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Class Name Lean6 101: Lean for Job Shops
Description A Lean Enterprise produces more with existing resources by eliminating non-value added activities. Manufacturers are facing increased worldwide competition and the stakes are high. The winners in this competition work to eliminate overproduction caused by traditional scheduling systems and only make what customers want when they want it. Lean establishes a systematic approach to eliminating these wastes and creating flow throughout the whole company. It also helps you develop and implement a long-term plan to streamline your operations for success.

This workshop teaches the principles of Lean Manufacturing for a discrete, non-repetitive environment and how to apply them. While participating in the simulation exercises as a member of the M & M Pneumatics job shop, you will utilize the Lean concepts such as batch-size reduction, visual signals, standardizing work and many others. By the end of the class students will have converted a convoluted job shop environment into one that reacts to each customer’s specific demand while improving on time delivery, quality and showing a significant improvement to the profit margin by identification and elimination of waste.

Learning Objectives
  • Reduce cycle time
  • Reduce inventory
  • Reduce Work-in-Progress (WIP)
  • Reduce costs
  • Increase capacity
  • Improve lead times
  • Increase sales
  • Increase productivity
  • Improve quality
  • Increase profits
Start Date 04/15/2010
End Date 04/15/2010
Date Comment
Start Time 8:30am
End Time 4:30pm
Cost for 1 student $300
Cost for 2 students $300 per student
Cost for 3+ students $250 per student
Point of Contact Angie Bove 610-758-4588  angieb@mrcpa.org
General Notes Includes continental breakfast, lunch, refreshments and all materials
Location MRC - Bethlehem
Location Notes Directions to MRC

FROM ROUTE 78
Exit Route 78 at Interchange #67. At the exit take Route 412 South for approximately 1 mile to the traffic light at Water Street there you will see the Hellertown Police Station and Wachovia bank. Turn right onto Water Street, continue for a short while until you see the unused railroad tracks. Cross over the railroad tracks and turn right on Creek Road. Go .5 miles on Creek Road and turn left onto Goodman Drive. Turn right into Parking Lot D on your right hand side. Use the front entrance to the building.

FROM AIRPORT (ABE)
Exit airport and turn right onto Airport Road toward Route 22. Take Route 22 East to Route 378 South (Bethlehem). Stay on 378 for approximately 6 miles. As you cross an iron bridge, stay in the right lane. As you pass Cathedral Church of the Nativity on your left, move to the left lane. At a five-way traffic light you’ll angle left to climb up Wyandotte Hill. As you start the descent move to the left turn lane for the traffic light at Seidersville Road. Turn left continue for 1.5 miles to traffic light at Bingen Road. Turn left and go .3 miles to Goodman Campus on your right. Turn right into Goodman Campus and continue .7 miles (past Stabler Arena on your right, then Goodman Stadium on your left, to 125 Goodman Drive - Parking Lot D . Turn left into parking lot. Use the front entrance to the building

FROM PHILADELPHIA
Take the Northeast Extension of the Pennsylvania Turnpike north to exit 32 (Quakertown). Turn left onto Route 663. Follow for 3.5 miles. Turn left onto Route 309 in Quakertown. Continue north on Route 309 to Center Valley. Turn right onto 378 north (Bethlehem). Be watchful; there is only one sign. Follow Route 378 for approximately 4 miles. After you pass large Pathmark shopping plaza on right, and start to climb, turn right at traffic light onto Seidersville Road. Continue for 1.5 miles to traffic light at Bingen Road. Turn left and go .3 miles to Goodman Campus on your right. Turn right into Goodman Campus and continue .7 miles (past Stabler Arena on your right, then Goodman Stadium on your left, to 125 Goodman Drive - Parking Lot D. Turn left into parking lot. Use the front entrance to the building.
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The Manufacturers Resource Center
125 Goodman Dr.
Bethlehem, PA 18015
Phone (610) 758- 4588
Fax (610) 758-4716
E-mail angie.bove@mrcpa.org