Training Description: Problem Solving for Lean is an eight hour course that teaches a structured, team based, root cause oriented problem solving process that supports the elimination of impediments to process flow. This highly interactive course leads participants through an understanding of problem-solving skills and tools such as creative/divergent thinking, consensus decision making for convergent […]
Training Description: Working in teams is one of the cornerstones of continuous improvement and lean manufacturing implementation methodologies. It is therefore critical that the people who are members of teams in your organization work effectively and successfully together to accomplish their charters and goals. Research has revealed that successful teams have certain characteristics and utilize […]
Description: An interactive course that combines classroom instruction with intensive hands-on experience in the simulated shop-floor venue called the Time Wise, Inc. Clock Factory. Principles of Lean Manufacturing exposes the frailty of Traditional Manufacturing Concepts in a high volume, low variety mass production facility. Students experience the process of assembling a variety of working clocks […]
SECRETS, ADVICE, AND WARNINGS FROM THE REGION'S BEST TRAINERS Even if you hire employees with all the right experience and potential, getting them on board for the specific new job you're assigning them to, whether a front line machinist or a top level thought leader, takes strategy, execution, philosophy and decreasing the risk of a […]
Join a Race Car “Pit Crew” Learn the Three Keys to Sustaining Your Continuous Improvement Gains This unique “Learn by Doing” training will be facilitated by MassMEP and a race team crew from the Ken Bouchard “Drive to Victory Lane” School. Attendees will be assigned to a “Race Car Pit Crew” and will work on […]
Improve your Workforce Utilizing State Training Dollars Join MassMEP and AIM HR Solutions to find out how easy it is to access up to $250,000 of state training funds! MassMEP and AIM HR Solutions have partnered to provide a workshop designed to help companies prepare and apply for training funds through the Workforce Training Fund's General Grant program. […]
Training Description: 5S Workplace Organization and Standardization: This training instills a five-step highly disciplined housekeeping technique. This technique provides the ‘how to’ for a manufacturer to clean up the typically disorganized work area and ensure the success of lean manufacturing on the shop floor. The 5 steps are: • Sort through all items and remove […]
Who Should Attend: This course is recommended for anyone involved in designing, implementing, maintaining and improving a quality management system and/or performing internal audits of a quality management system, such as quality officers, managers and auditors. No prior knowledge of auditing, quality management systems or ISO 9001:2008 is required prior to attending this course. Course […]
Improve your Workforce Utilizing State Training Dollars Join MassMEP and AIM HR Solutions to find out how easy it is to access up to $250,000 of state training funds! MassMEP and AIM HR Solutions have partnered to provide a workshop designed to help companies prepare and apply for training funds through the Workforce Training Fund's General Grant […]
Why Cybersecurity Matters Small manufacturers are a vital part of our nation’s economic and cyber infrastructure. There are over 289,0001 small manufacturers in the U.S. In 2015, the average cost of a data breach for small companies was $38,0002. It has been estimated that more than half of the companies go out of business within […]
