Save the Date - August 20, 2009 Learn all about "Lean Offices"

Mark your calendars: Thursday, August 20, 2009 - our own John Potter, Librarian at ITT Technical Institute will be speaking on "The Lean Office."

What do 'Lean' manufacturing techniques have to offer service companies? Lean production practices generally reduce costs, eliminate waste, and increase efficiency. However, translating these practices to an office environment is often less than obvious (though generally predicated upon optimizing office flow). And fully achieving 'Lean' may entail learning value stream mapping, root cause problem solving, and 5S methodology (to name a few). But these ideas are far from difficult to grasp and often enlightening.