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SUMMARY:Webinar On \"Lose the Luddites\"
DESCRIPTION:Description :Luddism, or resistance to efficiency improvem
 ents, as a frequent stumbling block for lean manufacturing initiatives
 . Luddism, work-to-rule, and soldiering (marking time) all are similar
 , and all result directly from workers' fears that automation or other
  efficiency improvements will result in layoffs. This webinar will sho
 w what management needs to do to eliminate Luddism and gain the worker
  buy-in and engagement that can make rather than break lean manufactur
 ing and Lean Six Sigma initiatives.Objective of the webinar :Attendees
  will, upon completion of the webinar, be able to take the following m
 aterial back to their workplaces to gain the kind of workforce engagem
 ent that once made the Ford Motor Company a leading pioneer of what we
  now know as the Toyota production system.\n\nAreas Covered in the Ses
 sion :Luddism originated as a misguided reaction to efficiency improve
 ments that people believed would put laborers out of work.Management s
 ometimes aggravated this perception, however, by proving the Luddites 
 right.Lean manufacturing pioneers like Frank Gilbreth, Frederick Winsl
 ow Taylor, and Henry Ford proved unequivocally, however, that efficien
 cy improvements are prerequisites rather than obstacles to high-wage e
 mployment.\n\nWho Will Benefit:Managersprofessionalsexecutiveslabor le
 aders from all manufacturing industries.labor leaders from all service
  industries.\n\nAbout Speaker:William A. Levinson, P.E., FASQ, CFPIM, 
 is the owner of Levinson Productivity Systems PC. He holds professiona
 l certifications from the American Society for Quality, APICS, and Soc
 iety of Manufacturing Engineers.\n\nFor more information visit https:/
 /medtechiq.ning.com/events/webinar-on-lose-the-luddites
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20171108T140000
CATEGORIES:online, "/", webinar
LOCATION:Online
WEBSITE:http://bit.ly/2iwl6Jt
URL:http://bit.ly/2iwl6Jt
CONTACT:1-844-216-5230
ORGANIZER;CN="Sam Miller":https://medtechiq.ning.com/profile/SamMiller
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