Principles of Lean used effectively give an organization a performance-based process to increase competitive advantage. Employing basic continuous improvement processes, lean organizations focus on the elimination of waste or non-value added steps within an organization. To be successful, organizations must develop a culture that will create and sustain long-term commitment from top management through the entire workforce. Click the link below to download a whitepaper from Development Dimensions International (DDI) on the techniques organizations use to effectively deploy Lean in their organizations.

Source: Development Dimensions International

Challenged to shorten lead times, improve quality and meet just-in-time customer requirements, executives from a variety of industries are looking to Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma tools to help their business compete. Attend Moraine Park's FREE Lean Enterprise/Six Sigma Executive Informational Sessions. You'll learn the difference between Lean Enterprise and Six Sigma tools, how the proper application of each can enhance business performance and the role that each person within an organization plays in their successful implementation.

Who Should Attend: Executives and managers who are responsible for planning, controlling, implementing and managing continuous improvement strategies.

When: Tuesday, March 11, 2008 (Beaver Dam campus); Tuesday, March 25, 2008 (Ripon High School); Thursday, May 8, 2008, (Fond du Lac campus); or Thursday, May 15, 2008 (West Bend campus).

Time: 7:30 to 10:30 a.m.

Presenter: Glen Thielke, Six Sigma Master Black Belt

This is a complimentary session.

Developing and retaining a competitive workforce with the skills necessary to compete in today's global economy requires an ongoing investment in training and development. As part of a continued commitment to workforce and economic development, the Wisconsin Technical College System is again awarding Workforce Advancement Training Grants for the 2009 fiscal year, which begins July 1, 2008. For more information, call
920-924-3449 or e-mail training@morainepark.edu.

Manufacturing Symposium: Leveraging Lean Through Automation will be held on May 7, 2008. Watch your mail for further details.

Fond du Lac Job Fair and the Regional Manufacturing Job Fair will be held on May 6, 2008. For more information, click the link below.

For more information, e-mail training@morainepark.edu or call 920-924-3449.

Quality Packaging and Moraine Park established their partnership in 2004 and, at that time, Quality Packaging was experiencing tremendous growth. According to Kevin Wills of Quality Packaging, "We were looking at putting on about 50 new employees and had grown from 50 employees up to 150. We started with some of the basic skills training that would help teach our employees basic math, basic computer skills and things that we needed to help implement some of the systems that we were putting in place here. The basic skills training works with our production and line leader class of employees and really helps them gain the confidence that they need to do the job well."