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The River Valley Community College in collaboration with
the New Hampshire MEP presents:

Lean Enterprise Certificate Program:
A Comprehensive Lean Training and Application Certification Program

Program Structure
The Lean Enterprise Certificate program is a hands-on Lean Principles curriculum that is designed for those who want to learn and apply Lean Principles within their organization. Students will receive formal instruction in Lean Principles over two eight-week sessions. Class will be held once a week for eight hours. Students will have the opportunity to apply the concepts in a real working environment and facilitate a team of fellow classmates during on-site application days. Participating companies will provide improvement opportunity for the students to apply the concept(s) of:

•  Value Stream Mapping
•  5S
•  Cell Design and Flow
•  Pull Systems
•  TPM
•  Lean Six Sigma and
•  Set Up Reduction

Graduates with required reading are fully prepared to write the AME/SME Bronze Lean Certification exam.

This course introduces students to:

•  Theory
•  Fundamentals
•  Principle Tools
•  Application of Lean for Manufacturing and the Front Office

Case studies, simulations, and actual problems are used to immerse students in the transformation of a business environment. In order to maximize the investment students have committed to this program, students are required to work on two projects that directly transfer the content from the course into a real world application that can benefit their own working environment. Students will work in small groups in order to share knowledge and experiences as they complete their project. Students will be required to present their project results to the rest of the class.

Who Should Attend
•  Companies just starting their Lean journey
•  Companies struggling with Lean implementation
•  Lean champions / implementors / facilitators
•  Managers who would like to impact their bottom line
•  Companies looking to effect change within their organization

Results of Lean Manufacturing
Participants in our workshops have reported significant results after implementing Lean principles in their own enterprises including:
•  90% reduction in lead times
•  85% reduction in work-in-process
•  85% improvement in quality
•  50% increase in productivity

Cost: $3,800 per participant

Dates: August 26, 2010, through December 16, 2010

Times: Thursdays from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Location: 1 College Drive, Claremont, NH 03743

Registration: call Jim Britton at 603-542-7744, ext. 346 or e-mail at jbritton@ccsnh.edu.

For content questions, call David Hess at 603-226-3200 or e-mail at davidh@nhmep.org.