During this webinar, Mike Boucher will lead us through the keys to successful value-stream improvements in administrative/service environments such as:

1. The Structure of a VSM (CS/FS).
2. The Key Tasks / Roles for Senior Leaders in successful VSM Projects.
3. Why VSM is especially critical in an administrative/service value stream improvement process.
4. How the VSM helps to introduce and implement change.
5. How to ensure that VSM Projects generate results that are strategically important to the organization.

In today’s information economy, much of the value that companies produce is created in office environments, and many sectors view administrative processes as integral to the customer experience.

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A key ingredient of quality healthcare is the care facility itself.  Recognizing this, Saskatoon Health Region brings Lean process into the design phase of the new Children’s Hospital of Saskatchewan, due for completion in 2015.  The result will be a facility designed to optimize patient flow, marking a departure from the traditional departmental planning approach.

“Because of the challenges healthcare is facing, there is a push to build patient-focused centres that support better and quicker service with the same resources,” says Larry Coté, President of Lean Advisors, who are providing Lean expertise on the project.

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In this webinar, Larry Cote, President, Lean Advisors Inc. shares an objective assessment of Lean 15 years after the concept was coined ‘Lean”.  He highlights his own experiences as well as examines and identifies how different organizations from all industries have succeeded with Lean implementations.

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Presented by Senior Advisor, Saverio (Sav) Pota, P. Eng on February 28th, 2013.

Universities and Colleges represent an immense opportunity for the application of Lean Concepts. Lean Advisors Inc, Senior Advisor Sav Pota P.Eng, will share his insights on how Lean principles and practices apply to educational processes.  He will also provide highlights from his own experiences in higher education, including success examples, lessons learned, and advice on how to best engage university/college staff in order to create a culture of continuous process improvement to achieve the most effective and efficient results.

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In case you missed it, we invite you to take a few minutes to watch the recorded webinar so that you have the opportunity to benefit from the valuable content that was shared.

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Managers, Supervisors, Team Leaders have challenging jobs! They are fighting fires while responding to pressures from both the organization above and staff below. Meanwhile, they are being told to cut costs, improve quality and improve service.

With so little hours in a day, where do they find the time?

“Management Capacity:  Creating Standard Leadership Roles for the Lean Supervisor.” Mike Boucher, our Vice President of Client Services, will share his insights.

We will show you how to free up management time by understanding executive priorities and analyzing management activities, creating Standard Leadership Roles.

To learn more about our Management Capacity Program, click here.

Toyota, the Japanese auto giant, pioneered the concept of lean management in manufacturing, where employees look for efficiencies both big and small that don’t compromise the product but save the company time and money.

In Regina, hospitals are applying the idea to everything from stocking medicines to hospital design, CBC’s Cameron MacIntosh reports.