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Bend the Curve - Lean Events & Announcements
Announcements
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2012 Lean Systems Summit
August 9-10, 2012
Holiday Inn by the Bay
Portland, Maine
2012 Lean Summit Announcement (pdf*)
2012 Lean Summit Sponsorship Levels (pdf*)
Call for Workshops -- 2012 Lean Systems Summit (word*)
Past Events
Workshops - Presentations
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Innovation Engineering Leadership Institute - Photos
March 5-7, 2012
Harraseeket Inn, Freeport, Maine
http://www.maine.gov/dhhs/protected/lean/ - password required -
“Bending the Curve: Steps Toward Building a Lean Government” (pdf*)
Walter E. Lowell, Ed.D., CPHQ
Northeast Shingo Prize Conference, October 5-6, 2011
Training
- Training Opportunity: Development of Continuous Improvement Practitioners 1-7
February 6-10, 2012 - 8AM-5PM daily
Augusta, Maine -
Intensive week-long introductory training for persons and organizations interested in effectively consulting and actively working with individuals and teams in transactional environments who are interested in moving their organizations to Operational Excellence, using Lean thinking & concepts and continuous improvement methods, tools, and interventions.
- For more information & the application, see the links below:
Lean Systems Summit Proceedings
(FYI: All of the below links are in Adobe PDF format)
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2011 Lean Systems Summit: August 12, 2011
- Summit Proceedings: 2011 Lean Systems Summit (11.76mb) (August 12, 2011)
- Summit Workshop Slides:
- Keynote-The Engine of Lean: Front-Line Ideas.
- Closing - Declaration of Interdependence
- A1 - Introducing Lean into State Government Culture: Progress on the New York State Story
- A2 - Going Lean and Green: A Case Study in Creative Personnel & Facilities Management
- A3 - Cultural Transformation at ThedaCare with Lean
- A4 - The Missing Link to Lean: Training within Industry
- A5 - Implementation of 5S Methodologies at IDEXX Laboratories
- B2 - Preventive Maintenance and Profit $$$
- B3 - Leadership: The Key to Creating a Lean Culture at ThedaCare
- B4 - Creating a Lean Mindset in a University Setting
- C1 - Sustaining a Lean Culture: The Role of Leadership in the Public & Private Sectors
- C2 - Empowering Your Lean Skills Coaches
- C3 - How High-Performing Idea Systems Work & How to Implement Them (see Keynote above)
- C4 - Innovation: The Way to Sustainable Profitability
- C5 - How and When to Use Six Sigma Problem-Solving in Your Lean Journey
- 2010 Lean Systems Summit: August 13, 2010
- Summit Proceedings: 2010 Lean Systems Summit - Northeast (4.33mb) (August 13, 2010)
- Summit Workshop Slides:
- Keynote: Leading the Way to Lean Excellence
- A1 - The Do's and Don'ts: Implementing Lean Transformation
- A2 - Using Lean Methodologies at Maine Medical Center
- A3 - So You Think Lean Manufacturing Practices are Only Beneficial to Large Businesses?
- A5 - The Soft Side of Lean
- B1 - Tales From Under the Dome - Using Lean to Improve Legislative Processes
- B2 - Endoscopy Lean Journey
- B3 - Raw Materials & FG Kanban System
- B5 - Leading Lean Transformations
- C1 - The First Lean Project in NYS Government: Challenges and Opportunities
- C2 - Bridgton Hospital Physician Group - Naples Family Practice IHI Advanced Access Report
- C3 - SME/AME/Shingo/ASQ Lean Certification Development & Application for Synergies in the Northeast
- C5 - Management Kaizen - Improvements Only Top Management Can Make
