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 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.
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The Lean Office - Spring 2023 - COLUMBUS, OH
March 20-24, 2023 – 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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Total Productive Maintenance Manager Certification - Spring 2023 - Columbus, OH
Week 1: March 27-31 / Week 2: April 24-28 / Week 3: May 15-19 / Week 4: June 12-15
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 - 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.

Leading Lean
Achieving and sustaining a CI culture requires leaders at every level to manage change and drive results. Learn the concepts, techniques, and behaviors for creating your lean leadership playbook and routines for teaching/coaching teams.
A 4-session virtual event designed for managers, supervisors, business unit leaders
May 4th, 11th, 18th, 25th 2023

Hoshin Kanri: Deploying Priorities, From Vision to Daily Work
A live 6-hour virtual seminar – May 11th
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.
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The Daily Management System
A live 6-hour virtual seminar – May 18th
Ensuring sustainment through organization-wide operational governance.
A daily management system is a set of standard practices that keep improvement efforts on track and moving forward. DMS is the missing link in many operational excellence initiatives and the key to long-term sustainment by providing a structured way for leaders-at-all-levels to engage and provide direct, in-the-workplace, management and teaching routines.

Manager of Maintenance Improvement Certificate - Spring 2023
May 22 - 26, 2023 – A 5-day 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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Lean Manager Certification - Fall 2023 - Columbus, OH
Week 1: Sept 11-15 / Week 2: Oct 9-13 / Week 3: Nov 6-10 / Week 4: Dec 4-7
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.
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Total Productive Maintenance Manager Certification - Fall 2023 - Columbus, OH
Week 1: Sept. 18-22 / Week 2: Oct. 16-20 / Week 3: Nov. 13-17 / Week 4: Dec. 4-7
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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