APICS Florida West Coast Chapter Meeting
March 13, 2007

Speaker: Ron Crabtree, CPIM, CIRM

Tucsonís, Clearwater MAP

13563 Icot Blvd
Clearwater, FL 33760


5:30 - 6:30 Social Hour

6:30 - 8:00 Dinner and Speaker Presentation


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TOPIC: Advanced Six Sigma

Advanced Lean Six Sigma - what leading companies are exploring in "going to the next level." Are you ready?

Who should attend:

Executives and business professionals at all levels, CEO, Presidents and Quality / Operations VPs / Directors - in short, those with an interest in learning how to advance Lean Six Sigma concepts and principles in their companies' quest compete globally and to achieve dominance in their markets.

About the presentation:

Lean Six Sigma (LSS) is the fusion of Lean and Six Sigma approaches that has been seeing increasing application and acceptance in American businesses over the last 5 years. LSS is an advanced application of Six Sigma and Lean in different and innovative ways. In this program we will explore what is going well, what has been disappointing, and the things that leading companies are examining in their quest to extend the application of Lean, Six Sigma, and Lean Six Sigma. Included is a hands-on exercise to help internalize the concepts learned.

Summary Learning Objectives:

  • A brief history of the evolution of the application of Lean and Six Sigma in the last 10 years.
  • The need for balance and a holistic, forward thinking application of Six Sigma and other improvement methodologies.
  • Examples of advanced applications and innovations.
  • What to consider in preparing for the implementation of advanced Lean Six Sigma - are you ready?
  • Questions and Answers Forum


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Speaker: Ron Crabtree, CPIM, CIRM

Ron Crabtree, CPIM, CIRM, is an internationally recognized expert and author in cutting-edge business process improvement methodologies. An expert in communications, Crabtree has spent several thousand hours providing training and facilitation for large and small groups, in hundreds of organizations internationally on a wide range of topics. He has more than thirty years of experience in a variety of business settings from small privately held manufacturers, to Fortune 100 corporations and leading global management consulting firms.

Mr. Crabtree serves as adjunct faculty for Villanova (Operational excellence on-line professional certification program) in cooperation with the University Alliance developing courses and teaching Lean, Six Sigma, and Business Analysis.

He holds a BA in Management and Organizational Development, and is certified through APICS, the Educational Society for Resource Management, as certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM) and certified in Integrated Resource Management (CIRM). Currently, Crabtree serves as a Director-at-Large for the Greater Detroit Chapter of APICS and is also a member of the Greater Detroit Section 1000 ASQ Chapter.

Crabtree writes the "Lean Culture" Department in APICS Magazine (60,000 international readers monthly) which focuses on World Class Value Stream Management, Lean and Six Sigma principles.

In addition to contributing to many other publications, Crabtree is active in consulting and conducting seminars and training across the country, for businesses and professional organizations of all kinds. Crabtree has spoken to diverse audiences, such as software user groups, APICS, The Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), The Engineering Society for Advancing Mobility in Land Sea Air (SAE), PMA (Precision Metal Forming Association), the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), SAVE, and CPA Societies, ASQ, PIA/GATF, AME (Society for Manufacturing Excellence), the DBM Association, CPA Societies, and others too numerous to mention here. For a past and current calendar of events on the web, go to www.metaops.com - news/education.

Drawing on a lifetime of experience in implementing operational excellence methodologies, Crabtree has worked as both an insider and as a consultant in many different international industries - from automotive assembly plants to A&D suppliers, process, printing, injection molding, complex manufacturing/job shop, finance, service, remanufacturing, distribution, and retail operations.