Planning Lean Layouts with SLP

Monday–Wednesday • May 4–6, 2009

Hilton Garden Inn, Overland Park, Kan.

A practical working seminar based on the world's most widely used layout method.

University of Kansas Continuing Education and Engineering Management Programs

5 ways to Profit:

Eliminate Waste
Improve Flow
Reduce Material Handling
Plan for Growth & Expansion
Build-in Flexibility

Are You Involved With:

Lean manufacturing?
Six Sigma?
Process improvement?
Facility expansion, relocation, or consolidation?
Model changes or new model introductions?

If you answered "yes" to any of these, then SLP can help you! Instead of muddling through layout projects, attend this seminar and learn the skills to become an effective layout planner and leader of layout projects.

This course will provide you with a step-by-step explanation of Systematic Layout Planning (SLP). On Day One you will learn this powerful and universal method. Working in teams on Day Two, you will use SLP to prepare and present a manufacturing plant layout. On Day Three, teams use SLP to prepare a detailed equipment layout for one department in the previous day’s plan. In the closing session, you will learn to organize and lead your next layout project using SLP.

Note that while manufacturing examples are used, the procedures you will learn are equally effective for laying out warehouses, offices, technology centers, and labs.

Class size limited! Call toll free 877-404-5823 today.

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20 things you will learn:

The three fundamentals of every layout project
How to lay out a work area, department, or work cell in six simple steps
How to organize large projects and get great layouts in a hurry
What data you need for effective layout planning and where to get it
What types of diagrams and flow charts are best to use
How to visualize material handling effort on your layout
How to measure the material handling waste of one layout versus another
Twelve reasons why activities may need closeness between them (and flow is only one)
How to record hundreds of layout relationships and their reasons on a one-page form
How to identify the critical relationships that must be honored in the layout – and the many others that don’t matter at all
How to assure and confirm that the most important relationships have been honored in your plan
How to estimate space requirements, short- and long-term
Why and when U-flow layouts may not be the best answer
Ten important considerations and factors to use when comparing layout proposals – and cost is only one
How to get agreement and buy-in on which layout is best
Twenty issues and conditions to watch out for in a detailed cell layout
Twenty considerations for effective work place design
The ten questions top management wants answered before approving your plan
What software and spreadsheet tools are available for layout planning
How to plan and lead a layout planning workshop or project in your facility

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Note To Leaders of Lean, Six Sigma and Process Improvement

This workshop will prepare you to lead effective layout planning workshops for your organization. You will learn how to prepare for such events, how to conduct them, and how to get remarkable results faster than most people believe possible!

You will leave with step-by-step examples and web access to the spreadsheets needed for your workshops and future layout projects.

The SLP method is standard practice among many companies and consultants implementing lean thinking. Translated into 10 languages, it is recognized throughout the world and is an effective corporate standard for multi-national firms.