Lean Certification

We are once again offering our Lean Manufacturing Certification training program in Orange County, California beginning next week on August 15th.  We've been running this program since 2003, and it continues to draw a diverse group of participants.  This program, which runs 2 days per month for 4 months, covers all of the major concepts and methodologies within lean thinking: continuous improvement and kaizen, flow and pull, leveling work, standardized work, mistake proofing, problem solving, team facilitation skills, value stream mapping, and breakthrough kaizen events.  If you are unable to attend this program but are still interested in lean manufacturing certification and training, you might consider our online lean manufacturing certification program or our blended-learning (part instructor-led, part online) lean manufacturing certification program.  Our next blended-learning program will take place in San Diego, CA on October 23-25, 2012.  Below is a brief video that talks about our lean training programs.  To learn more about our training programs, visit our Lean Manufacturing Training page.

Lean Training and Certification Program

EMS Consulting Group, Inc. is offering a blended-learning Lean Certification program in San Diego on July 17-19th.  Early registration pricing for this program ends in 3 days; attendees must register by June 17th to receive a $100 discount.  Early registration pricing for this program is $1595.  The program includes 3 days of interactive, instructor-led training plus self-paced online training as well. Participants will learn how to apply each of the principles and tools of lean including Value Stream Mapping, Continuous Flow Manufacturing Cells, Lean Production Control, Level Pull Production, kanban and pull systems, 5S, quick changeover, TPM, problem solving methods, and kaizen events. Certification requires the completion of a lean manufacturing project to reinforce the learning and achieve real results.    For those that prefer a fully instructor-led program, EMS Consulting Group continues to offer an 8-day program; the next fully instructor-led Lean Manufacturing Certification program begins on August 15th.

Below is a short video that talks about EMS Consulting Group's lean certification and training programs including an Online Lean Certification Program:

Lean Leadership plus Announcements

Our February 2012 newsletter is out, and we're talking about a new book on lean leadership. Lean is a new way of doing things- a new and permanent paradigm of continuous improvement. Effective leadership is required for an effective and lasting lean transformation. To learn more, visit: http://www.emsstrategies.com/newsletter020112.htm.

We also have space remaining in our Lean Certification program that begins next Wednesday 2/8 as well as our February Lean Healthcare program. To learn more about these programs, visit our website: http://www.emsstrategies.com/

Lean Certification Program San Diego December 2011

EMS Consulting Group, Inc. has just announced a Lean Manufacturing certification program to take place in San Diego, CA on December 6-8, 2011. This program includes 3 consecutive days of hands-on training including team activities, simulation, and videos. An optional plant tour of a lean facility is available on the morning of December 9th. The program also includes supplemental online training that covers additional topics that are part of the body of knowledge required for the certification.

Please view our press release for more information: http://www.prweb.com/releases/2011/9/prweb8828719.htm

Lean Updates

It's been a long while since I've blogged, and I have a few updates to discuss:

1. Lean Newsletter - My company, EMS Consulting Group, has published an online newsletter since August 2003. I will link to each new issue on this blog in the future. The latest issue can be found at: http://www.emsstrategies.com/newsletter070109.htm

2. Online Lean Training - In addition to the Lean Certification Program I have been teaching in Orange County for several years, I now teach a self-paced version of the lean certification program as well as individual subject courses (5S, continuous flow, kanban, etc.). For more information, see the following:
http://www.emsstrategies.com/Lean-Training/lean-training-online.html

3. Articles - We have over 50 lean manufacturing articles available for your viewing at http://www.emsstrategies.com/articles.html