Value Driven SolutionsThe Resource for the Lean Enterprise

The LeanOil & Gas

OrganizationFebruary 9 – 11, 2016 | Houston, TX

This 3 day course teaches participants how

to initiate and sustain a Lean Transformation

Strategy for Oil & Gas organizations leading

to World Class performance.

Forward

This is an extremely energizing prospect for leaders and continuous

improvement professionals. You have a remarkable opportunity to use

the Lean Six Sigma Methodology as instrumentation to enhance your

competitive posture as well as improve profitability and sustainability; in

other words, to become a World Class Organization.

Through the development and deployment of a Lean Transformation

strategy, VDS and LVSI can help your organization become World Class.

To those seeking to make a difference in 2015 and beyond, we offer our

resources and know-how to assist with your Lean journey. We look

forward to further conversations about what a World Class Organization

will look like – and how we can work together to make it a reality in your

business.

“Companies must provide customers with

world class quality, delivery, and service. The

globalization of markets means they don’t have

to accept anything less”

Toyota Motors Corporation

About VDS

The Value-Driven Approach to Process Management

Value Driven Solutions (VDS) is a management consulting firm focused on

continuous process improvement; based on the Lean Principles for

manufacturing and service, and the Six Sigma methodology for

exceptional quality.

We leverage the culture-changing power of the Lean Principles and the

relentless accuracy of Six Sigma to bring our clients exceptional business

results. Our consultants understand that Lean Six Sigma is not a one-size-

fits-all methodology, thus only utilizing the right tools through a

customized approach to fit our clients' specific needs.

Our comprehensive approach to continuous improvement, based on VDS'

World Class Performance Cycle, ensures the right processes and value

streams are optimized according to the impact on the company's goals

and overall strategy. As a result, Lean Six Sigma will become the way

business is done, how decisions are made, the core of organizational

culture with the customer always as the focal point.

VDS’ Mission

“Value Driven Solutions is fully committed to enabling businesses to

reach their full operational potential through the implementation of

tailored problem solving strategies in the most efficient and cos-effective

manner.”

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About LVSI

Lean Value Solutions International is a destination for organizations

seeking results-based partnerships that require rapid results whether

they are strategic or tactical assignments. We provide the expertise and

infrastructure necessary to help you implement strategy and align

culture, processes and disciplined execution.

Lean Value Solutions International is unique in its heritage to The Toyota

Production System and The Shingijutsu Company. Our company

philosophy and experience is deeply rooted in the Toyota Production

System (TPS) and its fundamentals, which we have learned firsthand

through close working relationships with the TPS pioneers.

Our leadership team has over 75 years of collective expertise

implementing improvement systems that drive superior value creation.

Our skilled team of practitioners is unmatched in real-world experience

and success.

LVSI’s Mission

“Our mission is to deliver superior value and competitive advantage to

our clients by providing a proven portfolio of innovative solutions. True to

our roots, we are passionate to message the Lean management

principles that are the cornerstone to sustaining a successful company for

the long-term.”

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Course Overview

Applying Lean Six Sigma Principles to the Oil & Gas Industry

Lean Six Sigma is a comprehensive approach to eliminating all forms of waste and defects from your business in order to maximize the value to customers and shareholders. Typically, Oil & Gas organizations that apply Lean Six Sigma principles enjoy higher profits, improved quality, higher on time delivery (OTD), shorter turnaround times, increased customer satisfaction, employee engagement, and market share.

This course teaches participants how to initiate and sustain a Lean Transformation strategy in the Oil & Gas Industry. All the materials and activities in this course are designed to help you transform your organization into a World Class Oil & Gas Enterprise.

Learning Objectives Where and how to start your Lean Transformation Assigning roles & responsibilities through Leadership Standard Work Building a strong Lean culture and dealing with resistance effectively Handling part shortages and volatile customer demand Building the competency of employees at all levels Strategic tool utilization at each phase of the transformation Understanding the three types of Standard Work Aligning the office (Business Process) and shop floor to create flow Developing Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) to measure the Enterprise as

well as Sites, Cells, and processes

Agenda

Day 1: Tuesday February 9, 2016

Creating a Lean Enterprise

The Value Driven Approach, introducing Lean to your

organization

The World Class Performance Cycle, developing an enterprise-

wide Lean Transformation Strategy

Performing an enterprise Lean assessment to focus

transformation efforts

Assigning roles & responsibilities including creating a robust

steering committee with all functional groups (Finance, HR,

Operations, Materials, Quality, etc.)

Dealing with resistance to change, building the culture,

mentoring and nurturing your staff

Developing a competency of Lean Six Sigma tools to support the

transformation

Agenda

Day 2: Wednesday, February 10, 2016

Selecting the Lighthouse Project and tool overview

Once the team has established an understanding of the vision,

it’s time to formulate our strategy and apply it somewhere in the

organization. We call that somewhere the Lighthouse project.

The Five Phase VDS approach to create a World Class

organization

Process Management - Office and Shop Floor

Standard Work - Different types and applications

Kaizen - Different levels of kaizen and how to align with overall

strategy

Visual Factory Guidelines

6S & TPM

Agenda

Day 3: Thursday, February 11, 2016

Lean Six Sigma Tool Overview

Learn to identify and address the different types of waste and

apply different Lean guidelines

Value Stream Mapping - Business Process vs Operations

Quality Clinics, Process Data Collection & Analysis

Robust Root Cause Analysis (RRCA) & Mistake Proofing

Cell Design for office and shop floor

Set Up Reduction

Pull Systems Simulation

Eliminating Silos

Reflect and Share

Info & Pricing

Who should attend

This course is designed to teach participants at all levels the tools

necessary to positively impact their organization’s improvement efforts.

These typically include: Senior executives, department managers and

directors, individuals interested in a Lean Practitioner track, Lean and

operational leaders, and Lean team members.

Pricing

Registration for this 3 day training event includes:

Printed materials for each session

Flash drive containing Lean forms and standard work documents for

all aspects of your transformation

Breakfast, lunch, and refreshments

Price

General admission: $2,250.00

Early bird: $2,050.00 if purchased by January 8th, 2016

Group discount: $1,950.00 per participant when purchasing 5 or

more tickets

Information

For more information on this event, please contact the event

administrator at info@vdsconsultinggroup.com or call 1 800 253 5260.

Instructors

This course is taught by Accredited Lean Master & Six Sigma Black Belt George Bowman. George is recognized as an innovative result driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in highly competitive Global markets with over 15 years of experience. Consistently increasing productivity by reducing costs and improving product quality focusing on World Class operating methodologies such as Lean SixSigma, Achieving Competitive Excellence (ACE), and Operational Excellence. George has a proven track record building World Class continuous improvement cultures as well as designing and implementing Lean Transformations. He is considered by his peers an expert instructor in process improvement theories.

Tom has an extensive background in helping organizations develop and implement Lean Manufacturing principles within a variety of production settings. His experience comprises operational excellence deployment, factory and process re-engineering, developing KPO’s, and facilitating “Lean Implementation" workshops and events. His experience implementing lean manufacturing tools and techniques, coupled with his machining and engineering background have been a plus in developing positive

George Bowman

Tom DeForge

working relationships throughout various manufacturing and service industry client constituents. Currently a Principal Partner in Lean Value Solutions International, he has built a successful practice over the past 15 years by leading several organizations to a lean enterprise implementation strategy.

Value Driven Solutions

Contact Us

To learn more about VDS’ Services please visit

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Call us

1 800 253 5260

Or Email us your questions at

info@vdsconsultinggroup.com

To learn more about LVSI please visit

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Call us

1 860 370 9657

Value Driven Solutions, LLC8414 West Farm Road

Suite 180, #220Las Vegas, NV 89131

P.O. Box 41912A Pasco Drive

East Windsor, CT 06088