Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification is a comprehensive series of workshops that introduces Lean principles. Participants learn to distinguish value-added from non-value added activities to eliminate costly waste. A great starting point for an individual’s and company’s Continuous Improvement journey, the Level One Certification is a pragmatic, hit-the-ground-running, hands-on approach that applies acquired workshop knowledge… Read More
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Safety – Lockout Tagout
For several years the Lockout Tagout (LOTO) category has been listed among OSHA’s Annual Top 10 Most Cited Violations for General Industry. Controlling hazardous energy with appropriate LOTO procedures and equipment is a life or death situation. According to OSHA, complying with the LOTO standard prevents an estimated 120 fatalities and 50,000 injuries every year…. Read More
Why Root Cause Analysis is the Cornerstone of Asset Performance Management
Physical assets are capital intensive and for many organizations are considered to be the life blood of their business. No enterprise can expect to achieve peak performance unless these assets reliably perform at optimal levels. To achieve operational excellence your overall Asset Performance Management (APM) strategy needs to be proactive and effective. Many asset-intensive organizations… Read More
IMC Central PA Lean Roundtable Call
IMC would like to touch base with our “Continuous Improvement Community”, those who have been thru IMC’s lean training programs. We would like to hear from you and discuss a little about: The Current Condition The Role of Continuous Improvement Advocates Possible Paths for Future Improvement Training and Support from IMC Register Once registered, you… Read More
IMC Central PA Lean Roundtable Call – Williamsport Group
IMC would like to touch base with our “Continuous Improvement Community”, those who have been thru IMC’s lean training programs. We would like to hear from you and discuss a little about: The Current Condition The Role of Continuous Improvement Advocates Possible Paths for Future Improvement Training and Support from IMC Register Once registered, you… Read More
Accelerate and Sustain Lean with Today’s Digital Plant
Learn how today’s digital plant and its connected workforce accelerate and sustain Lean initiatives to drive greater productivity and efficiency, lower cost of ownership, and increase profitability. Discover how a code-free, centralized environment to aggregate, visualize, and analyze data in context across plant systems facilitates Lean and other programs as well as helps to maintain… Read More
Kick-Starting Your Modern Maintenance Program
Do any of these sound like you? I’ve got no real maintenance management system. I never have and am intimidated about where to get started. I’ve got a system, but I never got it off the ground and don’t feel we get what we need from it. I’m making progress, but I would like to… Read More
POLCA: The Production Control System for High-Mix, Low-Volume and Custom Products
CLASS IS FULL – REGISTRATION IS CLOSED This half-day workshop will explain POLCA (Paired-cell Overlapping Loops of Cards with Authorization), an alternative to Kanban for material control on the shop floor. POLCA is a card-based visual control system that manages the flow of jobs through the shop floor: at each operation, it controls which job… Read More
Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM)
EVENT IS FULL – NO LONGER TAKING REGISTRATIONS A Competitive Strategy for Low-Volume and Custom-Engineered Products Quick Response Manufacturing (QRM) is a companywide strategy for lead time reduction throughout the enterprise. Using QRM, companies have reduced their lead times by 80-90%. As a result, these companies have not only seen large increases in market share,… Read More