[OKC] FW: [OKRA] OU Lean Institute Lean and Green Program Announcement

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[mailto:okrecycles-bounces at recycleok.org] On Behalf Of Jensen, Marc G.
Sent: Thursday, June 03, 2010 7:47 AM
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Subject: [OKRA] OU Lean Institute Lean and Green Program Announcement

 

OU Lean Institute Lean and Green Program

 

Are you interested in learning how Lean process improvement techniques can
support environmental conservation efforts this summer?

 

The OU Lean Institute will be offering two public sessions of its exciting
new Lean and Green certification program during summer 2010, adapting tools
from Lean process improvement to reduce environmental waste.  Through Lean
and Green, participants re-learn the concept of waste, and learn to see the
environmental waste in processes all around them, learning how to reduce
energy use, eliminate the production of garbage, and redesign processes to
recapture wasted materials that would otherwise go to landfill.  This course
emphasizes exercises in the field, small group interaction and a
comprehensive hands-on project in order to gain the distinction of Lean and
Green Certification.

 

Who Should Attend:  This curriculum is applicable to students from all
fields and industries, with diverse technical, operational and/or
transactional backgrounds. No prior Lean experience is necessary to be
successful in this training, although experience with Lean is a plus, and
those who are passionate about conservation will find this to be an
excellent tool to get to the root causes of waste in operations.  Natural
candidates to become Lean and Green certified are people whose current
positions are routinely associated with or directed at problem solving.
Individuals identified for this intense training should be those who will be
expected to continue participating in improvement efforts after the
completion of training.

 

Objective:  The workshop includes intensive training and hands-on exercises
that will train each participant how to identify environmental waste and
lead process improvement strategies effectively.  Along with classroom
training, participants will work closely with the instructor as a coach in
preparing projects for delivery.   Each student must demonstrate, under the
coaching of a Lean Institute instructor, the ability to implement process
improvement using Lean methodologies. Upon successful completion of the
project, the participant will become Lean and Green certified. 

 

Topics:  This workshop presents strategies for adapting Lean tools
specifically to environmental issues.  Each Lean and Green certificate
holder will be able to:

.         Apply the basic Lean tools and methodologies of waste reduction to
environmental problems

.         Apply the value stream mapping tool to environmental waste 

.         Think critically and use data-driven approaches to solving
problems 

.         Apply Lean tools to track day-to-day process/project improvements 

.         Report out results in a structured format

 

Timeline:  This certification includes three days of classroom training, at
least three coaching sessions with the instructor, and final presentations.
The Lean Institute will be offering two public sessions of this training
beginning this summer.

 

Session 1:            Classroom days: June 24, July 16, August 6, 

                                                Final presentations:
September 3

 

Session 2:            Classroom days: August 11, September 1, 29

                                                Final presentations: October
20

 

Cost per attendee:  $1,800.  This price includes all texts and instructional
materials.  

 

Location: Tinker Business and Industrial Park (TBIP) 2601 Liberty Parkway,
Midwest City, OK 73110

 

To Enroll:  Contact Michelle Bassham in CCE registration (mbassham at ou.edu /
405-325-6034)

 

Please contact the Lean Institute's office for any more information on this
program, and feel free to forward this message to anyone you believe might
be interested in this training at 405-325-9135 or marc.jensen at ou.edu.

 

 

Dr. Marc Jensen | University of Oklahoma Lean Institute | Adjunct Professor
of Music

 

300 Kellogg Dr, Room 105 | Norman, OK 73072 | Ph:  405-325-9135 | Fax:
405-325-7020

L&G graphic (super compressed)     

Please consider the environment before printing this message.

 

Visit us online at www.lean.ou.edu <http://www.lean.ou.edu/>  and join the
OU Lean Institute on LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1882858 

 

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