This 2-day workshop is beneficial for those looking to learn how to document, analyze and improve the flow of information or materials required to produce a product or service for a customer. While analyzing one of Tosoh Quartz value streams, following a part from order start to order ship, participants will document the current state, identify and document a future state, and create specific steps to help Tosoh Quartz move toward their ideal future state. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity to learn and practice one of the foundational Lean tools (and one of the lean principles – Map the Value Stream).
Key Concepts:
• Understand how to see the flow of value across a value stream
• Visualize functional areas of work and how they interact
• Identify waiting and waste in workflows
• Resolve misperceptions across different departments
• Build a description of your desired future state and determine the next best step to get there
Pre-requisite: Completion of the Introduction to Lean/Lean 101 class or a similar class is required.
Audience: Learners with some lean background and knowledge of the terms and concepts. This course is designed for people who are wanting to experience an approach for how to document a full end to end process, then brainstorm ways to set up the process differently to achieve a specific goal. Mapping provides is great exposure for people who want to learn more about mapping, or learn to become a better VSM facilitator.
📅 Dates: April 8 & 10, 2025
⏰ Time: 8am – 4:30pm
📌 Location: Tosoh Quartz (Bldg 3) 14250 NW Science Park Dr, Portland, OR 97229 (link)
💵 Member cost: $425 (non-members $700; if spots are available)
Registration: Email [email protected] with the name(s), email(s), and job title(s) of your participants.
Invoices will be sent to your representative March 26th. There are no refunds for cancellations after March 28th, unless we can fill your seat.