(Lean Frontiers: Indianapolis) -- Lean Frontiers, provider of events in support of the lean enterprise, presents two 8-hour workshops on implementing lean principles across the manufacturing and logistics interface and within the supply-chain network on Dec. 7 and 8, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. EST. Both workshops are presented by noted author and speaker Thomas Goldsby, Ph.D., and include workshop materials for interactive, hands-on learning and networking with peers, catered lunch, and refreshments throughout the day.

Lean Logistics: Moving Beyond Lean Manufacturing

• Dec. 7, 2011, 9 a.m.–5 p.m. EST
• Held at The Bunker @ Flexware Innovation in Fishers, Indiana

Course learning objectives:
• Review of lean principles and practices
• Application of lean principles to inbound and outbound aspects of logistics activity
• Recognition of the relationship between logistics cost and service
• Improved coordination between logistics management and the other functional areas of the company
• Understanding logistics’ contribution toward the pursuit of the lean enterprise and improved supply-chain operations

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