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High-mix low-volume manufacturers must be both lean
and flexible to be successful in delivering orders by due
dates to their many customers. How does a small or
medium-sized enterprise, HMLV manufacturer
simultaneously achieve the capabilities of a large
assembly facility and a small jobshop?
JobshopLean is a manufacturing strategy that adapts and
blends the relevant practices of the Toyota Production
System with proven practices pioneered in the UK by
Serck Audco Valves. JobshopLean recognizes waste
elimination is essential, but the production system must
also be flexible, agile and adaptable.
Upon completion of this two-day seminar, you will
learn:
• How to adapt lean for the hundreds of high-mix
low-volume manufacturing facilities, such as forge,
machine, fabrication and molding shops
• How to adopt, adapt or completely replace lean
tools with appropriate tools suited for HMLV
components production facilities
• How facility layout and finite capacity scheduling
are the core of a comprehensive JobshopLean
approach
Visit www.iietrainingcenter.org/ALF
to register and for more information
on this exciting new course.
New IIE Training
Course Can Streamline
Manufacturing
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Adapting Lean for High-Mix Low-Volume
(HMLV) Facilities
2 days | 1.40 CEUs
Members: $795, Nonmembers: $1,145
April 17-18 | Norcross, Ga.
November 6-7 | Norcross, Ga.
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