Meetings, workshops, news, and articles for

creating cultures of continuous improvement.

Transforming Mindsets, Advancing Performance

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Did you know that most of our programs quality for training reimbursement? Your company may be eligible for 50% reimbursement for our training. Please contact Joyce La Padula at 410-960-3785 or via email at joyce@leanmaryland.com for reimbursement criteria.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Aug 7 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program

Sept 4 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program

Sept 18 Lean Facilitator Certification Program

Sept 12 Plant Tour - Chutes Intl.

Sept 22 Quarterly Conference

Oct 2 Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program

Oct 12 Lean Peer Group #28

(Dates above are subject to change & some restrictions may apply as defined by the respective host company.)

September 22nd Quarterly Conference

Leveraging Lean and Change Management in Construction and Solar Industries

By adopting Lean principles, both the construction and solar industries can enhance their operations, reduce waste, improve quality, and provide better value to their customers. It's essential to create a culture of continuous improvement and embrace Lean methodologies throughout the organization to achieve long-term success.

Location: Maryland Innovation Center,

6751 Columbia Gateway Dr., Columbia, MD 21046

Bill Poulin, Principal and Managing Partner of Eclipse-M

Topic:

Streamlining Success: Lean Principles in Construction and Solar Industries

As former Board Chair of the MWCC, Bill knows all too well that Lean can be implemented in any industry. However, having spent over 10 years leading the Lean efforts for BP Solar in Frederick, Bill is intimately knowledgeable about the application of Lean in Solar and Construction. Here, Bill will discuss lean methods employed in Construction with project examples focusing on the Renewables Industry. With gigawatts of experience employing lean methods in the Solar Industry, Bill will discuss opportunities and obstacles. Read More Here

Kelly Petrock, President, General Systems & LEAD Institute

Topic:

Navigating Change Management in Construction and Solar Industries

It takes a great deal of skill and will to run a successful business. It takes another measure of skill and will to successfully change how business is conducted.

Building upon the radical shifts seen in Solar Construction, this short program on Change Leadership will help prepare to lead the journey ahead. Read More Here

Lean Facilitator Certification Program launches in September!

Registration is underway for our next LFCP. Designed around a series of 4 in-person classroom sessions held at monthly intervals, each monthly session meets for four consecutive days, for a total of sixteen classroom days. In these classroom sessions, LFCP candidates fully engage and learn through instruction and group activities about the principles, tools, techniques, and skills necessary to create and sustain lean change. The skills developed in this course are designed to build in-house talent - the process improvement knowledge and experience needed to lead transformation projects on your organization's Lean Journey.

Registration and Details Here

Our Lean Peer Groups are key to sustaining your Lean efforts!

Cohort #28 will kick-off on October 12 and registration is open now! Check out our Frequently Asked Questions.

Registration and Details Here

Celebrating Summer!

Your copy should address 3 key Thank you, Dixon Valve! Our last Lean Plant Tour until the fall was at Dixon Valve in Chestertown (Kent County). Douglas Goodall, Eric Lemon, and Joe Milburn drove home the single most important aspect of Dixon's success... their people. Leadership is also deeply committed to continuous improvement as evidenced on the tour.

Following the tour, we kicked off summer with steamed crabs at the Fisherman's Crab Deck on the Kent Narrows. It was a good way to cap off the day. We hope you can join us next year!

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program

Did you know you can sign up any time for our LSSGB courses? These 20-week, blended learning programs are led by our partner, SSMI, using SSMI’s Blended Learning Platform. SSMI’s curriculum is the world’s most comprehensive BoK (Body of Knowledge), without the price tag of other service providers. Complete course description here. Next program starts August 7th.

LEADERSHIP, LEAN, CULTURE. READ ALL ABOUT IT!

Enjoy these articles authored by our Associate Director, Dave Rizzardo and our Board Treasurer, Carl Livesay, General Manager, Mercury Plastics. Both are regularly featured in IndustryWeek where Carl is also a member of IndustryWeek's Talent Advisory Board.

You can find the entire collection of the published articles on our blog here!

Going lean: Comco and Mercury Plastics show how they've improved through cutting waste

Tackling Resistance with the People Principle of Change

Who’s Responsible for Leading a Lean Transformation?

Hiring the Formerly Incarcerated: A First-Hand View

PARTNER NEWS

Manufacturing 4.0 Grant Program

Important grant info for small and mid-sized Maryland manufacturers! Investments in Industry 4.0-related technologies, machinery and robotics, and digital business practices are critical in order to remain competitive and drive growth. On August 7th, Governor Wes Moore announced a new round of funding for the Manufacturing 4.0 Grant Program. Connect with Regional Manufacturing Institute of Maryland and the Maryland MEP for assistance through the application process. And sign up for the webinar on August 24th!