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Calendar of Events

Events from the 2007 – 2008 year

General Meetings 

Some Topics are yet to be determined.  If you would like to hold a tour or present at a meeting , the meetings committee would like to hear from you.

September

October

November

December

2007

January

February

March

April

May c

Executive Meetings

Location to be determined.  Every Chapter 11 member is welcome. 

The location will most likely will be the Golden Valley Library. We really need more people to be active in the chapter. This is a great opportunity to get experience in project management and leadership. It’s a professional organization so you can put it on your resume.

September

October

November

December

January

February

March

April

May

SME National Calendar of Events link.

Link to SME PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT webpage.

AME Lean Training Classes and Seminars

This Lean Certification event registration is a two step process  - one registration for the Review Class and a separate process to register to take the Exam.  The Review Class will explore what the certification is about, what the exam will encompass, and additional necessary steps to complete the Certification.  Individuals on a Lean Journey are encouraged to attend.   They will have the opportunity to share their approach to deploying Lean concepts with 10 to 25 other Lean practitioners/professionals on a similar Lean Journey.    The collaborative, group format allows Lean practitioners to share ideas and solidify their knowledge about foundational Lean concepts.  This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your career even if you decide not to sit for the exam. 

Some participants wait to take the exam at a later date. 

Although individuals can take the exam at a later date, some of the people who have had a couple of years experience deploying Lean concepts who attend the Review Class take the Exam at the end of the event.  After registering for the Review Class, if you are interested in taking the Exam, go back to the same web page link above and in the middle of this same page “To apply and take the exam is separate from the Review Class, please register for the Exam on the SME website”

On the SME website there is more information about the Lean Certification Program.  The below are the 4 books that are recommended for this Lean Certification Review Class.  These books are familiar to many interested in Lean Concepts/Tools and a review of the materials is recommended before attending the class

Gemba Kaizen: A Commonsense, Low-Cost Approach to Management

Masaaki Imai, McGraw-Hill, March 1997, ISBN: 0070314462

Lean Production Simplified: A Plain-Language Guide to the World's Most Powerful Production System

Pascal Dennis, Productivity Press Inc, August 2002, ISBN: 1563272628

Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, Second Edition

(Chapters 1–5 for the Knowledge Certificate & Bronze Certification; entire book for Silver Certification and Gold Certification)

James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones, Free Press, June 2003, ISBN: 0743249275

Learning to See: Value Stream Mapping to Create Value and Eliminate Muda

Mike Rother and John Shook, Lean Enterprise Institute, June 2003, ISBN: 0966784308

el N. Kennedy, Oaklea Press, April 2003, ISBN: 1892538091

These books are available on the SME Website.   

For more details about Lean Certification, visit www.sme.org/leancert, send an email to certification@sme.org, or call (800) 733-4763.

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Updated: February 7, 2008