Rapid Improvement Events

Tuesday, April 24th
11:00 am – 12:00 noon

Overview:
Many organizations use teams to focus on making improvements to products and processes. These teams can sometimes take months or years to identify problems and implement solutions. In today’s world, organizations often need to identify and act on improvements much more quickly. A rapid improvement event or kaizen event can help an organization to come together and quickly identify and implement changes that reduce waste, improve quality, and address other problems or opportunities.

In this one-hour session, you will learn the background and key concepts behind rapid improvement events, and how to plan and conduct a rapid improvement event. The presenter will share success stories and lessons learned from conducting rapid improvement events across many organizations.

Who Should Attend:
Anyone at any level in the organization interested in conducting or participating in a rapid improvement event.

Presenter:
Floyd McKeag is a Senior Consultant for Innovative Productivity Inc.

Floyd has over 30 years of experience in production, engineering, and maintenance. He has spent the last 10 years consulting with clients on lean operations and maintenance process improvements. He is a results oriented trainer, with extensive experience in Lean Manufacturing, Quality Systems, Maintenance Systems, Management Techniques, and Team building. In his work with clients, he has helped improve processes and overall organizational effectiveness, many times without major capital expenditures. By emphasizing techniques such as setup reduction, one-piece flow, cycle time reduction, reliability maintenance techniques and a team based approach, Floyd has helped clients save many millions of dollars.

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