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IES improves the competitiveness of North Carolina manufacturing firms through understanding and implementing lean enterprise business systems. We emphasize implementation of lean enterprise principles and practices based on the Toyota Production System (TPS)*. Implementation occurs through in-plant applications, public training, and manufacturing networks

* The Industrial Extension Service is no way endorsed, authorized or sponsored by, or in any way related to or affiliated with Toyota. Toyota, TPS and Toyota Production System are trademarks and/or service marks of Toyota Motor Corporation, all rights reserved.

Solutions

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Lean Healthcare

NC Shingo Prize

5S Visual Systems / Standardized Work (1-day event)

Customer Site Assessments

Facilitation and Mentoring

Implementation Planning

Kaizen Lab

Lean 100 - Manufacturing Principles with Busy Blender Simulation (1-day event)

LEAN 100: Lean Manufacturing Principles with Factory Simulation (1-day event)

Lean Bronze Certification Review Program and SME exam (2-day event)

Lean Healthcare 200H (1.5-day event)

Lean Leader Series

Lean Manufacturing Overview (1-day event)

Lean Office (2-day event)

Policy Deployment (2-day event)

Senior Management Lean Coaching

Snap-On Plant Tours (0.2-day event)

Total Productive Maintenance (2-day event)

Value Stream Mapping 202 (1-day event)

Volvo Construction Equipment Asheville Plant Tours (0.2-day event)

Success Stories

Snap-on Plant in Murphy Receives NC Shingo Award

PCB Piezotronics Reports $1.8 Million in Value from NC State Projects

Lean Principles Go to Work in the Hospital

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Contacts

An IES representative is available to answer your questions. Visit our Regional Map to find a representative in your area.

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News Center

Launch a Lean Healthcare Initiative in 2008
August 29, 2008 in Raleigh, NC.
Discover lean and how lean principles can be applied to healthcare to eliminate wasted time and resources and reduce costs with this hands-on simulation.

Lean Office
July 29-30 in Greensboro, NC
Make your office a lean office. Learn how to apply lean enterprise principles to your organization to remove wasted time and money from your administrative processes.

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Resources

The Open Secret of Success
Toyota turns the concept of innovation on its head, shares it and still wins. Article discusses the Toyota Production System.

Catalyzing Entrepreneurship Statewide
This website serves as a portal to NC State resources and connects entrepreneurs of all types to University research, education and extension support.

eLearning @ artoflean.com: Introduction to Creating Level Pull
Lean eLearning course from Art Smalley.

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