This seminar is intended for all those who are keen on implementing Lean or have just started the Lean journey. The seminar stresses on some “must to” things and offers an insight into where things can go wrong based on the lessons learnt by  others in the market place. “A Must Attend Seminar”.

Time & Date:  12 noon to 1.30PM 17th August 2010 (Tuesday)

Venue: HERA House 17 - 19 Gladding Place, Manukau City, Auckland

Valued at: $45 (includes light lunch)

Registrations: Please email info@pslglobal.net

Topics and Facilitators (a brief presentation followed by discussions):

1. Application of Lean & Six Sigma in Service Industry - by Raylene Holder, Performance Excellence Deployment Leader, Avis-Budget Group.

2. The Ford Way - Experiences of working with Ford Motors by Justin Guy, Process Improvement Specialist, Life Technologies

Who should attend?

All those interested in learning, sharing and continuous improvement

Time & Date:  2 to 4.30PM 17th August 2010 (Tuesday)

Venue: HERA House 17 - 19 Gladding Place, Manukau City, Auckland

Cost: FREE to attend the event (Only a few spaces left)

Registrations: Please email info@pslglobal.net

ThisThis workshop introduces participants to the World-Class practices to optimise their Value Streams using Work area Optimisation,

wo  Workflow Optimisation and Quality Optimisation techniques to gain competitive advantage. Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Pull Systems

Se, Set-up Reduction and Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis will be discussed in details.

Who Should Attend?

Suitable for Team Leaders and above with a passion for process improvement.

Time & Date:  : 8.30AM to 4.30PM 7th & 8th Sept 2010 (Tuesday & Wednesday)

Venue: HERA House 17 - 19 Gladding Place, Manukau City, Auckland

Valued at: $549 + GST (includes Lunch and Coffee/Tea)

Full Details available by clicking here.

Registration: Please email info@pslglobal.net

Productivity Institute is pleased to announce 1 day workshop on Lean Management Business Architecture. Full details can be found by clicking here. Hurry Seats are limited. 50% of the proceeds will be donated to Auckland Rescue Helicopter Trust.

Productivity Institute is pleased to announce the Lean Tool Box workshops series as below:

May 18th & 19th and June 15th & 16th 2010

For details of the workshop please click here

I am pleased to announce our second Lean Thinkers' Networking event for 2010 to be held on 24th of May.

Full details will be disclosed closer to the date. Please register your interest by sending an email to info @ solutions4productivity.com (without the spaces).

Workshop on “Achieving Process Excellence”

Dates: 11^th - 12^th Mar, 2010

Cost: $ 699 plus GST (includes lunch and coffee/tea (Avail 10% discount by registering 2 or more participants)

Who should attend? - General Managers, Senior Managers, Managers,  Supervisors,   Specialist Engineers and other Executives with responsibility for leading and  improving    productivity levels.

Topics covered:  Defining Process Excellence and Vision, Understanding Process Excellence, Value versus Waste, Value Stream Mapping, Workplace Organisation, Visual Management, Equipment Optimization, Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Quality and Reliability,            Standardised Work, Just In Time, Takt Time, Flow, Pull, Set-up Reduction, Load Levelling, Continuous Improvement, Roadmap to achieving Process Excellence, Building Lean culture, and Benchmarking & Goal     Setting for Improvement.

The workshop includes simulations, activities, videos and discussions

Registrations: Please email info@solutions4productivity.com;   Click here for Full Details

Register by: 26th Feb 2010

Venue: HERA House 17—19 Gladding Place, Manukau City, Auckland

1. Lean Thinking, 2. Talent Management, 3. Biz Prosperity & Growth, 4. Social Media, 5. Unlock Value in your Biz, 6. Corporate Risk Demystified

7. Risk Cover & Funding

 When and Where?

23/02/10 9AM to 12 Noon The Bays Club, Anzac Road Browns Bay

25/02/10 2PM to 5PM Seventh Day Adventist Church 16 Puhinui Rd, Papatoetoe

 Cost $20 (incl refreshments)

Registrations—Contact mcmmarais@gmail.com Or Ph: 021 467 111

For full details of these events click here 

Productivity Solutions is pleased to announce the first Lean Thinkers' Networking event for 2010

Lean Thinkers’ Networking Event:

This is the first of our networking and knowledge sharing events in 2010.

Who should attend?

All those interested in learning, sharing and continuous improvement

Time & Date:  2 to 4.30PM 15th Feb 2010

Speakers:

1. Alta Vos - Certified TOC Practitioner on Theory of Constraints

2. Maik Beekmans - HR Professional on Talent Management

Cost: FREE to attend the event; Buy your own coffee/tea for $3.50 from HERA                                             

Registrations: Please email info@solutions4productivity.com  

Venue: HERA House 17—19 Gladding Place, Manukau City, Auckland

PSL is pleased to announce the launch of OpEx workshops in the South Island. 

Day 1: Introduction to Lean Thinking,

Day 2: 5S & Visual Management (AM) and Problem Solving & Root Cause Analysis (PM)

Venue: Trailways Motel, 66 Trafalgar St, Nelson

Cost: $650 per head for the 2 days and includes lunch and tea / coffee

Details of the course can be obtained by clicking here.

Our NEW Lean-MBA (Lean Management Business Architecture) programme is an in-house programme for NZ businesses and meets the funding criteria of both NZTE and the Industry Training Organisation members of the CMI (Competitive Manufacturing Initiative) Consortium. The details of this programme can be obtained by clicking on the link under “What’s New?” on our home page or by clicking here.

1. We are pleased to announce the launch of Operational Excellence Forums, which is the first Lean and Operational Excellence forums in New Zealand and may be the first in the southern hemisphere. To avoid spammers, a simple registration process has been included and this won’t take long. There are a number of categories (Lean Manufacturing, Lean Job Shops, Lean Office, Lean Supply Chain, Six Sigma, TQM, TOC, and Supply Chain Management) and any registered user can post questions and respond to others. You can access the PSL-OpEx forums by visiting our home page and clicking on the link or you can simply click here. These forums are dedicated to all Lean Thinkers around the globe.

Hello everyone,

Productivity Institute is pleased to offer “Lean-MBA International” programme for international students who are keen to further their Lean and Operational excellence knowledge. This is a 2 year distance learning course with a series of workplace projects. Our anniversary special price is US$4,000 per participant. More information can be obtained from our Training page on our website or by click here.

Hi all,

Productivity Institute is pleased to announce 2 Lean courses for 2010 to be held in Auckland from Feb 2010 onwards. Please click here for further information.

I am pleased to inform everyone that, Productivity Solutions has completed 2 full years in business. Thank you all who have made this possible either directly or indirectly.

Kinds Regards, Vishnu Rayapeddi, MD

This seminar will introduce the participants to the methodology on how to successfully implement World-Class practices and sustain the gains for the long term.

Who should attend?

Business owners, General Managers, CEO’s, MD’s, Operations Managers, Manufacturing Managers and others who are keen to look at not only improving their operational efficiencies but also sustaining the gains and the culture. Also, it offers an excellent platform to meet and network with other Lean practitioners. Book you seats now to find out how this methodology can help your businesses. For further info please click here.

Cost: $ 59.95 including GST; All those who attend this seminar will go in to a draw to win a “Lean” book

Registrations: Please email PSL

Time: 1.00PM to 4.00PM (Registrations and Lunch start at 12.30PM)

Venue: HERA House 17—19 Gladding Place, Manukau City, Auckland (NZ)

19th October 2009—Lean Fundamentals and Problem Solving

This course covers the following topics: Fundamentals of Lean (Brief history, The 3 pillars of Toyota Production System namely, JIT, Jidoka and Respect for People) Value and Waste and 8 types of Wastes Problem Solving tools (such as PDCA, Pareto, Cause & Effect Diagrams, Brainstorming, Root Cause Analysis) 5 steps in Problem Solving. For further information click here.

23rd November 2009—Creating a Visual Workplace

This course covers the 3 key elements of Visual Workplace: 5S—Workplace Organisation and Standardisation Visual Displays—to share information and Visual Controls—To prevent defects and errors.

The spaces are limited for these workshop and those who are interested are requested to book their spaces at the earliest. You can book your space by emailing to mailto: vishnu @solutions4productivity.com

Cost: 1 price 4 All (i.e., HERA Members’ Price) $200 + GST per person per day per course For further information click here

The first HERA-PSL Network 4 OpX event will be held in August

Date: 4th of August 2009 Time: 2PM to 4.30PM

Venue: HERA House in Manukau

Topic 4 Discussion: Lean Thinking

Tickets: Complimentary No of Spaces: Max 15 Book your space NOW! Reservations: First Come First Served

Please email with subject line OpX Network to info@solutions4productivity.com providing your name, organisation and contact details.

For full details click here

New Zealand’s 1^st Lean Leader Certification Program offered jointly by HERA and Productivity Solutions Limited. This is the ONLY one of its kind of courses offered in New Zealand, where in participants learn not only the Lean tools but also how to apply them in their workplace.

The program involves a block course of 1 week, in which the participants will learn hands on application of various Lean tools, such as identifying the deadly 8 types of hidden business wastes, identifying a Value Stream and Mapping of a Value Stream (VSM), creating a Visual Factory, Root Cause Analysis (RCA), building Quality at Source using Error Proofing (Poka-Yoke), Changeover Reduction (SMED), Asset Management (TPM), creating Continuous Flow through Cells, using Takt Time, Material Flow using Kanban, Continuous Improvement through Kaizen activities, Leading Change, Developing a Strategy for successful Lean Implementation and many more. Participants will be encouraged to bring photos and data on their specific site and discuss the ways to improve operational efficiencies.

As part of the Certification program, participants will have to take up a 90 day workplace project to put to use the concepts learnt in the block course. As part of the total cost of the program, Productivity Solutions Coach will make a visit to the participant’s site to offer guidance to implement the concepts successfully.

The program also includes a Study Tour to a site where Lean has been implemented and the participants are expected to benchmark and offer ideas / suggestions for continuous improvement. The course also includes case studies, videos, simulations and Lean games.

For full course information, please visit the website of HERA at www.hera.org.nz or click here 

Value of the course is $2,999 + GST ($3374 incl. GST)

HERA members receive a 5% discount. Two or more participants from the same organisation can get a further 5% discount. If you register before the 15^th of July 2009 by making a FULL payment, you will save an additional 5% on the already availed discounts as above.

All enquiries to Productivity Solutions: Phone 021 173 1060; Email: info@solutions4productivity.com

Hurry! Don’t Delay! Register NOW to avoid disappointment!

The spaces are limited to 12 to maintain high-quality outcomes.