Dakota MEP will be offering a Lean Enterprise Certification Program in Dickinson beginning March 19, 2013. This is the only nationally certified and recognized program for Lean Certification in the country and is applicable for manufacturers and non-manufacturers.

Participants will receive a Lean Knowledge Certificate, and, as a recommended option, prove their proficiencies by passing the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) Bronze Level Certificate Examination. The program also includes an on-site Lean Enterprise assessment prior to the start of the program.

There are two options to choose from:

Option 1:
Lean Enterprise Course with Lean Bronze Exam plus Project Portfolio Assistance, with one Kaizen Blitz

Option 2:
Lean Enterprise Course with Lean Bronze Exam

Note: One additional company kaizen blitz is included with any option if there are four (4) or more attendees from the same company. Option 1 includes a company kaizen blitz, regardless of company attendance, and also includes project portfolio guidance.

The 2013 schedule is as follows:

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• March 19- Session 1 - Principles of Lean with Factory Simulation
• March 26 - Session 2 - 5S Workplace Organization/High Performance Teams
• April 10- Session 3 - Company Kaizan
• April 23 - Session 4 - Standarized Work/ Quick Changeover & Total Productive Maintenance
• May 7 - Session 5 - Company Kaizan
• May 21 - Session 6 - Pull Kanban/Cellular Flow
• June 4 - Session 7 - Value Stream Mapping & Processing Mapping/Problem Solving
• June 11 - Session 8 - Lean Bronze Exam — Options 1 and 2 only
• TBD - Kaizen Blitz and Portfolio Assistance — Option 1 only

If you are a primary sector business, these sessions may also be partially reimbursable by the Workforce 2020 program of Job Service. To find out if you qualify, or for more information, please contact Dan Halverson at 701-328-5472, 1-866-297-8250 or danh@dakotamep.com.