Running Lean and Smart: Maximizing Organizational Efficiencies    Friday, January 27, 2012  El Paso Club, Downtown Colorado Springs  Check-in: 6:45 a.m. Breakfast & Panel Discussion: 7 a.m. to 9 a.m.      Lean Thinking is a set of principles and tools that originally was developed at Toyota and other top manufacturers around the world as a means to transform the way they make products every day. Fundamentally, Lean Thinking is about developing extraordinary processes and people; processes that deliver your product or service with minimal waste, and people that are engaged and empowered.   Lean processes are designed to eliminate the wastes of waiting, delays, errors, hand-offs, walking, searching, approvals, inspections, and other non-value adding activities in order to deliver your product or service as quickly and correctly as possible.    Come meet and engage our panel of local experts as we discuss some of these lean topics:    Only build what customers want   Take the right actions at the right times    Maximize speed, learning and focus<    Follow field-tested techniques    This event is capped at 60 attendees and is certain to sell out.         REGISTER NOW   SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT PANELISTS

Brian Maready Founder & President LeanBuilt, Inc. Brian has spent the last 14 years helping companies around the world transform their operations & improve their competitive position. He is a  writer and speaker on the power of using simple principles & an engaged workforce to create sustainable business transformations.   Dr. Rebecca Duray Professor & Associate Dean for Academic Programs UCCS Rebecca’s research interests are in the strategic use of operations, the processes required for mass customized products and services, and lean applications in information systems operations and healthcare.
Sandy Williams General Manager  General Aluminum     Sandy represents real local business application of the lean process strategies and will share his insights and answer your questions.