Attendees will learn and apply lean manufacturing concepts such as standardized work, visual signals, batch-size reduction and pull systems. The remainder of the session will review lean manufacturing principles and methodologies to enable CEOs and members of senior management teams to transform their companies into lean enterprises. A MassMEP Project Manager will be assigned to participants to provide immediate consultation at the session.
Casual attire is appropriate.
MEP provides management and manufacturing expertise in areas such as business planning, lean enterprise and ebusiness implementation, international development, technology transfer and commercialization, and workforce development. MassMEP provides affordable solutions by utilizing their manufacturing and business professionals who have specialized knowledge about doing business in Massachusetts. MassMEP is an affiliate of the National Institute of Standards and Technology under the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Department of Economic Development. The national MEP is a network of manufacturing extension centers that provide business and technical assistance to smaller manufacturers in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico.