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Lean Community Events
In-Person Conferences
Former
Toyota President, Ritsuo Shingo, at Shingo Conference
Shingo
Prize 2009
May 5-8
Nashville
http://shingoprize.org/htm/conferences/annual-conference/speakers
Ritsuo Shingo, former President of Toyota China and Hino
Motors China, son of Shigeo Shingo (whom the prize is named
after). Mr. Shingo will give a fresh perspective to the
power of the Toyota Production System and will discuss his
experiences of learning from a master teacher, which enabled
him to progress from student to manager to president. Mr.
Shingo will further discuss Toyota’s management philosophy
in five areas: management, problem solving, waste,
continuous improvement, and genbaism (go and see).
TWI Master Trainer to Give Insights: To Japan and Back
TWI Summit
May 12-13
(Optional
pre-summit workshops and post-summit TWI training offered.)
Mason, OH
(Cincinnati)
www.twisummit.com
Senior
Master Trainer Patrick Graupp’s professional career has
mirrored the journey of the TWI program in many ways. Hear
Pat’s insights on TWI in Japan and learn how his early
experiences as a trainer there shaped his passion for TWI.
After working with TWI in Japan for many years, Pat returned
to the United States and became a pioneer in reintroducing
TWI here. The lessons he learned along the way will
enlighten experienced practitioners and TWI beginners alike.
SPECIAL
APPEARANCE: Patrick's mentor in Japan, Mr. Kazuhiko Shibuya,
will address the Summit with Patrick translating to English.
Mr. Shibuya learned TWI in the early 1960s from the first
Japanese Masters!
Peter
Senge, Noted Author and Scientist, Headlines Lean and Green
Summit
Lean and
Green Summit
June 8-9
Savannah,
Ga.
www.leanandgreensummit.com
The Lean
and Green Summit is designed as an executive level event.
Senior leadership and their entire planning teams should
come prepared to address the growing demand for sustainable
businesses. Peter Senge, director of the Center for
Organizational Learning at the MIT Sloan School of
Management and author of <I>The Fifth Discipline: The Art
and Practice of the Learning Organization</I>, will be a
keynote speaker.
Lean
Accounting Summit in 5th Year
Lean
Accounting Summit
Sept. 22-23
Orlando
www.leanaccountingsummit.com
Join more
than 500 top-level executives from across the globe for
what has become THE catalyst for change in progressive,
forward-thinking companies like Boeing, LaZBoy, Capital One,
Buck Knives, Cummins Inc., Glad Manufacturing, Parker
Hannifin, Wahl Clipper, The Wiremold Company, Textron Inc.,
and hundreds more, large and small, private and public.
Take a
Journey to Greatness
AME Annual
Conference
Oct. 19-23
Covington
http://ameconference.org
Enjoy the
journey to greatness, learn from eight highly respected
like-minded Keynote Speakers who are focused on excellence
like: Keith Williams CEO of Underwriters Lab the trusted
source across the globe for product compliance, Dr. Sami
Bahri the world's first Lean dentist and Jerry Bussell
Medtronic, awarded the prestigious Wallin Leadership Award.
Online
Events
Free Lean
and Green Webinars
The
Intersection of Lean and Green: Creating a Sustainable
Enterprise
Apr. 29, 1
p.m. EDT
Presenter:
Catherine Greener
REGISTER FOR FREE
Creating a
Green Value Stream to Compete and Win
Apr. 30, 1
p.m. EDT
Presenter:
Brett Wills
REGISTER FOR FREE
Applied
Sustainability
May 1, 1
p.m. EDT
Presenter:
Dave Gustashaw
REGISTER FOR FREE
Workshops
Lean
Accounting Symposium
Apr. 27
Indianapolis
8 a.m.-12
p.m.
$345
Presented
by Dr. Frances Kennedy
http://www.leanaccountingsummit.com/symposium
Operational
Decision Making with Lean Accounting
Apr. 29
Philadelphia
8 a.m.-3:30
p.m.
Presented
by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Learn More
Applying
Lean Concepts for Low Volume/High Mix Manufacturing
Apr. 29
Redmond,
Wash.
8 a.m.-3:30
p.m.
Presented
by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Learn More
Lean
Marketing & Sales: An executive-focus workshop
May 7-8
Boston
Presented
by the Association for Manufacturing Excellence
Learn More
TWI
Symposium
Jun. 30
Boston
8:30
a.m.-12:30 p.m.
$345
Presenter:
Don Dinero
Learn More
The Lean
Accounting Master Class: Creating a Lean Business Management
System
July 14-15
Cincinnati
$1,499;
discount four early registration and special pricing is
available for companies sending a group and for NIST-MEP's.
Presented
by BMA Inc.
Learn More
A New
Beyond Lean Accounting Class
July 16
Cincinnati
$749;
discount for early registration and group discounts
Presented
by BMA Inc.
Learn More

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