Public Educational Events

Total Productive Maintenance Manager Certification - Fall 2020 - Columbus, OH

Week 1: Sept. 21-25 / Week 2: Oct. 19-23 / Week 3: Nov. 16-20 / Week 4: Dec. 14-17

Created to develop resources capable of leading/managing a dynamic maintenance management and equipment improvement process using Total Productive Maintenance. Fully accredited certification for TPM managers and reliability leaders since 2010.

Lean Manager Certification - Fall 2020 - Columbus, OH

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Week 1: Oct 12-16 / Week 2: Nov 9-13 / Week 3: Dec 7-10 / Week 4: Jan 18-21

The Lean Manager Certification program develops the knowledge, capabilities, and confidence to improve your organization through the application of Lean techniques. This fully-accredited certification is jointly offered by Productivity Inc. and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business...

Lean Leadership - The Four Dimensions of Transformation

4-day Consultant-Led Virtual event – October 13-16, 2020

Building a Lean enterprise requires a shared vision and an understanding that everything must change -- mindsets, processes, work, customer relationships -- in order to generate and sustain short and long-term growth in a continuously evolving environment.

Manager of Maintenance Improvement Certificate - Fall 2020

Oct. 26-30 – A 5-day Consultant-Led Fully-Accredited Virtually Delivered Program

Provides an understanding of the core techniques for improving manufacturing performance and equipment reliability. Designed for maintenance and production resources seeking a solid understanding of the fundamental techniques for improving the maintenance process. Fully accredited...

How-To Build Your Daily Management System - A Skill Development Program

A Virtual Consultant-Led Training/Coaching Intervention supported by Immediate Application

A Daily Management System is the establishment of real-time monitoring of activities/performance in every department. It is the most effective way to ensure that daily work is tied directly to organizational goals. The system enables the building of leadership capabilities at multiple organizational levels, driving team member’s autonomy and daily accountability for the elimination of waste and sustainable improvements.

The Key to a creating an effective Daily Management System is understanding the significance of how Team routines, Visual Management and Accountability work together to build true Continuous Improvement. DMS should exist in all departments, at each level of the organization, in all environments: manufacturing, administrative and services.

How-To Use A3's to Develop an Organization of Problem-Solvers - A Skill Development Program

A Virtual Consultant-Led Training/Coaching Intervention supported by Immediate Application

A3 problem solving is a robust process and learned discipline for using PDCA (scientific thinking) and root-cause analysis to build and cultivate a problem-solving mindset. It enables organizations and employees at all levels to work collaboratively, ask the right questions, and learn from each other to continuously solve problems which prevent processes from consistently delivering Just in Time and Right the First time.

The Key to A3 Thinking is understanding the significance of how things work together. A3 is applicable at each level of the organization, in all environments: manufacturing, administrative and services.

Maintenance Miracle - An Autonomous Maintenance Kaizen Event - Fall 2020 - Archbold, Ohio

Coming in November - a 3 ½ day hands on learning event

This event teaches the 7-steps of Autonomous Maintenance and demonstrates the process for conducting AM steps 1-3 in your facility. Designed for production, maintenance and engineering managers, supervisors, team leaders and process owners interested in improving equipment and process reliability and safety.

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Lean Tool Awareness Certificate - Fall 2020

Nov 30-Dec 4 – A 5-day Consultant-Led Fully-Accredited Virtually Delivered Program

Provides an understanding of the core Lean principles and techniques and how to use them to support your organization's CI effort. Designed for those seeking a solid understanding of Lean techniques and for managers, supervisors, and team leaders...

Lean Management Certification for Administration and Service Industries - Columbus, OH

Week 1: December 14-18 / Week 2: January 25-29, 2021 / Week 3: February 22-25, 2021

This program develops resources capable of leading/managing a Lean transformation in your service or administrative environment and is designed for senior and middle managers looking to drive waste from their processes to boost enterprise-wide performance and improve customer service. This is a fully-accredited certification designed specifically for administrative and service industry professionals.

Lean Manager Certification - Spring 2021 - Columbus, OH

Week 1: March 8-12 / Week 2: April 5-9 / Week 3: May 3-7 / Week 4: June 7-10

The Lean Manager Certification program develops the knowledge, capabilities, and confidence to improve your organization through the application of Lean techniques. This fully-accredited certification is jointly offered by Productivity Inc. and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business, educating Lean managers and Lean leaders since 2001.

Lean in Laboratories - Spring 2021 - Columbus, OH

Check back for dates!... – A 5-day Lean Certificate Program

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Learn how the Lean fundamentals and a Lean mindset apply to reduce lead time, eliminate quality issues and expedite the batch release process. The result: a 50 to 90% performance improvement plus an energized Visual Laboratory workplace.

Service Process Improvement - Spring 2021 - COLUMBUS, OH

Check Back for Dates!... – A 5-day fully-accredited program

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Provide an understanding of the foundational Lean techniques specifically designed for application in a service organization or manufacturing service environment. Designed for service and administrative managers looking to start a Lean effort in their organization.

Maintenance Miracle - An Autonomous Maintenance Kaizen Event - Spring 2021

Check back for dates... – a 3 ½ day hands on learning event

This event teaches the 7-steps of Autonomous Maintenance and demonstrates the process for conducting AM steps 1-3 in your facility. Designed for production, maintenance and engineering managers, supervisors, team leaders and process owners interested in improving equipment and process reliability and safety.

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Lean Tool Awareness Certificate - Spring 2021

Check Back for Dates! – A 5-day fully-accredited program

Provides an understanding of the core Lean principles and techniques and how to use them to support your organization's CI effort. Designed for those seeking a solid understanding of Lean techniques and for managers, supervisors, and team leaders responsible for continuous improvement projects. Productivity Inc. and The Ohio State University's Fisher College of Business join together to offer the Lean Tool Awareness Certificate Program (LTAC). Learn how to implement Lean and enhance positive change in your company through this unique program, taught by the leaders in Lean education.

Manager of Maintenance Improvement Certificate - Spring 2021 - Columbus, OH

April 26 - 30 – A 5-day fully-accredited program

Provides an understanding of the core techniques for improving manufacturing performance and equipment reliability. Designed for maintenance and production resources seeking a solid understanding of the fundamental techniques for improving the maintenance process. Fully accredited certification for TPM managers and reliability leaders since 2010.

The 3P Experience - Beyond the Kaizen Event

Check back for dates – A 4-day program

A hands-on training featuring an interactive look inside an actual 3P project with the team members that did the work. Created to teach a process for rapidly designing (or redesigning) product and production processes to ensure capability and build in quality, reliability, and flow-takt-pull. Designed for managers of engineering, product, development, and manufacturing looking for radical improvement in design of lean supply chains, facilities, value streams, right-sized equipment, processes, products and services.