NEXT STEP FOR ILLINOIS MANUFACTURERS: SCHEDULE YOUR LEAN ASSESSMENT

• Complimentary, comprehensive assessment for Illinois manufacturers
• 4-8 hours of on-site tours and interviews
• Identify process improvement opportunities and outline next steps for your team
• To schedule your conversation: Email Emily Lee at elee@imec.org

Additional Webinar Resources: Combining Lean and Safety – A Powerful 1-2 Punch

• Presentation Slides: Combining Lean and Safety – A Powerful 1-2 Punch
• Five Helpful Lean Tools Manufacturers Can Use Today to Improve Productivity
• Lean Through COVID-19: Adapting Lean Tools To Changing Times
• How to Implement Standard Work in a Covid-19 Environment
• The 5S Game: Improve Productivity and Quality
• Creating a Safe Work Environment
• Visionary Leadership: Keys to a Successful Continuous Improvement Transformation

When combined with Lean practices, a safe workplace also becomes a more productive workplace. 

Lean safety is a systematic approach to identifying and controlling the waste in processes/activities which could cause accidents or illnesses. Eight wastes are typically thought of in terms of production and quality processes. 

Relating safety to productivity can gain buy-in from management for ongoing support and resources needed to implement a Lean safety program. Join IMEC to explore how addressing the 8 Wastes of Lean can improve safety without sacrificing efficiency or effectiveness. 

8 Wastes of Lean

• Defects
• Overproduction
• Waiting
• Non-Utilized Talent
• Transportation
• Inventory
• Motion
• Extra Processing

Presented with support from:

Cost: FREE! 

Presenter: Ed Huey, Technical Specialist  |  IMEC

Contact Name: Emily Lee

Contact Phone: 608-445-4905

Contact Email: elee@imec.org