HANOVER, Ontario – Implementing a lean work environment and reducing waste is not limited to the production floor.
Studies indicate that non-value activities in the office can consume up to 300 minutes a day or approximately 75% of the work day. Time wasters include: interruptions by phone, email and people; missing information; rework; and inefficient meetings.
Against this backdrop, the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario will host a full-day online educational program on March 29, Applying Lean in the Office – Using Value Stream Mapping. The focus of the presentation is showing businesses how to eliminate waste and do more, faster with the resources they already have.
The program, scheduled for 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., will be instructed by Sheri Phillips, senior consultant of Lean Advisors. She is a Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt + Change Management with more than 20 years of experience as a strategic senior lean, project management and change management consultant.
The session will include:
- Introduction to lean in the office
- Types of waste in the office·
- Lean principles
- What to expect from applying the lean principles
- Practical exercises to asses lean in the office
- Break-out sessions: Group activities assessing Lean in the Office examples applying lean principles
- What's next
- Workshop conclusion
- Overview of grant funding for lean projects
This presentation is recommended for management//supervisors, office/admin, sales, procurement, schedulers, and operational managers.
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