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The AME West Region is hosting its popular So Cal Lean Tour again. We return to San Diego in 2025 and have 4 great tour sites that are demonstrating how to deploy and sustain Lean. Spend time seeing lean practices in action on the shop floor. This is a hands-on tour of 4 sites, not a presentation seminar. The 4 host companies are Argen Corporation, Hologic, Inc., Radeus Labs, Inc. and Watkins Manufacturing Corporation.
What You Will See:
Argen Corporation in the technical center of San Diego near Qualcomm, Inc. will highlight their daily Gemba, their cellular one carrier flow, Ignition® scanning / mistake proofing transaction processes, and Kanban/Pull system.
Hologic, Inc., located in Sorrento Valley, will share their commitment to Lean principles and operational excellence. The implementation of 6S, their Kaizen Pipeline, Training System, and use of Innovation Boards will show a site culture that empowers people to innovate and continuously improve.
Radeus Labs, Inc. Located in Poway, Radeus is a small company but extremely Lean-focused. They will highlight their daily Gemba process, 2 second Lean process, and Lean teamwork from the CEO to the shop floor for a small company.
Watkins Manufacturing Corporation in Vista, will share their Continuous Improvement structure and their strategy for tool deployment and resource development. You'll also see some of their key initiatives in Safety and Quality as well.
See four great lean-thinking companies. Spend time seeing lean practices in action on the shop floor. This is a hands-on opportunity to tour four sites.
Join us for two great days.
Meeting location/recommended lodging:
Courtyard by Marriott Rancho Bernardo San Diego
11611 Bernardo Plaza Court
San Diego, CA 92128
Note: Tour buses will depart from and return to the hotel.
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
7 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8 a.m. Depart for Watkins Mfg.
8:30 a.m. Arrive at Watkins Mfg. in Vista
8:45 a.m. Welcome, Introduction
9 a.m. Tour (4-5 groups of 8-10 people)
11:30 a.m. Feedback Session for Watkins & lunch
12:15 p.m. Depart for Radeus Labs
1 p.m. Arrive at Radeus Labs
1:15 p.m. Welcome, Introduction
2 p.m. Tour (4-5 groups of 8-10 people)
3:30 p.m. Feedback Session for Radeus Labs
4 p.m. Depart for hotel / complete event survey
4:30 p.m. Arrive at hotel
5:30 p.m. AME Hosted networking dinner at THE SHOP (about 1/4 mile from hotel)
Wednesday, February 12, 2025
7 a.m. Registration and Breakfast
8 a.m. Depart for Argen
8:15 a.m. Arrive at Argen in Sorrento Mesa
8:30 a.m. Welcome, Introduction
9 a.m. Tour (4-5 groups of 8-10 people)
11:00 a.m. Feedback Session for Argen
11:30 a.m. Depart for Hologic
11:45 a.m. Arrive at Hologic
12 p.m. Lunch at Hologic
12:45 p.m. Welcome, Introduction
1:30 p.m. Tour (4-5 groups of 8-10 people)
3:30 p.m. Feedback Session for Hologic
4 p.m. Depart for hotel
4:30 p.m. Adjourn
Dress attire/PPE requirements:
- Leather-like closed-toe shoes, no high heels
- Long or short sleeve shirt/blouse
- Long pants (no shorts, skirts or dresses)
- Casual business attire expected
- Anyone wanting to learn more about lean practices
- Company or business leaders who want to take their organizations to the next level of safety, quality, lean, service and productivity
- CI professionals, engineers and operations leaders who want to expand their toolkit and look for new ways to implement and sustain lean
- CEOs, company owners that need to make improvements within their teams to get results
- Students, teachers and others seeking how to learn and development lean practices
- Participants will see lean implementations in practice and have the chance to ask what went well and what would you do differently of the site personnel directly
- The opportunity to see lean adopted in 4 distinctly different businesses – custom dental technology and flow manufacturing, high volume medical technology, satellite and aerospace communication systems and commercial manufacturing and custom fabrication.
- Participants will be able to meet other similar-minded professionals in their area of expertise and develop contacts for benchmarking and best practice sharing
- Previous companies and participants have stated that this is the ONE EVENT they strive to attend because of the excellent learning opportunities
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