Forum: Implementing Lean Manufacturing: The Human Factor
Tuesday 16 March
Lean Manufacturing is about having the will and ability to make significant change at a rate faster than your competition. In today’s world companies need to have low operating costs, produce a high quality product or service while retaining and motivating its greatest asset – people.
Learn how the world’s leading companies have managed to achieve this. Understand how your company can adapt or adopt their methods to gain incredible lifts in productivity.
While lean is not the silver bullet and will not change habits overnight, the introduction of the right tools to the right people at the right time will give immediate improvement results that convince your team they are headed in the right direction.
This forum will be presented by Chris Benn, Productivity Improvement Coach for Improve Group NZ LTD. His role sees him coaching a diverse range of organisations in Lean Methodology. These include Food and Beverage, Timber, Engineering, Compounds and Healthcare. He also presents for several local and national economic development groups.
Who should attend? Company members, who are either involved or looking to implement lean practices, improve efficiency and reduce manufacturing waste.
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Date
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Tuesday 16 March.
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Time
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4.00pm - 6.oopm.
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RSVP
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Friday 12 March.
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Venue
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Mancan House Conference Centre, Cnr Cambridge Tce & Manchester Street, Christchurch.
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Parking
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Limited free parking is available behind Mancan House Conference Centre, entry off Cambridge.
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Refunds
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No refunds given with less than 24 hours notice.
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The Manufacturing Development Forums are sessions that give members an opportunity to learn from knowledgeable presenters as well as from the wealth of experience in the membership.
They run for approximately 90 minutes and generally include a short presentation and discussion - encouraging members to share their experiences.
The Forums are open to all your staff.
Refreshments after the Forum provide further opportunity to talk with fellow manufacturers.
If you are a client of an Economic Development Agency (i.e. the Canterbury Development Corporation) or the ANZ Bank, you are able to access special Association vouchers. The vouchers can be used to reduce the cost of attendance at Association events, they are obtainable from the Agencies or their Cluster Coordinators and from your ANZ Account Manager. Conditions apply.