ACTLean and Schuh & Company Announce Week-Long Lean Implementation Leader Training in Atlanta, GA

Dacula, GA, May 9, 2011– ACTLean and Schuh & Co. will offer a 5-day Lean Implementation Leader Training Workshop in Atlanta, GA on August 22nd – 26th, 2012.

This Lean Implementation Leader training provides all the necessary information to get your own Lean Initiative started. The goal of this workshop is to learn the key principles of a Lean Management System, the history of Lean and how to organize a Lean Initiative in a structured approach. Then, go on to learn Lean Techniques such as Kanban, Value Stream Mapping, and Moderating Kaizen Events. Finally, learn how to apply the same Lean Principles not only in production but also in administrative areas such as order processing, purchasing, or product development.

Because of the systematic coverage of all relevant topics this workshop is also an excellent opportunity to learn everything that is needed to successfully take the Lean Bronze Certification Exam by SME / AME / ASQ / Shingo Prize.
This course is structured in five individual days. Depending on your needs, you can sign up for individual days or take the course as a whole.

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is for people who are responsible for or work in the continuous improvement processes of their organization. If you are a Value Stream Manager, a Quality Manager, a Lean Champion or in a similar function, or if you are simply looking for new ways to promote Lean Thinking throughout your organization, then this workshop is for you!

Registration

This workshop is strictly limited to 16 attendees to ensure an optimal learning experience for all participants. We recommend early registration.Register online for this event please visit www.actlean.org/leanleader or call +1 678 810 0885 for more information.The workshop fee is $495/person, per day selected. Discounts will apply for 4 or more days selected. Fees include program materials, luncheons, and refreshment breaks.

About ACTLean

The workshop will be provided by experienced trainers of ACTLean.ACTLean is Schuh & Company’s operational branch that teaches Lean thinking philosophies and techniques.ACTLean offers Lean Management training and coaching for companies that want to begin the Lean Journey or need additional help. All experienced trainers of ACTLean are also approved by SME as Lean Bronze Certification Review Facilitators. Find more information about ACTLean at: www.actlean.org
ACTLean promotes holistic training integrating practical and theoretical learning approaches. Therefore, ACTLean incorporates training of methods with simulations and learning factories. In addition, the company offers assessments that help you evaluate how far along you have come on your Lean Journey and support for designing the next steps.

ACTLean and Schuh & Company Announce Lean Bronze Certification Workshop in Atlanta, GA

Dacula, GA, Nov 30, 2010 – ACTLean will offer a 1.5 day Lean Bronze Certification Workshop and a .5 day Lean Bronze Certification Exam at the German American Chamber of Commerce in Atlanta, GA on February 24th and 25th, 2011.

With the Lean Bronze Certification, you demonstrate a solid understanding of basic lean principles and tools, as well as your ability in tactical implementation projects that drive improvements and show measurable results.To achieve Lean Bronze Certification, you will learn Lean Methodologies from a tactical viewpoint within the following key modules as identified in the Lean Body of Knowledge provided by SME / AME / ASQ / Shingo Prize:

• Cultural Enablers (15%)
• Continuous Process Improvements (60%)
• Consistent Lean Enterprise Culture (10%)
• Business Results (15%)

In ACTLean’s Bronze Certificate preparation workshop you will systematically review all relevant information and methodologies as outlined in the Lean Body of Knowledge. This workshop is therefore not meant to be your initial training, but an opportunity to understand the exam, organize your reference materials and refresh your memory.Who Should Attend?This workshop is for Lean Practitioners who would like to demonstrate their knowledge by achieving the SME/AME/ASQ/Shingo Prize Lean Bronze Certificate. The workshop provides a systematic review of all relevant content of the Bronze Certificate including trial tests. If desired, participants can take the Lean Bronze Exam right after the end of the workshop in the classroom.

• Workshop Duration1.5 days teaching and exercises as well as individual exam preparation.
• 0.5 days Lean Bronze Exam (optional, SME exam fees apply)Registration

This workshop is strictly limited to 16 attendees to ensure an optimal learning experience for all participants. We recommend early registration by visiting www.actlean.org/LBC-AtlantaAbout ACTLeanACTLean is Schuh & Company’s operational branch that teaches Lean thinking philosophies and techniques.

ACTLean offers Lean Management training and coaching for companies that want to begin the Lean Journey or need additional help. All experienced trainers of ACTLean are approved by SME as Lean Bronze Certification Review Facilitators.

Find more information about ACTLean at: www.actlean.orgACTLean does not believe in ordinary training, but in integrated practical and theoretical learning approaches. Therefore, ACTLean incorporates training of methods with simulations and learning factories. In addition, the company offers assessments that help you evaluate how far along you have come on your Lean Journey and support for designing the next stepsIn addition, the company offers assessments that help you evaluate how far along you have come on your Lean Journey.

ACTLean and Schuh & Company Now Recognized as Approved Lean Bronze Certification Facilitator and Trainer

Dacula, GA, November 23, 2010 – ACTLean and Schuh & Company are pleased to announce their approval by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) as a Lean Bronze Certification Review Facilitator and Trainer.

Lean Certification is a benchmark for achievement and personal growth in Lean. Designed by three organizations – the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) and The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence – this alliance has established the standard for continuous improvement and Lean practices. In 2010, the American Society for Quality (ASQ) joined this collaborative alliance, which truly aligns these leading organizations to a single standard for Lean Certification, providing manufacturers and their supply chains with a roadmap for workforce development.

As a Lean Bronze Certification Review Facilitator, ACTLean’s goal is to provide a solid understanding of basic lean principles and tools, as well as instruct on tactical implementation projects that drive improvements and show measurable results, allowing participants to successfully complete the Lean Bronze Certification Exam.As part of the Lean Bronze Certification, ACTLean will teach Lean Methodologies from a tactical viewpoint within the following key modules as identified in the Lean Body of Knowledge provided by SME / AME / ASQ / Shingo Prize:

• Cultural Enablers (15%)

• Continuous Process Improvements (60%)

• Consistent Lean Enterprise Culture (10%)

• Business Results (15%)

About ACTLean

ACTLean is Schuh & Company’s operational branch that teaches Lean thinking philosophies and techniques.ACTLean offers Lean Management training and coaching for companies that want to begin the Lean Journey or need additional help. All experienced trainers of ACTLean are approved by SME as Lean Bronze Certification Review Facilitators. Find more information about ACTLean at www.actlean.org or call +1 678 810 0885.

ACTLean does not believe in ordinary training, but in integrated practical and theoretical learning approaches. Therefore, ACTLean incorporates training of methods with simulations and learning factories. In addition, the company offers assessments that help you evaluate how far along you have come on your Lean Journey and support for designing the next steps.

ACTLean and Schuh & Company announce Lean Innovation Workshop in Atlanta, GA

Dacula, GA, October 1, 2010 – ACTLean will offer a 2-day workshop discussing Lean Innovation Topics in Atlanta, GA on November 4th and 5th, 2010.

The workshop will focus on methods to create more customer value with fewer resources in product development.

What does Lean Thinking have to do with Product Development?The biggest waste in Innovation is to come up with a product design no customer is asking for, followed by creating a product design that is unnecessarily expensive and complex to manufacture. Another common waste is not meeting project deadlines and spending more precious resources than necessary during the design work.This is where Lean Innovation comes into playThe basic idea behind the Lean Management approach is to create value without waste. This idea also transfers to the research and development processes. Under the leadership of the Technical University of Aachen, Germany, some 142 enterprises, among them renowned companies like Audi, Airbus, BASF, MTU, and Porsche, worked together and researched twelve core principles of Lean Innovation.Through a successful implementation of the Lean Innovation principles, the net benefit of research and development can be maximized, therefore achieving a high innovation performance with appropriate efforts.

In this workshop we will present the key principles of how to effectively organize the R&D process to deliver customer value at lower cost. You will also be introduced to the state-of-the-art methods to actually make it happen in your organization. Additional break-out sessions will provide the opportunity to share your experiences informally with other R&D professionals.

The workshop is held at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta, GA for $985. Price includes tuition, all training materials, breakfast, lunch and snacks each day as well as networking and dinner on Day 1.

For complete details about content, instructors, discounts, and to register, go to www.actlean.org/leaninnovation or call 678-810-0885.

What is Lean Thinking?

Lean Thinking means “Creation of Value without Waste”.

The goal of Lean Thinking is to streamline all activities necessary for the creation of value and eliminate everything else. A strong orientation towards the customers, their expectations and requirements of the product regarding price, availability, and quality, has to be balanced with the internal perspective of the enterprise, it's processes and systems.

About ACTLeanACT

Lean is Schuh & Company’s operational branch that teaches Lean thinking philosophies and techniques.ACTLean offers Lean Management training and coaching for companies that want to begin the Lean Journey or need additional help.ACTLean does not believe in ordinary training, but an integrated practical and theoretical learning approach. Therefore, we incorporate training of methods with simulations and learning factories.

In addition, the company offers assessments that help you evaluate how far along you have come on your Lean Journey.

ACTLean and Schuh & Company announce Lean Innovation Workshop in Atlanta, GA

Dacula, GA, September 3, 2010 – ACTLean will offer a 2-day workshop discussing Lean Innovation Topics in Atlanta, GA on November 4th and 5th, 2010.

The goal of the seminar is to teach practical approaches of Lean Management thinking for innovation and development departments and the successful implementation of these techniques.

In a global environment, fewer and fewer companies are able to successfully differentiate themselves with incremental product advantages. Notable product innovations therefore increasingly build the foundation for international competitiveness. Having the right innovation and development management is decisive, because only companies that can offer their customers unique solutions with sustainable benefits can maintain their position in the market. The central questions are how the impact or output of the innovation and development management can be increased; while at the same time improving the efficiency. True product differentiation today and in the future has to be achieved by using fewer resources.

This is where Lean Innovation comes into play.The basic idea behind the Lean Management approach is to create value without waste. This idea also transfers to the research and development processes. Under the leadership of the Technical University of Aachen, Germany, some 142 enterprises, among them renowned companies like Audi, Airbus, BASF, MTU, and Porsche, worked together and researched twelve core principles of Lean Innovation.Through a successful implementation of the Lean Innovation principles, the net benefit of research and development can be maximized, therefore achieving a high innovation performance with appropriate efforts.The workshop is held at the Georgia Tech Hotel & Conference Center in Atlanta, GA for $985. Price includes tuition, all training materials, breakfast, lunch and snacks each day as well as networking and dinner on Day 1.For complete details about content, instructors, discounts, and to register, go to www.actlean.org/leaninnovation or call 678-810-0885. 

What is Lean?

Lean Management means “Creation of Value without Waste”.The goal of Lean is to streamline all activities necessary for the creation of value and eliminate everything else. A strong orientation towards the customers, their expectations and requirements of the product regarding price, availability, and quality, has to be balanced with the internal perspective of the enterprise, it's processes and systems.

About ACTLeanACT

Lean is Schuh & Company’s operational branch that teaches Lean thinking philosophies and techniques.ACTLean offers Lean Management training and coaching for companies that want to begin the Lean Journey or need additional help.ACTLean does not believe in ordinary training, but an integrated practical and theoretical learning approach. Therefore, we incorporate training of methods with simulations and learning factories.

In addition, the company offers assessments that help you evaluate how far along you have come on your Lean Journey.