Public Educational Events
Productivity Inc. hosts open-enrollment educational events in Lean and Total Productive Maintenance; including certificate and certification programs, kaizen events and workshops. Lean and TPM are all about continuous learning. Explore the links below to learn more about these open-enrollment educational programs.
Lean Management Certification for Administration and Service Industries - Columbus, OH
Week 1: May 18-22 / Week 2: June 15-19 / Week 3: July 13-16
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.
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Maintenance Miracle - An Autonomous Maintenance Kaizen Event - Spring 2020 - Archbold, Ohio
May 19-22 – 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 2020 - Columbus, OH
June 8-12 – 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.
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Lean Manager Certification - Fall 2020 - Columbus, OH
Week 1: Sept 14-18 / Week 2: Oct 12-16 / Week 3: Nov 9-13 / Week 4: Dec 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...
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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.
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Lean in Laboratories - Fall 2020 - Columbus, OH
October 5-9, 2020 – A 5-day Lean Certificate Program
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.
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Lean Leadership - The Four Dimensions of Transformation - Chicago, IL
4-day Lean Leadership Event - October 13 - 16, 2020
Building and sustaining a Lean enterprise requires a shared vision and an understanding that everything must change; mindsets, processes, work, customer relationships, in order to generate short and long-term growth in a continuously changing environment.
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Service Process Improvement - Fall 2020 - COLUMBUS, OH
October 19-23, 2020 – A 5-day fully-accredited program
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.
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Manager of Maintenance Improvement Certificate - Fall 2020 - Columbus, OH
Oct. 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...
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Maintenance Miracle - An Autonomous Maintenance Kaizen Event - Fall 2020
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 - Fall 2020 - Columbus, OH
Nov 30-Dec 4 – 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...
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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.
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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.
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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.
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