Topic(s)
- Management systems
Overview
Culture is contagious if deployed correctly. This workshop will explore examples of how you can eliminate waste throughout your value stream. The focus of manufacturing today is continuous improvement of safety, quality, productivity, delivery, morale, cost and inventory. The workshop will show different ways of addressing these focal points by using lean tools and creative employee thinking. Several case studies will be demonstrated with incredible results. Rejuvenate your operation by applying lean principles in a fun and engaging way that has produced proven results. This workshop highlights the critical elements and "must-know" concepts and critical lean tools for driving effective, positive change in your organization.
Key learning objectives
- Understand the language of lean that anyone can understand.
- Learn critical thinking elements that all leaders should know in order to successfully lead people and manage processes.
- Create system thinking and understanding of how cost is related to decisions.
- Learn tools that you can immediately implement at your company to engage your workforce and instantly uncover waste.
- Develop key measurement systems and accountability processes.
Interactive components
Learn the affinity process, which allows you to cut any meeting in half by capturing the ideas in the minds of team members quickly with questions, structure and sticky notes. Participants will do a tennis ball exercise to show Kaizen and elimination of waste. They will also do a team competition of Lean Jeopardy.
Company
Lean Applications empowers and inspires people to grow personally and professional, driving organizational improvement. The company delivers personal coaching and mentoring that provides insight and enthusiasm to rejuvenate your workforce. With tools to empower and engage your greatest asset, a coach can help your people take responsibility for bringing their best to work every day. With unique tools and training, Lean Applications will teach your leaders how to implement these positive changes with hands-on approaches that are fun, educational and impactful. https://leanapplications.io/
Presenter
Mark Preston has been driving change in manufacturing, operations, supply chain, office and sales environments for 30+ years. Previously, with TDK Electronics, he studied Kaizen manufacturing techniques in Japan and held leadership positions in TDK for 11 years. After TDK, He held various executive positions at Respironics Inc for eight years. At Respironics, Preston led operations and structured global sourcing, created the 13-week supplier development program, and was the director of operations for Asthma and Allergy.
After Respironics, Preston was the director of Acuity Business System at Acuity Brands Lighting (Lithonia Lighting) and was promoted to vice president of supplier development and operational excellence. Preston worked with Kohler as the global director of operational excellence in 2022.
Mark Preston started his own company, Lean Applications, and has worked with companies globally to drive passion for improvement by focusing on people, processes, and purpose, for more than 12 years. He has been a keynote speaker for organizations across the U.S., including CME, AME, YPO, APICS, CSCMP, MODEX, CME, SCOPE and IMPACT Manufacturing. He published his first book, “Southern Sensei” in 2017 and recently created the “AME (Association of Manufacturing Excellence) Lean Sensei,” which helps companies evaluate themselves on their lean journey toward excellence. 
