"Lean and World Class Manufacturing - Basic and Advanced Applications Every Participant Should Know"An Executive Overview: Information operations and materials management practitioners need to support and drive the implementation of World Class Manufacturing and Lean methodologies. Who Should Attend:CFO, CIO, CEO, Presidents, Operations and Supply Chain professionals, Lean champions, and Materials/Operations professionals - those people with an interest in learning how to leverage Lean/World Class Manufacturing methodologies, practices and principles in their companies' quest to achieve dominance in their markets. This compelling presentation gives executives and practitioners insights into this subject matter and provides ideas to consider in the years ahead. About the Presentation:This compelling presentation gives people with no experience with Lean/World Class Manufacturing insights into this complex subject matter. Practical suggestions are offered on how to support (from an operations and materials management perspective) World Class Manufacturing (WCM) and Lean implementation in your company. The speaker draws upon many years of experience in implementing WCM as both an insider and as a consultant in many different industries (please see bio for more details). We will cover the history, differences, and similarities between traditional management approaches and WCM and Lean. WCM and Lean have been made famous over the last 20 years as part of the Toyota Production System (TPS) and popular books like Lean Thinking by James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones. Summary Learning Objectives:
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