Morning workshop on Going Lean in any sized business in Charlotte February 14
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Mike Roth
Mike Roth will present a workshop on “Jump-Starting Your Lean Journey,” a two-session conference program on implementing lean management to any sized business.
 
Roth's presentations at Wood Pro Expo Charlotte, the regional woodworking event making its Charlotte debut February 14-16, 2018 at the city's Convention Center. Roth speaks on February 14, as part of the Business Track of the conference program. That day-long event includes a keynote on Industry 4.0 by Georg Frey, president of Lignum Consulting, two sessions on lean management by Roth, lunch and tours at CABTEQ commercial cabinetry in Rock Hill, S.C hardware manufacturer Blum Inc. in Stanley, N.C. 
 
Unpacking the "8 steps of Value stream Management" that are embraced by Lean Management systems, Roth's sessions will be illustrated with stories of successful implementations of Lean. 
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Roth says his talk will be relevant to woodworking businesses big or small, no matter where they are on their lean journey.

A Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a Lean Manufacturing Certification from the University of Michigan. As CEO / President, Roth provides strategic leadership and "on site" mentoring for the Lancaster, Pennsylvania-based Go-Lean-Six deployment team. His session at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster in October was well received and conference planners asked him to expand his presentations for Charlotte. 
 
A motivated, results-driven leader who has trained and mentored many teams who continuously improved customer satisfaction by reducing the cost and time to safely produce high-quality products and services, Roth is effective in partnering with management to solve complex business problems and influencing employees towards the achievement of organizational goals. He has over twenty years of experience in the process improvement field with organizations such as Harley-Davidson, Johnson Controls, Mack Trucks, BAE Systems and Volvo.
Wood Pro Expo is the regional show that brings education, equipment, and supplies close to cabinetmakers and custom woodworking businesses around the country. It will include a strong educational program on best practices for shop production, and as well as an expo oriented to equipment and supplies geared to the small and medium size shops, including CNC basics, employee recruitment, finishing, lean manufacturing, business management, software, and shop safety.
 
Launched in 2014 in Baltimore, the show moved year to Lancaster, Pennsylvania, and will appear in 2018 in Charlotte, and returns to Lancaster in October 2018. www.woodproexpo.com 

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