In support of your business excellence journey we've created a number of continuous improvement opportunities we hope you can attend. Visit our website to view a complete calendar of upcoming events.
Just for you - opportunities to help you succeed!
This Oct. 11 program in Waukesha will focus on a technique of using a condensed detailed project schedule to display the project schedule and status, in an easy to read and review format for the Engineering Group and the project stakeholders. Presented by Wayne Deviley of Nature's Way.

This Oct. 16 program in Wausau will reflect on lessons learned during continuous improvement journeys at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Covance, CUNA Mutual Group, and Kimberly-Clark. Presented by Tom Groth Jr. of Kimberly Clark.

On Oct. 18 at Optima in De Pere hear from Ryan Falke of Marion Body Works Inc. about the growth Marion has experienced utilizing the value stream mapping process, creating an implementation plan and executing the plan. The three-person presentation will be presented by Ryan and Optima's Roger Wolfe and Chris Schermer who have been working closely with Marion.

A common requirement to attain either world-class lean or world-class safety is ongoing engagement of the workforce.

Lean thinkers agree that culturally impacting employee engagement leads to long-term lean success. Too often lean has been used as a cost savings methodology by management and as a result gaining employee interest and buy-in can be difficult. This workshop suggests a different path to lean success – a safe path.


Do you have or plan to undertake serious continuous improvement efforts within your organization?
Training Within Industry (TWI) is the next step in creating and sustaining a lean culture. It enables you to:

  • Build front-line leader skills through better job relations and training
  • On-board new hires more effectively, leading to higher productivity
  • Enhance retention through more effective training and coaching practices

Optima’s TWI Certification Program aims to deliver a better-skilled workforce, improved labor and management relations, productivity improvements and a focus on continuous improvement. Our three-component TWI program is the ideal process for training people within your organization who are responsible for mentoring others in job skills, monitoring and effectively managing continuous improvement initiatives and doing so with consistent and proven results. Three, one-day sessions conducted throughout the year, will certify you in Job Instruction (JI), Job Methods (JM) and Job Relations (JR) skills.


UPCOMING Continuous Improvement Alliance events
Sept. 27 - Schiller Grounds Care will share their cultural transformation and how continuous improvement is much more than just the tools. The Schiller team will demonstrate a role play exercise that shows the power of decisive conversations and coaching.

Oct. 3 - Menasha Corporation is undergoing a cultural transformation to engage the team in daily problem solving. Members are asked to share their experience with Kata, Managing for Daily Improvement, Problem Solving and their Project Selection process.

THERE'S A NEW ALLIANCE IN TOWN!!
NEW service-based Continuous Improvement Alliance group kicks off in Wisconsin at Secura Insurance
Optima’s Continuous Improvement Service Alliance is a proven model for developing and sustaining a culture of continuous improvement.

Focusing solely on service-based organizations, this Alliance Group will help you accelerate your CI initiatives.

The Service Alliance group is growing. If you want to benchmark, share best practices, and help others succeed, please call Bob Poggi at 920-425-1005.
For more events, click on the calendar icon at www.optimanow.com
Optima Associates, Inc.
1861 Nimitz Drive, De Pere, WI 54115
(920) 425-1005
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