Supply Chain Week for Blackbelts

More from last week's Supply Chain module!

The supply chain module is module 2 of 4 for Blackbelt but can also be taken on its own through our Executive Lean program. Below, Colin proudly receives his executive certification.

Visit our webpage for more information on our executive program.

Upcoming executive courses:

Lean Supply Chain	October 20-24, 2014	Vancouver
Lean Problem Solving	December 8-12, 2014	Vancouver
Lean Strategy and Assessment	February 2-6, 2015	Vancouver
Florida Lean Benchmarking Tour	February 24-26 2015	Jacksonville, Florida
Lean Supply Chain	March 9-13, 2015	Vancouver
Japan Benchmarking	March 16-20, 2015	Japan

Japan Benchmarking

April 13-17, 2015

Japan

Contact info@leansensei.com for more information
Or click to register.

Photo of the day

The Gemba Report: Blackbelt-Made Movie

Below is the movie created by Marvin, Blackbelt candidate for Fall 2014!!

BlackBelt Module 1: 2014 Fall Class from Lean Sensei Leanbelt on Vimeo.
Enjoy!

Update from Edmonton Greenbelt

Last week Bob facilitated the first module of Greenbelt in Edmonton. The first kaizen was focused on 5S at a company specializing in the manufacturing of radiant panels for both heating and cooling.

The class broke up into three teams to address three areas:

Crating

Grinding

Welding

A lot of transformation for the company in only 3 days. But there was still time for fun!

Contact us if you would like to host one of the modules of Greenbelt. Most of the Winter session modules have been claimed but we are still taking requests for Spring and Summer. Below are all the module topics. Contact us for dates.

Module 1 - 5S
Module 2 - Cycle/Process Time Reduction
Module 3 - Lean Office Kaizen or Value Innovation

To register as a participant of Greenbelt follow this link: http://leansensei.com/register

More photos on our Facebook page.

LSI brings people to all over the world to experience the "best of best" in lean thinking. In addition to our legendary Japan Lean Tour, LSI also takes people to various places within North America, including Florida, California, and of course our headquarters location Vancouver.

Take a look at what you can see and learn from our Benchmark Tours in North America:

LSI's legendary Japan trip is coming up next month

We're just over a month away from our renowned Japan Lean Tour.  Having taken several hundred people to Japan, we've continuously improved our program over the past decade.  It has become the benchmark trip of choice for many lean champions.



Excited Blackbelts, executives and LSI staff are now getting ready for this special event, which we conduct three times a year.  We will be posting day-by-day updates starting next month.



Videos from past Japan trips can be seen on our youtube channel below:

Greenbelt Kick-Off in Toronto

We are excited to share that we have kicked-off the Greenbelt program in Toronto! Our Greenbelt program is one of the most popular training programs at Lean Sensei, as with our Blackbelt and Executive programs, provides participates with an active learning experience.

Here are some photos from the Greenbelt kick-off in Toronto:

To learn more about our Greenbelt program and our other training services, please visit www.leansensei.com or contact us info@leansensei.com  

Teamwork, friendship, and reflections

This is one of the busiest times for Lean Sensei, as numerous projects and programs are all being kicked-off simultaneously in various locations.  We have Greenbelt, Blackbelt, Executive Programs and Benchmarking Tours happening in Canada, US, and other international locations.

However, we do take the time to enjoy each other's company and friendship whenever we can.  We had an amazing time over the summer with our staff during LSI's retreat, and we frequently go out for lunch to celebrate birthdays and other special events.  The coaches - who all happen to like fishing - often go out on fishing excursions to catch salmon, ling cods, and crabs locally.

Here are some photos from a variety of social and corporate events this year that focus on building teamwork and friendship.  We are very thankful to have such an enthusiastic and passionate group of people working at LSI.

NEW: Hybrid Executive Lean Program!

Take a look at the team building activity from day 2 of the Hybrid Executive Lean Program!

The task was to build a shelter to prevent a raw egg from breaking upon impact from a 6-foot free fall. Each team only had a limited number of straws and an arms' length of scotch tape to build their protective apparatus. In the real world, we often have to make due with finite resources and time constraints to solve critical issues as demonstrated by this team building activity. The teams had to use their imagination and creativity and realized that only having a good idea is not enough. The next step is to expand on it and implement your idea into actions with your teammates.

It was awesome to see how our executives could succeed in this task!

Creativity and team work are inherent and important aspects of Lean thinking. Our dynamic programs use a variety of teaching methods such as tactile, team building activities to communicate lean concepts. For more information on our lean training and coaching services, contact us at info@leansensei.com

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