The Lean Factory Group is a non-profit organization with the mission of promoting Lean thinking and methods in industry. Members of the Lean Factory Group include some of the world's Lean leaders, including Leonardo Group Americas, Toyota Material Handling, Orgatex and Bosch Rexroth. In addition to Lean resources continually added to this website, the Lean Factory Group hosts workshops and in-depth Lean training sessions at various locations in the United States. Please sign up for our mailing list to receive notifications of upcoming events.

Leonardo Group Americas

Leonardo Group Americas LLC is a team of experts with extensive experience and know-how in production management, implementation of flow manufacturing, lean healthcare, and production planning and control systems. Our trainers and consultants have many years of implementation experience in many different industries.

Orgatex

ORGATEX provides innovative and effective Lean Visual Management Tools and Solutions to manufacturing and service organizations applying Lean principles and processes.

Toyota Material Handling U.S.A.

Celebrating over 40 years of operations in the United States, Irvine, Calif.-based Toyota Material Handling, U.S.A., Inc., (TMHU) has been the number-one selling lift truck supplier in the U.S. since 2002 and currently offers a full line of high-quality lift trucks sold under the Toyota brand.

Bosch Rexroth

Bosch Rexroth's Manual Production Systems make lean manufacturing easy and provide a fast setup for your lean manufacturing systems. Lean manufacturing is all about eliminating waste. To do this, you need to develop a "pull system" that lets you make parts according to customer demand.

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Upcoming Lean Factory Events

Lean Material Management Workshop: June 5-7, 2012
06-05-2012 08:00 AM
Toyota Material Handling

Lean Material Management Workshop Waiting List: June 5-7, 2012
06-05-2012 08:00 AM
Toyota Material Handling

Saturday, May 19, 2012

Lean Material Management Workshop: June 5-7 2012

Material Handlers

Learn from the Experts. This workshop is a unique partnership between Toyota Material Handling and Leonardo Group Americas. The methods presented in the workshop reflect the best material handling practices known today and the actual methods in operation on the Toyota factory floor, at the 2010 Plant of the Year. Tools and equipment are provided by Lean Factory Group members Bosch Rexroth and Orgatex.

Material Management Systems. The future of manufacturing belongs to multi-product manufacturing, and an important aspect of this strategy is the optimization of material delivery. Kanban, the method of choice, includes many different techniques, each appropriate for unique conditions. The focus of this workshop is to present all of the main Kanban methods, and them apply them immediately in a simulation environment. Understanding will also be confirmed through a daily plant tour at Toyota, where the methods can be viewed live.

Physical Implementation. Students learn best by doing, and this Lean Materials Workshop will include the actual implementation of all of the Kanban tools in a simulation environment. Participants will design the material delivery system, including Kanban supermarkets and workstation design, and then bring the material delivery system live.

Lunchtime Q&A. Managers and engineers from Toyota and Leonardo Group Americas will host a lunchtime Q&A session on the workshop topics, to take further advantage of the time available.

Toyota Plant Tours (3). This program includes a tour of the Toyota Material Handling plant, with a special focus on the material management system in place at this leading factory. The topics for each day will be confirmed by a visit to the shop floor, to see these tools in action.

Date:
June 5-7, 2012
3-Day Workshop
Time:
8:00 am to 5:00 pm; lunch included
Location:
Toyota Material Handling USA
5559 Inwood Drive
Columbus, IN 47201
Cost:
$1,995/person, Group discounts available
Enrollment limited to 32 participants.