| Description: |
Designed for
managers who are directly responsible for implementing TPS at their
facility. Discussions are centered around technical elements of TPS. Each element of TPS is carefully presented and discussed, then illustrated with the simulation. TPS principles and concepts will be conveyed through presentations, discussion, simulation and plant tour at a host site. |
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| Length: | 1.5 days | ||
| Schedule: | Dates | Classroom | Host Plant |
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February 7-8, 2012 June 12-13, 2012 October 9-10, 2012 |
Georgetown, KY |
Summit Polymers,
Mt. Sterling, KY Products: molded, decorated and assembled plastic systems for automotive applications Processes: Assembly, molding, paint Uses Pull System of manufacturing suitable for high volume, low variety production. |
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April 10-11, 2012 August 14-15, 2012 December 11-12, 2012 |
Spring Lake, MI |
Herman Miller,
Spring Lake, MI Product: filing cabinets Processes: Assembly, paint, welding, stamping Uses sequential production system more suited to high variety production. |
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TBD |
Toluca, MX Spanish (with English translation) |
Robert Bosch, Toluca, MX Products: brake components Processes: Assembly, machining Uses Pull System of manufacturing suitable for high volume, low variety production. |
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Pre-Register for W1
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Basic Thinking & Skills (W2) |
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Standardized Work: |
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| Description: | Very specific classroom training to develop the basic skills for grasping the current condition needed to begin standardized work. This workshop method is hands-on practice in a simulated environment utilizing time measurement and the 3 documents of standardized work. | ||
| Length: | 1 day | ||
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February 9, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY May 9, 2012 - Spring Lake, MI June 14, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY September 13, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY November 14, 2012 - Spring Lake, MI
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Problem Solving: |
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| Description: | Classroom training focused on developing the skills and thinking to utilize the TPS practical problem solving framework. This workshop is thinking and discussion using actual cases. | ||
| Length: | 1 day | ||
| Schedule: |
February 10, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY May 10, 2012 - Spring Lake, MI June 15, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY September 14, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY November 15, 2012 - Spring Lake, MI
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Pre-Register for Problem Solving
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Material & Information Flow: |
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Description:
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1/2 day in classroom designed to develop the skill to document the current condition and locate the process bottleneck. 1 day shop floor focused on grasping the current condition and finding the bottleneck in an actual shop floor setting. | ||
| Length: | 1.5 days | ||
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March 8-9, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY April 11-12, 2012 - Spring Lake, MI August 15-16, 2012 - Spring Lake, MI October 11-12, 2012 - Mt. Sterling, KY
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Toyota Production System Support Center, Inc. (TSSC) 25 Atlantic Avenue, Erlanger, KY 41018 Tel (859) 372-2521 Fax (859) 372-2522 |
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