Real World of Lean for Printers
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
8:00 AM - Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM - 3:30 PM Lean Workshop
12 Noon - Lunch Buffet
Location:
Hampton Inn & Suites @ Forest Park The Highlands Room 5650
Oakland Avenue. St. Louis, MO 63110
$95.00 Members / $175.00 Non-Members
Includes a copy of the 2010 PRINTING INDUSTRIES ANNUAL LEGAL UPDATE
To Register:
E-mail attendee name[s] and contact information to: brendam@pistl.org
Or call Brenda Moore at the PISTL office: (314) 962-6780 / Ext.218
Speaker:
Kenneth E. Rizzo (Director, Technical & Lean Services)
Ken Rizzo oversees and supports Printing Industries of America's Consulting Group activities, Process Controls development, and Lab services. An experienced process improvement specialist certified in Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, and ISO 9000. Ken helps printers decrease waste, troubleshoot print problems, maintain high productivity, and establish quality, process control and maintenance standards. Ken has authored dozens of articles for leading industry publications as well as the book Total Production Maintenance: A guide to the Printing Industry. He is a frequent seminar speaker at major industry events and noted workshop lecturer and trainer.
You Will Learn:
* What Lean Manufacturing is and how it is applied to the printing industry
* Reasons the printing industry has been slow to understand and embrace Lean
* The numerous sources of waste in the "Printers Hidden Factory"
* How Lean applications decrease waste, accelerate throughput, and reduce costs
* Strategies for sustaining Lean successes
* The difference between "Printing Lean" and saying "We are Lean"
* How Lean Manufacturing works for both larger and smaller facilities
* Lean optimizes administration, preprinting, printing, and post printing processes
