Mark your calendar for three new offerings in 2011 designed to streamline your operation!
Delivered by subject matter experts and full-time faculty researchers
High impact and engaging delivery
Relevant and applicable knowledge

Executive Strategies:  Transformation to a Lean Culture
January 5-6, 2011

Incorporate and align Lean processes into organizational strategies
Develop strategies of transformation to a Lean culture
Explore behaviors and processes that drive a Lean culture
Understand the power of Lean for identifying deficiencies and inefficiencies
Share best practices with peers and course leaders
Who should participate?
Leaders pursuing a Lean transformation (CEOs, directors and managers of small organizations)
Leadership teams from the same organization seeking to get “grounded” in Lean culture philosophy and tools
Lean champions and Kaizen event leaders looking to improve the success and sustainability of their projects

Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
January 18-19 and 25-26;
and February 1-2 and 28-29, 2011

Apply concepts of Six Sigma to your business
Identify and reduce defects in your production process
Increase the financial performance and reliability of your operations 
Who should participate?  Employees at all levels interested in integrating Six Sigma principles and techniques into their job responsibilities.

Administrative Lean Workshop
February 4, 2011

Understand the principles and value of lean
Develop the ability to identify waste in administrative processes
Improve your office function by eliminating waste or non-value-added activities
Become more efficient and increase customer experience satisfaction
Who should participate?  All front office personnel who can affect the efficiencies of your operation by incorporating Lean principles.

 These programs are offered through the Professional Education Programs and Services at the University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin.   For more information and to register go to uwstout.edu\profed.    Click on the program you are interested in, and then click on Registration on left.