Lean Manufacturing Systems from NIBM

Jim Marsh	Prof. Terrence Perera	D. M. A. Kulasooriya

The National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) in association with Sheffield Hallam University, UK will conduct a two-day seminar on lean manufacturing systems for Senior Managers of Manufacturing organisations in Sri Lanka from August 23-24 at the Galle Face Hotel.

Lean Manufacturing is the latest buzzword in manufacturing circles. It is not especially new. It derives from the Toyota Production System or Just In Time Production, Henry Ford and other predecessors. The lineage of Lean manufacturing and Just In Time (JIT) Production goes back to Eli Whitney and the concept of interchangeable parts.

Lean Manufacturing caught the imagination of manufacturing people in many countries. Lean implementations are now commonplace. The knowledge and experience base is expanding rapidly.

The seminar will guide you through the essence of lean principles and its real life applications from internationally recognised lean experts. The seminar covers Defining Customer Value; Lean Principles; Identifying Value Streams; Value Stream Mapping (VSM); Simulation; Takt Paced Production; Kanban Design of Pull System; Poka-Yoke (Mistake Proofing) in Human Error Reduction; Visual Management - Integrating Japanese 5S Method in Lean System; Integrating Six Sigma in Lean Systems; Implementing Kaizen Bursts.

Jim Marsh, a practising lean consultant from UK will take sessions on identifying value streams and mapping of them for improvement while Prof. Terrence Perera from Sheffield Hallam University, UK, will take you through how to develop manufacturing models by means of simulation. DMA Kulasooriya, Senior Consultant - Quality and Productivity - will take a session on how to integrate lean systems and Six Sigma quality system to breakthrough improvement.

Jim has a background from within the Aerospace sector and has many years of experience in the facilitation and implementation of Lean Operations Management as well as working for a large bluechip company such as BAE Systems. Jim has also worked for many SMEs ranging from manufacturing textiles and food sectors.

Terrence is a well known consultant and practitioner in the field of systems modelling and simulation. He assists companies to deploy simulation based solutions and develops user friendly customised models to address specific issues.

Kulasooriya has designed and conducted Six Sigma training programs on Green Belt an Black Belt for the first time in Sri Lanka and coached more than 100 Six Sigma projects in different industries.