The First Line Supervisor is the bridge between the line staff and management. The First Line Supervisor is the person who communicates with both of these groups on a continuous basis. It is the First Line Supervisor who is first able to sense the morale of the line staff, find a policy or procedure that is not working as written, improve incorrect staffing patterns, or to observe changes in the make-up of the offenders, etc. It is important for management to understand that their... Details
When: November 5–6, 2024
Where: Independence, OH
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Value Stream Mapping (VSM) has been described as the assessment and planning tool of Lean practitioners. It is an improvement methodology that seeks to achieve significant improvement of a process, a system of interrelated processes, or even an entire enterprise. In addition, VSM is a powerful collaborative tool. During this workshop on November 12-13, a cross-functional team will learn how a value stream currently works and performs, not just their part, the entire value stream. ... Details
When: November 12–13, 2024
Where: Independence
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This workshop will act to introduce participants to the different types of mechanical presses. It will provide an explanation of the various elements of the press to provide an understanding of how they work and their interactions and influence on other parts of the press forging process. The emphasis of this workshop is predictive and preventative maintenance of the elements of the press, how to improve the uptime of your machines, and items that should be taken into consideration... Details
When: November 21–22, 2024
Where: Independence, OH
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When: April 2–4, 2025
Where: Marco Island
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