Applying Lean Principles Across the Supply ChainIncrease end-to-end system speed and efficiency of your supply chain. This program introduces a systemic approach for applying Lean thinking to supply chain challenges. You will learn practical application of principles and tools for evaluating current models and systems, eliminating waste, and extending Lean practices beyond your enterprise to suppliers and customers.
Kaizen
A Japanese word meaning "continuous improvement," kaizen is a term first associated with productivity improvement that is now being applied to the pursuit of excellence across processes, products, services, or systems. Incremental improvements to your supply chain system will eventually add up to operational excellence. But your improvements must take hold more rapidly than your competitors' for true advantage. Your organization can't improve unless you do. Penn State can help you practice kaizen. Why Participate?When we asked our June’09 group of Lean participants to evaluate this program, we received comments such as:
Not only was the overall program rating nearly perfect (4.9 out of 5 possible), the faculty numbers were equally high, and almost ALL said they would unquestionably recommend this program to others in their organization. Program ObjectivesApplying Lean Principles Across the Supply Chain introduces a systemic approach for applying Lean thinking to supply chain challenges. You’ll receive practical, hands-on insights from industry leaders such as Kraft Foods and Dell. You’ll also learn principles and tools for greater supply chain speed and efficiency. Specifically, the program will provide an understanding of:
Who Should Attend?Applying Lean Principles Across the Supply Chain is designed for all managers and executives interested in applying Lean practices and concepts in the development and management of a supply chain strategy. Representative titles of participants include: vice president, director or manager of logistics, purchasing, supply chains, operations, distribution or materials management.
Program Benefits
Upon completion of Applying Lean Principles Across the Supply Chain, you will be able to:
Penn State Continuing Education Units (CEUs) are available based on a standard of one unit per ten hours of classroom instruction. Upon completion of this program, each participant will be awarded a certificate for three (3.0) Penn State CEUs earned. Program ContentLean Thinking: Principles and Building Blocks
Lean Simulation “Probably the best executive supply chain course I've ever attended. The right combination of theory, practical implementation, and test cases from industry. Incorporating speakers that have implemented these steps was valuable in understanding the importance of these tools and how to implement them in our own companies. The faculty and staff did a great job in engaging the group. I gained considerable knowledge about how Lean can positively impact supply chain.” --Pedro Menendez, Vice President, Global Supply Chain, USG Building Systems
Faculty LeadersFaculty Director Norman Aggon, Assistant Department Chairman, Department of Supply Chain and Information Systems, The Smeal College of Business, Penn State Faculty Leaders Frank Chelko, Instructor of Operations & Supply Chain Management, The Smeal College of Business, Penn State David Demers, Managing Director and Co-founder, Avicon Partners LLC; and Adjunct Professor, The Smeal College of Business, Penn State David Veech, Executive Director, Institute for Lean Systems, University of Kentucky For more information contact:Penn State Executive Programs Phone: 814-865-3435 |
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