Post Conference Workshop

Auditing and Planning YOUR Lean Implementation
Where the Rubber Hits the Road

POST CONFERENCE WORKSHOP:
Friday: 16th May TIME: 8.30 - 4.00pm FEE: $950 +gst
Venue: Ramset, 296 Maroondah Hwy, Mooroolbark
Book early as number are limited.

Planning for Lean implementation is the single most important responsibility for management, yet one that is rarely understood by management when beginning the Lean journey. In this hands-on workshop at Ramset, participants will learn how to:

Evaluate the current business environment from a Lean perspective and define critical gaps.
Establish a “true north” pathway to Lean that articulates the need for change and responds to current challenges in a manner that engages employees
Create a deployment plan to share scarce resources, balance improvement and daily management activities, and set a pace for improvement that fits your organisation
Develop means to continually revitalise Lean improvement and overcome plateauing.
Manage deliverables to effect major top and bottom line improvements.

Shingo Prize recipient Bruce Hamilton will facilitate this workshop together with Gary Kerr and Victor Caune, focusing on the critical combination of direct observation in establishing a lean implementation plan that stirs both intellect and emotion and then communicating that plan in such a way as to spur broad employee and management involvement. Half of the workshop will be devoted to workplace observation using best practices from Toyota, and half to classroom lecture and simulation. At the conclusion of this event you will understand the basic steps for planning YOUR Lean implementation.

Biography for Bruce Hamilton

Bruce Hamilton is President of the GBMP, a Boston-based non-profit provider of lean technology. Prior to joining GBMP, Mr. Hamilton led efforts at United Electric Controls to revise its manufacturing systems from traditional batch production to one-piece part and information flow. The firm was recognised as a 1990 recipient of the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence. Mr. Hamilton has been featured in the SME video, Mistake - proofing and in AMA’s video Change Management series, Winning through Change. He is featured in the 2004 video, Toast Kaizen (recipient of 2005 Academic Shingo Prize), Bruce Hamilton used world-wide to introduce the basics of lean manufacturing, as well Moments of Truth, a how-to leadership video targeted to management and supervision, and 5S-5 Challenges, a behind the scenes look workplace organisation.
Bruce is Vice Chair of the Business Board of Examiners for the Shingo Prize and also is on the Shingo Board of Governors. In May, 2000, he was inducted into the prestigious Shingo Prize Academy. As a consultant he has helped some of America’s largest corporations -- as well as some of its smallest -- on the road to world-class practices. In addition to his 18 years in production, Bruce has also held positions in marketing, computer systems, materials management and general management. He brings to his clients a broad-based understanding of manufacturing.

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For queries please contact Anna Civiti at SIRF Rt on (03) 9697 1105 / 0417 514 170 or anna.civiti@sirfrt.com.au