Other Resources

Visit this page often to learn about training tools, organizations and other resources that can enhance your understanding about Lean principles and tools.

Videos/DVDs
Software
Professional Associations that Promote Lean Thinking
Other Helpful Organizations
Academic Programs

Videos/DVDs

Excellent training resources are available in both VHS and DVD formats from CRM Learning in Carlsbad, CA – www.crmlearning.com – as well as other training resource providers. While neither of the following two resources speaks to Lean specifically, they are excellent supplements when exposing groups to Lean principles and tools:

Time: The Next Dimension of Quality
The New Business of Paradigms

Software

To create electronic versions of value stream maps for training and archiving purposes, we rely on iGrafx's FlowCharter 2006. 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.

Professional Associations that Promote Lean Thinking

American Society for Quality (ASQ) – www.asq.org
American Electronics Association (AeA) – www.aeanet.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.shsweb.org
Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) – www.sme.org – their free e-newsletter, Lean Directions, is very good.

Other Helpful Organizations

Jim Womack’s Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) – www.lean.org (monthly e-newsletters are very good as are their education programs and publications)
Daniel Jones’ Lean Enterprise Academy (LEA)– www.leanuk.org (also has free e-newsletters)

Academic Programs

Lean Enterprise Certificate Program, University of California, San Diego, http://www.extension.ucsd.edu/programs/eng/Lean.html