The manufacturing industry in North America is undergoing its fourth evolution into a high-technology, digitalized, and data-driven industry. This Industry 4.0 period began long before the COVID-19 pandemic affected global society but has been accelerated in response to many of the challenges associated with it. In this report, we examine and explore the current manufacturing industry in North America and the challenges and opportunities it faces as adoption of Industry 4.0 thinking, tools, standards, and processes becomes more widespread.
The manufacturing industry in North America is undergoing its fourth evolution into a high-technology, digitalized, and data-driven industry. This Industry 4.0 period began long before the COVID-19 pandemic affected global society but has been accelerated in response to many of the challenges associated with it. In this report, we examine and explore the current manufacturing industry in North America and the challenges and opportunities it faces as adoption of Industry 4.0 thinking, tools, standards, and processes becomes more widespread.
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Lean principles and lean tools have a very important role in various industrial sectors in today’s manufacturing world. The core idea of lean manufacturing is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste in the manufacturing process. In this class, participants will learn some of the most useful lean tools to use as part of a comprehensive lean implementation plan, achieving goals centered around reducing waste, improving efficiency and increasing customer value. Participants will engage in a factory simulation for applied learning which will enable them to connect the tools to the hands-on experience.
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Six Sigma White Belt
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The Six Sigma White Belt Certification is an entry level class that will introduce participants to a Lean and Six Sigma overview, along with the DMAIC process improvement roadmap. After completing this course, participants will understand how the two methodologies work in synergy to implement an overall process improvement strategy.
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Critical Thinking
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Successful organizations rely on critical thinkers and creative thought leaders who can produce innovative solutions to common workplace problems. Learn how to use effective problem solving techniques to guide you in decision making. Discover ways to unleash creativity within yourself. After completing this workshop, participants will be able to utilize brainstorming methods to enhance the generation of solutions for issues encountered in the workplace.
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Root Cause Analysis
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Do you or your employees spend the majority of the day ‘putting out fires’ on issues that reoccur? Root cause analysis is a systematic process to uncover the true sources of issues to eliminate and prevent reoccurrence. Explore methods to successfully implement root cause analysis for issues encountered in the workplace. After completing this workshop, participants will be able to utilize root cause analysis tools to magnify the effectiveness of problem solving efforts for themselves and their teams.
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