New to Lean Workshop

Learn and Do the Basics – Better, Faster, Easier

Live - in person and virtual

Special Edition: Central Coast Lean is excited to partner with MW Components to bring this workshop to their Santa Maria facility! This special edition provides convenient access for our lean community members in southern San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, and Ventura Counties. Experience the same transformative content in a location designed to serve our southern regional partners.

Facilitators: Chris Ferrier, MS, Black Belt - Process Improvement Facilitator and Dr. Eric Olsen - Director Central Coast Lean

Objective: Master the fundamental principles of lean thinking through hands-on practice and build practical skills to transform how your organization delivers value.

Purpose: This introductory workshop equips managers and associates with immediately applicable lean skills and a shared understanding of how lean transforms organizations. Whether your organization is exploring or already implementing lean, participants will gain practical tools to make work better, faster, and easier while building a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills You'll Practice:

• Humbly Show Respect for People

• Define Value from the Customer's Perspective

• Map and Improve Processes

• Perform SIPOC Analysis

• Identify and Eliminate the 8 Wastes

• Implement 5S Workplace Organization

• Standardize Work for Consistency

• Solve Problems using PDCA/A3 Framework

Approach: This dynamic 7.5-hour hybrid workshop combines theory with hands-on application through four intensive 90-minute sessions. Using the Shingo Model as our framework (Cultural Enablers → Continuous Improvement → Enterprise Alignment), participants experience lean concepts through:

• Interactive simulations (including the eye-opening envelope stuffing exercise)

• Liberating Structures that engage everyone equally

• Real-world case studies and videos

• Collaborative problem-solving exercises

• Personal and organizational assessment tools

The workshop culminates with a Shingo Model Assessment to evaluate your organization's lean maturity and identify specific improvement opportunities.

Workshop Flow:

• 8:30-10:00 AM: Introductions, Lean Fundamentals & Respect for People

• 10:30 AM-12:00 PM: Value Definition & Process Mapping Skills

• 1:00-2:30 PM: Flow Efficiency, Waste Identification & Problem Solving

• 3:00-4:30 PM: Scientific Thinking, Standards & Organizational Assessment

Target Audience: All managers and associates seeking to improve their work and engage their teams. No prerequisites required – lean novices welcome! Experienced practitioners can attend to align their teams around common frameworks or explore our train-the-trainer options for becoming internal facilitators.

Key Takeaways:

• Practical toolkit of lean methods you can apply immediately

• Shared language and framework for improvement

• Action plan for implementing lean in your specific context

• Network of lean practitioners for ongoing support

Location: MW Components Facility - 901 West McCoy Lane, Santa Maria, CA 93455 and online via Zoom

Length: 1 day, 8:00am – 5:00pm

Price:

• $349 early bird registration

• $299 each for groups of 5+ (contact Eric Olsen at eric.o@centralcoastlean.org)

• $399 regular registration

"Skills take practice. Coaching helps." Join us to start where you are and build the capabilities to lead your organization's lean transformation.