Lean Enterprise Course

Our Akron Area APICS Chapter is pleased to offer the APICS Lean Enterprise Workshop Series, a seven-module course designed to meet the demand for expert knowledge in the marketplace. This four day long course is being offered on both weekdays and weekends.  The Friday course is planned to start March 9th and meet on four non-consecutiveFridays (class dates chosen to avoid scheduling conflicts for registered students).  The Saturday course is planned to start on March 10th and run for four non-consecutive Saturdays.

Classes meet from 9am - 4:30pm and will be at the Akron General Health & Wellness Center (4125 Medina Rd., Akron, OH  44333), which is located at the intersection of Route 77, Route 18 and Route 21 (Fairlawn/Montrose exit, which is about 15 minutes south of the Rte. 77 intersection with Rte.480).  

Outline

1. Introduction
  • Educate Organization
  • Assess Readiness
  • Define Product Families
2. Lean Culture
  • Plan for Change
  • Create Teams
  • Select Pilot Product Family
3. Mapping
  • Map Current-State Value Stream
  • Map Future-State Value Stream
  • Plan Implementation
4. Stability
  • Stabilize Demand & Processes
  • Improve Processes
5. Just-in-Time
  • Calculate Customer Demand
  • Standardize Work
  • Create Flow
  • Implement Pull
  • Develop Schedules
6. Measuring
  • Define Metrics
  • Deploy Lean Accounting
7. Sustaining
  • Design for Lean
  • Continuously Improve Quality
  • Sustain Lean

Benefits of Lean Course

• Complete a self-assessment to
   determine your organization’s
   readiness to implement lean
• Gain practical experience analyzing
   how to incorporate lean into
   organizations
• Obtain broad knowledge of lean
   enterprise solutions
• Prepare a practical project plan
   for implementing lean into your
   organization

• Earn a Lean Certificate of Completion from APICS

Pricing and Registration

$995 for APICS members and $1095 for non-members.  Early registration and group discounts are available.  Price includes 4 days of classes covering 7 modules, as well as student materials and lunches. 

If you would like to have registration materials sent you to, please emailLean@AkronAPICS.org , and note whether you prefer Friday or Saturday classes.

Additional Information

Both public and customized inhouse classes are available. 

For more information about the Lean Enterprise Workshop Series, please

email Lean@AkronAPICS.org

or call 330-668-6084.