REGISTRATION IS NOW CLOSED. THERE ARE TWO REMAINING SEATS AVAILABLE. IF YOU TO REGISTER OR BE ADDED TO OUR WAITLIST, PLEASE CONTACT NICOLE PIERCE AT: NICOLE.PIERCE@MRCPA.ORG OR (484) 655-4873.
Join us for a unique experience led by Ernie Richardson, who has 36 years’ of experience with the Toyota Production System and is
co-author of the book The Toyota Engagement Equation.
In this two-day workshop, you will learn and apply Lean concepts through a simulation building model-scale Land Cruisers, fostering problem-solving and continuous improvement thinking based on Toyota’s approach to training their team members.
Participants’ goals during the simulation will be to produce quality
at the lowest cost. During various rounds of the simulation, participants are assigned roles to learn the importance of Standards, WIP, Kanban, Level Loading, Visualization, Waste Identification, Process Stability, 5S, Flow, and Standardized Training and Onboarding.
AFTER COMPLETING THIS COURSE, PARTICPANTS WILL UNDERSTAND:
Ernie has 36 years’ of Manufacturing and Human Resources management experience which allows him to see the cultural dynamics from both functional areas of a company. He is certified in The Toyota Way, Toyota Business Practices (8 Step Problem Solving), Standardized Work, Visual Management, Strategy Deployment (Hoshin), Company Culture, and specializes in Toyota Production System Thinking. He joined Teaching Lean as a co-owner after his retirement from Toyota in Feb of 2013, to share his experiences learned from his people, Japanese trainers, and Executive Coordinators in order to assist other companies on their Lean journey. He has over 1380 hours of classroom, practical training and Japan Gemba Training with a combined time of over 1-year total in Japan. Ernie worked at IBM for 8 years before joining Toyota.