon, Iowa

Partnership Brings Lean Opportunity to You

A grant opportunity has created a unique partnership between Western Technical College, the 7 Rivers Alliance, Northeast Iowa Community College, and Allamakee County Economic Development, in bringing the region together to learn about Lean. Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota companies are welcome to attend.

The Community-based Job Training Grant issued by the US Department of Labor to Western Technical College is bringing no-cost training to you, right here in Iowa!

Why Lean?

Lean manufacturing is changing businesses around the world through techniques that translate directly into bottom-line profits. It is not uncommon for manufacturers to save $10,000, $100,000, or even more by implementing simple Lean manufacturing techniques.

The Lean Essentials Certificate Series is designed to help you and your company learn about the Lean philosophy and implement the Lean process into your workplace.

How do you get Lean?

The Lean Essentials Certificate Series takes you through the process step by step and class by class. The five required courses will give you the information and hands-on training you need to implement Lean.

Courses are taught by trainers who know Lean inside and out. They bring real-world experience to the classroom. They will inform and engage you. They will challenge you to think Lean.

Lean Certificate

A Lean Certificate is issued by Western Technical College when all five seminars have been completed.

Training Sessions

Training will be held at the NICC Waukon Center 1220 3rd Ave. NW Waukon, IA 52172 Ph: 563.568.3060. Seminars will run from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Date Workshop
January 12, 2012 Lean 101
January 19, 2012 Visual Workplace/5S
January 26, 2012 Value Stream Mapping
February 2, 2012 Principles of Cellular/Flow Manufacturing
February 9, 2012 Quick Changeover/Setup Reduction (SMED)

 

Lean Essentials Seminars

In order to earn certification, each of the five hands-on seminars may be taken in succession. Classes may also be taken individually. In order to attain a Lean certificate, all five seminars must be completed. There is also an on-site company project that is part of the certification.

Lean 101

January 12, 2012
This workshop introduces the systematic approach to eliminating waste in the manufacturing process. Interactive learning with live simulations provides realistic before and after scenarios.
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5S/Visual Work Place

January 19, 2012
Learn how to employ the 5 S methods and implement visual workplace techniques in your operations.
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Value Stream Mapping

January 26, 2012
VSM is a Lean tool that you can use to visually depict the material and information flow throughout a given process. You will gain the ability to map your real work process.
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Principles of Cellular/Flow Manufacturing

February 2, 2012
When processes are balanced, the product flows continuously and customer demands are met easily. Cellular/Flow Manufacturing links manual and machine operations into the most efficient combination of resources to maximize value-added content while minimizing waste.
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Quick ChangeOver/Set-up Reduction (SMED)

February 9, 2012
Builds on the principles of the Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) system to dramatically reduce or eliminate change over time. The four-step changeover process is used to help companies design no-cost/low-cost solutions to reduce changeover time. Also, learn to analyze overall equipment effectiveness to determine how much equipment time is being used effectively.
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Lean Essentials is funded by the Community Based Job Training Grant provided by the US Department of Labor's Employment & Training Administration.

Questions?

For course information, contact Joel Turino at 608.787.5112 or turinoj@westerntc.edu. For registration information, contact Rose Schell at 608.785.9291 or huebschr@westerntc.edu.