| 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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April 13-14, 2010 September 14-15, 2010 November 9-10, 2010 January 11-12, 2011 |
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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| May 11-12, 2010 |
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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July 13-14, 2010 March 8-9, 2011 |
Grand Rapids, 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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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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May 13, 2010 - Toluca, MX (Spanish with English translation)
July 15, 2010 - Grand Rapids, 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: |
May 14, 2010 - Toluca, MX (Spanish with English translation) July 16, 2010 - Grand Rapids, MI November 12, 2010 - Georgetown, KY March 11, 2011 - Georgetown, KY
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Pre-Register for Problem Solving
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Material & Information Flow: |
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| Description: | 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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April 15-16, 2010 - Mt. Sterling, KY May 12-13, 2010 - Toluca Mexico (Spanish with English translation) September 16-17, 2010 - Mt. Sterling, KY January 13-14, 2011 - Mt. Sterling, KY
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TSSC, Inc., 25 Atlantic Avenue, Erlanger, Kentucky 41018 phone (859) 372-2521 fax (859) 372-2522 |
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