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The Lean Forum, available exclusively to COE Member Companies, explores a variety of topics related to the development of a lean enterprise. This forum provides lean leaders, practitioners and beginners the opportunity to discuss the challenges and benefits of implementing lean concepts within an organization. We invite you to join us at our next Lean Forum event. Click on the links below for information or contact Peg Pennington for more information.

Thursday, August 4, 2011

Fidelity Investments Transactional Operations Tour
Covington, Kentucky.

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Plant tour of GrafTech
Parma Headquarters and Lakewood Facility

Friday, April 22, 2011

"Lean Thinking at Gorton's Seafood"
Presenter:  Dave Weber, VP Operations, Gorton's Seafood
Location:  Fisher College of Business

Friday, October 8, 2010

"Lean Financial Management"
Presenter:  David Hoyte, Executive Vice President, Castle Harlan; Distinguished Fellow, Center for Operational Excellence
Location:  Fisher College of Business

April 30, 2010

LEAN ROUNDTABLE
Facilitated by Peg Pennington, COE Executive Director
"Implementing Lean"
Fisher College of Business

February 26, 2010

Paul Cary, Lean Manufacturing Director for North American Tire, Goodyear
"MRP Transition to Lean"

August 14, 2008

COE Members took a plant tour of Autoliv and The Autoliv Production System

April 17, 2008

Mark A. Ruby shared, "Lean Leadership - A Practical Overview of Leading a Lean Implementation" with COE Members. You may view his presentation on the "For Members Only" link of the COE Web Site.

October 19, 2007

Kevin Duggan is the founder of the Institute for Operational Excellence, an educational center providing training and education on creating and achieving operational excellence.
"Mixed Model Value Streams"

May 17, 2007

David Mann, Organizational Psychologist, Steelcase
"Sustaining Success in Lean Conversions"

January 26, 2007

Peter Ward, COE director and recognized lean expert, led an interactive discussion with COE lean leaders about the book, "The Gold Mine."

November 9, 2006

Jeff Wallace, Plant Manager and Jenny Chacey, Industrial Engineer, T. Marzetti Company
"Effective Meeting Planning and Execution"

September 22, 2006

Timbertech, a subsidiary of Crane Performance Siding hosted this event under the leadership of Tom Gramlich, Vice President.
"Dramatic Change Initiated Through 5-S"

June 2, 2006

Tom Jackson, author Hoshin Kanri for the Lean Enterprise
"Hoshin Kanri"

May 25, 2006

David Mann, author Creating a Lean Culture
"Process Focus, Process Measures, and Lean Thinking"

February 10, 2006

Hosted by Diamond Innovations
"Kaizen Interactive"

December 9, 2005

Lar Maaseidvaag, George Group
"Apply Lean Concepts in Complex Environments"

July 8, 2005

Geo Gounaris, Honda Manufacturing of America
"Ergonomics"

October 27, 2004

TI Automotive
"Total Productive Maintenance"

November 13, 2003

David Hoyte, Managing Director of TMB Industries
"Managing Lean by the Numbers"

December 12. 2003

Beau Keyte, Lean Consultant
"Lean Management in the Office"