RIT’s Five-Part Lean Enterprise Seminars Offer Certificate of Completion

Lean enterprise: a business that has eliminated waste from its processes. Waste is anything a customer wouldn’t be willing to pay for. Results: Increased profits while maximizing customer satisfaction.

The Center for Excellence in Lean Enterprise (CELE) at Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) is offering a five-part series of lean enterprise seminars, leading to a certificate of completion.

The series is designed to provide a solid foundation in the essential tools for a successful journey to "Lean."

Friday, Feb. 22 — Lean Overview; Takt

Friday, March 22 — Value Stream Mapping; 5S and Visual Controls

Friday, April 19 — Standard Work; Line Design; Kanban

Friday, May 24 — Kaizen; Setup Reduction; Mistake Proofing

Friday, June 21 – TPM; Impact and Culture; Other Tools

The cost for each seminar is $395, with a $150 discount with registration for all five seminars.

RIT’s Center for Excellence in Lean Enterprise (CELE) is dedicated to helping manufacturing and service businesses apply proactive lean enterprise principles. CELE is a business unit of the RIT Center for Integrated Manufacturing Studies (CIMS), a world-class organization with a mission to increase the competitiveness of businesses through applied technology and training.

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