Guide your company on the journey to continuous improvement using the Supplier Excellence Alliance (SEA) Lean Enterprise System – the continuous improvement system designed by and for the aerospace and defense industry. 

In this in-depth, 5-day workshop, you’ll gain a full understanding of the SEA Lean Enterprise System (LES), the SEA Roadmap, and how to prepare your company for the SEA Certification.

The Lean Enterprise System

Leadership & Culture Track

Understand the role of leadership in change initiatives and the deploying the LES
Learn five key leadership practices for a successful Lean Enterprise
Experience an overview of the LES Strategic Planning and Managing Process Improvement workshops
Understand essential systems that support the implementation of lean
Learn how the Process Maturity Model is used for systematic process improvement
Understand the roles of Process Owners and Process Champions

Operational Excellence Track

Learn the history and approach to lean
Understand the three levels of lean maturity
Understand how to implement lean in a high-mix, low-volume environment
Learn lean tools for flow production
Experience an overview of the LES Management Planning workshop
Gain an overview of Kaizen methodology and implementation process, including the LES workshop and estimating Kaizen benefits
Understand how to conduct a Stabilization Audit
Create “Current State” and “Future State” Value Stream Maps

Workforce Development Track

Understand the importance of Standard Work for sustaining improvements
Understand the Workforce Development process
Gain an overview of the LES Job Skills Training Objectives workshop, Job Skills Master Trainer Certification workshop, Job Skills Advanced Planning workshop, and Job Skills Training Materials workshop


Who Should Attend
Champions for the implementation of the SEA Lean Enterprise System (LES)
CEOs
Senior Operations and Quality executives
Continuous Improvement Managers


Your Workshop Leaders
Michael Beason – SEA Chairman
Karen Trisko – Industry Practice Leader for Leadership & Culture track
Tom Reed –Operational Excellence Certified Consultant for the Operational Excellence track
Gary Griffith – Industry Practice Leader for Workforce Development track

Workshop Tuition
$6,000 includes participation in 5-day workshop, workshop materials

About The Supplier Excellence Alliance
SEA is an aerospace and defense industry partnership of prime contractors, tier-one suppliers and other leading supplier organizations.  Prime-empowered and supplier-led, this alliance is revitalizing the U.S. supply chain by developing suppliers that demonstrate high levels of process maturity and capability.  These high-performing companies are adaptive, agile and aligned – producing integrated supply chain solutions that will better meet the challenges facing the industry now and in the future.


Member Companies