Public Educational Events

Lean Manager Certification - Fall 2022 - Columbus, OH

Week 1: Oct 10-14 / Week 2: Nov 7-11 / Week 3: Dec 5-9 / Week 4: Jan 16-19

The systemic approach to Lean implementation. Learn the principles, methods, and techniques of lean production (technical) and lean management (social) in this fully-accredited certification collaboratively offered by Productivity Inc. and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.

Manager of Maintenance Improvement Certificate - Fall 2022

Oct. 24-28 – 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...

Service Process Improvement - Fall 2022 - COLUMBUS, OH

November 7-11 – 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.

Lean Tool Awareness Certificate - Fall 2022

Nov 28-Dec 2 – 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...

Maintenance Miracle - An Autonomous Maintenance Kaizen Event - Fall 2022

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 Manager Certification - Spring 2023 - Columbus, OH

Week 1: March 6-10 / Week 2: April 10-14 / Week 3: May 8-12 / Week 4: June 5-8

The systemic approach to Lean implementation. Learn the principles, methods, and techniques of lean production (technical) and lean management (social) in this fully-accredited certification collaboratively offered by Productivity Inc. and The Ohio State University’s Fisher College of Business.

Lean in Laboratories - Virtual Event - A 5-Day Certificate Program

April 24-28, 2023

In this live virtual event, learn how Lean techniques coupled with a Lean mindset speed throughput, eliminate quality issues, increase workplace satisfaction and improve customer service. The result: a 50 to 90% performance improvement plus an energized, visual laboratory workplace.

Manager of Maintenance Improvement Certificate - Spring 2023

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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.

Leading Lean

Concepts, techniques, and behaviors for creating the Lean leadership playbook, and routines for teaching/coaching teams.

A 4-session virtual event designed for managers, supervisors, business unit leaders May 4^th, 11^th, 18^th, 25^th

Hoshin Kanri: Deploying Priorities, From Vision to Daily Work

A live 6-hour virtual seminar – May 11^th

Regrouping and refocusing your organization now, to concentrate on the vital few -- those things that will make a real difference to your organization’s performance -- seems a prudent thing to do. But how do you take all of the things there are to do, distill them down to the critical few and then defuse them throughout the entire organization? Through Hoshin Kanri.