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Dates & Times: 7:30am-4pm

• October 21st, 22nd
• November 4th, 18th
• December 2nd, 16th
• January 13th, 14th (SME Exam)

To register, please get in touch with Steve Capuano at scapuano@impactwashington.org

Impact Washington is hosting a Lean Enterprise Certification Program (LECP) in partnership with Columbia River Economic Development Council from October to December 2024 at NO COST.

Adapted from the Lean Enterprise Certification Program (LECP) created by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), this course will provide Lean training and experience to those who can then become “Lean Champions” for their companies. During the course, students are encouraged to apply their skills to a project at their organization.

The training combines site visits of local companies at varying stages of their Lean journeys so participants can see how Lean techniques are deployed in real-world scenarios.

The course is comprised of 40 hours of classroom time and 16 hours of project application. It concludes with a three-hour test from SME and a certificate of completion for each participant. This certificate can be applied, along with additional project hours, toward a bronze-level certification and career progression for silver and gold certification.

BENEFITS OF LEAN CERTIFICATION 

• Demonstrate knowledge of the Lean Body of Knowledge
• Apply their learning to their company with a practicum project
• Return to their organization equipped to champion continuous improvement.
• Immediately begin implementing a culture of continuous improvement. 

Learn more about the Lean Enterprise Certification Program (LECP)

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In honor of Manufacturing Month (October 2024) the Washington Export Outreach Team (WEOT) will focus on how they can assist Manufacturers to sell their products and services internationally.  Washington State has many businesses who are part of domestic supply chains for major U.S. Manufacturers. The next step for the business would be to become part of foreign supply chains for major Manufacturers Internationally. Hear from Washington Export Outreach Team (WEOT) along with Manufacturing Organization representatives on how to grow your business internationally.

Speakers include representatives from the following organizations:

• Tammy Deets, International Trade Specialist, Export Assistance Team, Office of Economic Development and Competitiveness, Washington State Department of Commerce
• Liz Laxague, Senior International Trade Specialist, U.S. Commercial Service Seattle
• Mitsu Saito, Regional Director, Office of Small Business, Export Import Bank of the United States
• John Brislin, Export Finance Manager, Office of International Trade Seattle, U.S. Small Business Administration
• Miguel Moreno, Account Executive, Small & Rural Business, Impact Washington (NIST Manufacturing Extension Partnership)
• Kirk Davis, Executive Director, CAMPS (Center for Advanced Manufacturing Puget Sound)
• Guest Manufacturing Business 

Join us for a Lean 101 session to learn the basics of Lean principles and boost your business growth!

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Impact Washington is partnering with Greater Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce to provide a Lean 101 workshop.

Learn how to streamline your manufacturing processes and boost efficiency. This in-person event is perfect for anyone looking to grow their manufacturing business.

The workshop provides a practical overview, real-world success stories, and the hands-on tools needed to apply Lean principles to your organization. The focus is to learn how to deploy Lean in the manufacturing work environment to yield efficiency and improvement. These same tools can also be used across any industry to eliminate waste and improve efficiencies.

Interact with people from other industries.

Apply the tools in a simulation: 5S, Point-of-Use Storage, Total Production Maintenance, Value Stream Mapping, Kanban, Batch Size Reduction.

Participants will:

• Learn how to define value from your customer’s perspective and identify l waste.
• Understand various lean concepts and be able to apply them to simple improvement projects
• Be guided through the transformation of an imaginary company - from a traditional manufacturing environment to a lean work environment.
• Undergo three levels of simulation will be conducted with training and discussion between sessions.

Join us for a Lean 101 session to learn the basics of Lean principles and boost your business growth!

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