Past HiDEC Events
Kaizen Event at CORIL March 11, 2011 Join member company CORIL in a one day kaizen event at the company’s facility in Bend. Event will be led by Dave Slavensky and Marc Faast from Structus Building Technologies. The event will focus on product packaging flow. CORIL receives large quantities of candy bars that need to be organized, labeled, boxed and shrink wrapped. The group will develop an efficient flow for this process. CORIL Headquarters | |
Executive Forum January 18, 2011 HiDEC kicks off the New Year with an executive forum designed to gain input from members on the 2011 event schedule. Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room | |
Two Day Problem Solving Event with Mike Hoseus October 18, 2010 Mike Hoseus returns to Central Oregon for a two-day problem solving workshop on October 18 and 19. Deschutes Brewery / PCC Schlosser | |
Vocalbooth Kaizen Event December 8, 2009 Tuesday Dec 8th from 8-10 am First 10 minutes will review the project and Lean processes we are evaluating. Remaining time will be practical application The process we are evaluating: Dust reduction at a router table 1- 1- PDCA- Plan, do, check, act 2- Setup reduction 3- Standardize work Vocalbooth Facility - 63270 NE Lyman Place | |
HiDEC 2010 Planning Dinner December 1, 2009 Tis’ the season…for planning! We know you have holiday parties to attend, but isn’t training, sharing knowledge and charting the future of your consortium more important? This is a follow up to HiDEC’s Executive Dinner held in September in which member and non-member companies gave their feedback and prioritized classes. The HiDEC steering committee will present a draft 2010 plan to the membership and take input on additions/changes. Please make sure to attend this important meeting which will set the course for HiDEC in the coming year.
Deschutes Library Administration Building 507 NW Wall - Bend | |
Kaizen Event Study Results - HiDEC Event November 10, 2009
Location TBD | |
Career Readiness Certificate Summit October 27, 2009 The Career Readiness Certificate (CRC) assists you in finding, training, and retaining the best qualified employees. The idea is simple. Workers take tests that assess their foundational skills. You use information to make HumanResource decisions. The best part; the assessments are given at no cost to you. Juniper Country Club - Redmond | |
Export Strategies Workshop October 27, 2009 This seminar provides the information and resources needed to help established businesses develop an export market, supplies occasional exporters with the tools to begin/expand their international business, and offers current exporters a forum for discussing special issues in export business development. Home Federal Bank - Redmond | |
HiDEC Executive Forum - Human Resources, the Toyota Way October 7, 2009 Mike Hoseus returns for a full day workshop on Toyota's workforce management and selection process. $50 non-member, $20 HiDEC member. COCC Student Center | |
Quick Response Manufacturing October 1, 2009 A Competitive Strategy for Low-Volume and Custom Engineered Products that comes out of the University of Wisconsin. This workshop will combine theory with practical implementation details using case studies of many companies that have implemented QRM. To learn more about the event go to www.qrmcenter.org. $50 non-member, $20 HiDEC member. Click on event name above for detailed info. Phoenix Inn | |
Executive Dinner September 22, 2009 Invite only executive dinner to discuss effective lean implementation and provide input for the direction of HiDEC. Deschutes Brewery Mountain Room | |
COCC Manufacturing Program September 16, 2009 Central Oregon Community College will be reviewing its new Manufacturing program this Fall and is inviting feedback from the Central Oregon manufacturing community... Redmond Campus, Building 3, Room 306 | |
How to Run a Kaizen Event 8-12 August 18, 2009 Understand the role of Kaizen Events within Lean Enterprise Implementation. | |
American Licorice Office Kaizen July 2, 2009 The Oregon Manufacturing Extension Partnership (OMEP) led a full day event on using visual controls in an office environment. |