TUESDAY, Feb. 19, 2013
1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Half-Day Workshop; 0.4 CEU

Faculty
Dr. Mikel Harry, President and COB, Six Sigma Management Institute, Inc.,
Scottsdale, AZ, USA

Dr. Mikel Harry is widely recognized as the principal architect of Six Sigma and the world's leading authority. He is the author of  Six Sigma: The Management Strategy Revolutionizing the World's Top Corporations.

Workshop Description
What is Six Sigma? It is a business process that enables companies to increase profits dramatically by streamlining operations, improving quality, and eliminating defects. While traditional quality programs have focused on detecting and correcting defects, Six Sigma encompasses something broader: It provides specific methods to recreate the process itself so that defects are never produced in the first place. Six Sigma is the most powerful breakthrough management tool ever devised, promising increased market share, cost reductions, and dramatic improvements in bottom-line profitability for companies of any size. Come and learn the power of Six Sigma from the foremost authority in the field.

Who Should Attend
CEOs, Executives, Owners, Presidents, VPs of Operations, VPS of Strategic Improvement, change agents, trainers, Lean project leaders, coordinators, 5S coaches, and CI agents.

Fee
If you are a paid-attendee for either the International Conference on ISO 9000 and/or the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference, the workshop registration fee is $195; otherwise it is $395. The fee includes course materials, and a certificate. Lunch is on your own. Please note that space is limited.

FRIDAY, Feb. 22, 2013
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
6-Hour Workshop; 0.6 CEU

Faculty
Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth, President and Founder, Visual Thinking, Inc., and The Visual-Lean Institute,
Portland, OR, USA

Dr. Gwendolyn Galsworth is recognized as the foremost visual workplace expert and has a weekly radio show on www.voiceamerica.com.

Workshop Description
Whether yours is a factory, military depot, utility, hospital, bank, or engineering office, this briefing will show you why visuality is indispensable to your journey of operational excellence.

Many companies underestimate the power of the visual workplace, seeing it as merely an array of point solutions-instead of a system of operational intelligence, built into the physical landscape of work. Workplace visuality is a transformative process, capable of re-creating the entire physical workspace and making work safer and more precise, while ensuring that performance outcomes are repeatable and sustainable.

Understand the power of patterns at work. Get beyond "neat and clean 5S." Walk away with a new understanding of the power of visuality as a language as natural as speaking-yet as precise, permanent, and sustaining as brick and mortar.

Who Should Attend
CEOs, Executives, Owners, Presidents, VPs of Operations, VPs of Strategic Improvement, change agents, trainers, Lean project leaders and coordinators, 5S coaches, CI agents.

Fee
If you register by January 11, 2013 the registration fee is $395; after this date $495. The fee includes course materials, and a certificate. Lunch is on your own. Please note that space is limited.

FRIDAY, Feb. 22, 2013
8:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Half-Day Workshop; 0.4 CEU

Faculty
Anthony Manos, Catalyst, Profero, Inc.,
Frankfort, IL, USA

Tony Manos, MBA, is the co-editor of The Lean Handbook and co-author of Lean Kaizen: A Simplified Approach to Process Improvement. He is the Co-founder and past Chair of the Lean Enterprise Division of ASQ.

Workshop Description
Want to learn more about Hoshin Kanri and policy deployment? This workshop will walk you through step-by step this powerful strategic planning program that has helped many companies remain focused on what's important in the long-term while executing tactical day-to-day critical operations.

Whether you're a top level executive or a person who  wants strategic direction for your department, this workshop is for you. By following a case study and then being able to apply these concepts in a team-based atmosphere, you're sure to feel confident that you have a thorough understanding of the Hoshin Kanri principles. Upon completion of this workshop participants will be able to:

Fee
If you register by January 11, 2013 the registration fee is $345; after this date $395. The fee includes course materials, and a certificate. Lunch is on your own. Please note that space is limited.

FRIDAY, Feb. 22, 2013
8:00 AM – 3:00 PM
6-Hour Workshop; 0.6 CEU

Faculty
Chris Hayes, President, Impact Performance Solutions, LLC, Morgan, UT, USA

Chris Hayes has spent over 25 years partnering with top-level executives in various industries to improve and transform their organizations.

Workshop Description
Based on the ASQ/SME/AME/Shingo Prize Lean Bronze Certification Body of Knowledge, this workshop will teach some of the most valuable skills that a quality professional can possess.

If there's one thing that the economy of the past few years has taught businesses, it's that they cannot afford to wait until the company is struggling to improve performance. It's a dog-eat-dog world out there and only the most stealthy dog is going to survive. If you intend to get a better chance of securing one of these positions, or you just want to have the knowledge, Lean certification may be for you.

This is an accelerated session to introduce the concepts of Lean at the tactical level. Based on the ASQ/SME/AME/Shingo Prize Lean Bronze Certification Body of Knowledge, participants will learn some of the most important principals of Lean to aid them in passing their exam as well as receive tips and techniques.

Who Should Attend
Individuals seeking ASQ SME/AME certification, quality professionals wishing to advance their competencies, managers and business leaders who wish to possess the skills necessary to improve business performance.

Fee
If you register by January 11, 2013 the registration fee is $345; after this date $395. The fee includes course materials, and a certificate. Lunch is on your own. Please note that space is limited.