MMEC announces 100 percent first time pass rate on rigorous lean manufacturing certification exam

The Montana Manufacturing Extension Center’s http://www.montana.edu/mmec/index.html entire spring class of manufacturing professionals has passed the Society of Manufacturing Engineers Lean Bronze Certification exam on the first attempt.

Lean manufacturing is a business model that emphasizes the elimination of non-value-added activities across the organization. The bronze level topics include identifying and eliminating waste in processes, expanding capacity by reducing costs and shortening cycle times and understanding what is important to the customer. Bronze certification also covers how to apply the principles, concepts and methods within a work cell, work group or value stream.

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