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- Lean Enterprise Certificate Program, University of California, San Diego, http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/programs/eng/Lean.html
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- American Society for Quality (ASQ) – www.asq.org
- Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) – www.ame.org
- Association for Operations Management (APICS) – www.apics.org
- Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) – www.iienet.org
- Society for Health Systems (SHS) – www.societyforhealthsystems.org
- Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – www.sme.org
- TechAmerica (formerly AeA) - www.techamerica.org
Excellent training DVDs are available from CRM Learning in Carlsbad, CA – www.crmlearning.com – as well as other training resource providers. While neither of the following two DVDs speak to Lean specifically, they are excellent supplements when exposing groups to Lean principles and tools:
To create electronic versions of value stream maps for training and archiving purposes, we rely on iGrafx’s FlowCharter. Visit www.igrafx.com to download a 30-day trial version or purchase the software. When you enter your customer information, mention that you heard about FlowCharter from Karen Martin & Associates.
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- Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) - www.lean.org (monthly e-newsletters are very good as are their education programs and publications)
- Lean Enterprise Academy (LEA) - www.leanuk.org (also has free e-newsletters)
- The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence – www.shingoprize.org
