Day One of the course focuses on supply chain concepts, definitions, models, tools, sourcing decisions, supplier relationship management, inventory management, metrics and the impact of supply chain management on a corporate financial statement.

Days Two and Three give a broad overview of the Lean Enterprise culture, the eight wastes and a variety of Lean tools including both current and future state Value Stream Mapping, 6S, Cellular Flow Design, Standard Work and Total Productive Maintenance.

This class will be taught by instructors who have real world “been there, done that” experience from the plant floor to the business office to the executive suite as well as prestigious academic qualifications.

They are Dr. Ik-Whan Kwon, Professor of Decision Sciences and MIS and Director, Consortium for Supply Chain Management John Cook School of Business, St. Louis University; and Dave Goebel, Project Manager, Missouri Enterprise and Society of Manufacturing Engineers Certified Lean Practitioner

Classes will be held May 20, 21 and 22, 2008 from 8 am to 4 pm at 230 Cook Hall, 3674 Lindell Blvd. on the St. Louis University Campus.

For more information about this course, contact your Missouri Enterprise Area Business Manager or Dave Goebel at 800-956-2682.