APICS The Association for Operations Management, Greater Fort Worth Chapter 260 

Greater Fort Worth Area Chapter 260

Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success

 

 

Lean Manufacturing Workshops

 

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The APICS E&R Foundation and the APICS Lean SIG have developed a Lean Manufacturing Workshop Series that covers lean manufacturing strategies.

 

The seven professional instructor-led workshops are:

 


 

Introduction to Lean Manufacturing 

 

     This workshop presents procedures companies use to identify and eliminate waste to become lean and such topics as the transparent workplace, lean process improvement, lean product development, Just-in-Time, controlling processes, and continuous improvement.

Next offering will be posted soon.

UTA Riverbend Campus, 7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South, Fort Worth TX 76118

Course Information: 1 session, 4 hours total


 

Lean Mapping

 

     This workshop provides the tools for mapping a value stream. It gives a framework and provides practical step-by-step guidance to recognizing value streams and developing current state maps, future state maps, and the action plan.

Next offering will be posted soon.

UTA Riverbend Campus, 7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South, Fort Worth TX 76118

Course Information: 1 session, 4 hours total


 

5S

 

     This workshop discusses the 5S': Sort, Straighten, Simplify, Shine, and Sustain, and how they provide a foundation for delivering high-quality products and services in the right quantity at the right time to satisfy customer needs.

Next offering will be posted soon.

UTA Riverbend Campus, 7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South, Fort Worth TX 76118

Course Information: 1 session, 4 hours total


 

Process Improvement and Quality in Lean Manufacturing

 

     This workshop discusses the PDCA and DMAIC (six sigma) frameworks and the concepts of kaizen, root cause problem solving, the visual factory, the seven tools of quality, and blitz approaches.

Next offering will be posted soon.

UTA Riverbend Campus, 7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South, Fort Worth TX 76118

Course Information: 1 session, 4 hours total


 

Lean Teams Scheduling

 

     This workshop covers the essential tools for lean scheduling, including descriptions of building blocks and eight lean scheduling methods including kanban, heijunka, and mixed-model production.

Next offering will be posted soon.

UTA Riverbend Campus, 7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South, Fort Worth TX 76118

Course Information: 1 session, 4 hours total


 

Standard Work

 

     This workshop documents the steps of implementing standard work - a tool to determine maximum performance with minimum waste through the best combination of operator and machine.

Next offering will be posted soon.

UTA Riverbend Campus, 7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South, Fort Worth TX 76118

Course Information: 1 session, 4 hours total


 

Lean Teams, Lean Design, and Accounting

 

     This workshop discusses lean team types, leadership skills, and anchor draggers. The lean design section covers concurrent design, value engineering, quality function deployment, and failure mode effects analysis.

Next offering will be posted soon.

UTA Riverbend Campus, 7300 Jack Newell Boulevard South, Fort Worth TX 76118

Course Information: 1 session, 4 hours total


 

All workshop courses are taught by professional instructors.

 

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Workshop Fee: $195.00 per person for APICS members or $225 for non-members.

 

An APICS workbook is included in the course fee.  Certificate of Completion will be awarded for completion of each course.  For additional information or on site pricing contact the GFTW Director of Fundamentals, by email at: info.services@apics-gftw.com

 


 

To download a registration form to mail with payment:

Course Registration Form

 

To register and pay online:

Credit Card Charge Authorization Form

 

Please Note: 

All registrations and fees must be received by the registration deadline date.

 

Receipt of registration and acceptance of payment will be confirmed by email or phone.  Payment receipt form will be furnished at workshop. 

 

    Mail registration form and fee payment by check, money order, or credit card charge information to:

 APICS GFTW Workshop, P.O. Box 163633, Fort Worth, TX 76161-3633