Fisher, Productivity partner up on new service-sector lean certification
As more industries turn to lean principles to drive gains in productivity and increase cost savings, a longstanding partnership at The Ohio State University Fisher College of Business is expanding to match a burgeoning need for know-how.
Fisher College of Business and Shelton, Conn.-based Productivity Inc. this week announced the launch of the Lean Manager Certification for Services program, the first session of which is set for Jan. 26, 2015. The program teaches senior- and mid-level managers how to apply lean principles in the pursuit of process excellence through a blended learning model of in-class work and on-the-job application. It’s an offshoot of Fisher’s Lean Manager Certification Program, whose fall session wraps today.
The program is designed for those in the insurance, banking, government, retail, laboratory and health-care sectors, along with those on the service process side of manufacturing.
Lean management techniques have their roots in the manufacturing sector but have rapidly been taking hold in the services sector in recent decades. The Center for Operational Excellence at Fisher, for example, began as the Center for Excellence in Manufacturing Management in 1992 and was renamed a decade ago, reflecting broader industry membership that today includes Huntington Bank, Grange Insurance, Nationwide Insurance, Cardinal Health, and others.
Click here for a brochure on the new Lean Manager Certification for Services program.
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