We are focusing on our HS1 Control Panel Subassembly process in our Cooling Business Unit. The SMART goals are to reduce cycle time by 15% over baseline by June 2 and to reduce changeover time by 80% over baseline by June 30. When: Tuesday May 6 thru Friday May 9th. Tues-Thurs: 7:30AM-3:30PM Friday: 7:30AM-12Noon Where: … Continue reading Kaizen opportunity at Lennox Marshalltown
Join us for a Lean Learning Tour at Agri-Industrial Plastics in Fairfield, where you'll gain valuable insights into applying Lean principles in a manufacturing environment. You'll observe the operational strategies Agri-Industrial Plastics uses to streamline processes, reduce waste and continuously improve. The tour will cover various Lean methodologies, including 6s, employee standard work, prioritization, and … Continue reading ILC Tour: Agri-Industrial Plastics
This immersive 6-hour workshop will equip you with the essential skills and tools to drive significant organizational improvement through effective process mapping. Experience a dynamic blend of: In-depth instruction: Explore the core principles of process mapping and its application within your organization. Hands-on exercises: Apply your learnings through practical scenarios and real-world examples. Interactive discussions: … Continue reading ILC Process Mapping Essentials: A Hands-on Workshop
Join us for a dynamic three-part workshop series designed to help manufacturers tackle key operational challenges. This series focuses on optimizing operations, improving efficiency, and designing effective workflows. Attendees will gain actionable insights into proven techniques and methods to address real-world manufacturing problems. Each 2-hour session will introduce practical tools, methodologies, and case studies to demonstrate their … Continue reading Introduction to Plant Optimization Workshop Series (1)
Continued (Day 2) Join us for a dynamic three-part workshop series designed to help manufacturers tackle key operational challenges. This series focuses on optimizing operations, improving efficiency, and designing effective workflows. Attendees will gain actionable insights into proven techniques and methods to address real-world manufacturing problems. Each 2-hour session will introduce practical tools, methodologies, and case … Continue reading Introduction to Plant Optimization Workshop Series (2)
Continued (Day 3) Join us for a dynamic three-part workshop series designed to help manufacturers tackle key operational challenges. This series focuses on optimizing operations, improving efficiency, and designing effective workflows. Attendees will gain actionable insights into proven techniques and methods to address real-world manufacturing problems. Each 2-hour session will introduce practical tools, methodologies, and case … Continue reading Introduction to Plant Optimization Workshop Series (3)
Join us for a Lean Learning Tour at Advanced Heat Treat Corp in Waterloo, where you'll learn how they apply Lean principles in a manufacturing environment. Advanced Heat Treat has been practicing Continuous Improvement for roughly 10 years and focuses on implementing 6S, 2 Second Lean, Standard Work, and Employee CI Suggestion Program, among others. During … Continue reading ILC Tour: Advanced Heat Treat
In this live, hands-on workshop with Jim Benson, you will learn how to design and implement a practical Obeya—whether physical or virtual—that makes all your team’s work, plans, challenges, and opportunities visible and actionable in real time. You’ll gain a clear understanding of visual management principles and how to use them to reduce confusion, eliminate … Continue reading Mastering Collaborative Workspaces with Obey
ILC has partnered with DMACC to offer this 2-day Project Management Essentials workshop deep dive into the processes, knowledge areas, inputs, and outputs you need to know to manage projects more effectively. Based on the best practices of the Project Management Institute’s Guide to the Project Management Body of Knowledge, this highly interactive class will allow … Continue reading ILC Project Management Essentials Workshop
Has your team struggled to move a change forward because the people involved were moving at different speeds? Perhaps the enthusiasm for something shiny and new started to wear off before you got there. Maybe the heaviness of the lift to get from where you are today to where you were trying to go was … Continue reading ILC Leading Through Change
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