Each year, lean practitioners and experts from around the globe gather for the Shingo Prize Conference. At the 2009 conference in Nashville, Tennessee, Dr. David Gordon, CEO of DMLGroup, was invited to present a workshop. Dr. Gordon’s workshop was titled, "Storm Chasers: Capturing Hard-Earned Knowledge and Making It Productive."

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Dr. Gordon said, "The workshop was a great opportunity to mingle with some of the leading lean thinkers. Hopefully my workshop provided new insight and tools for furthering knowledge transition and return on investment for training initiatives."

Workshop topics included:

• Putting "people in the process" to make a storm give up essential knowledge for future results, action, and benefits
• A solution-oriented approach to knowledge: accumulation, storage, sharing, and transfer within the context of the Shingo Prize Model
• A simplified ROI approach to identifying financial gains
• An age-proven instructional model for developing better training in an interactive environment
• Applications that spark new interest in knowledge management

Along with Dr. Gordon’s workshop, DMLGroup hosted an expo booth to highlight the knowledge management system JARIS and the new lean game Principle Focused: Tools, Systems, Principles.

DMLGroup looks forward to the Annual Shingo Prize Conference in Salt Lake City, Utah in 2010.

DMLGroup is honored to announce our selection as exclusive Learning Technology Partner for the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence organization, administered by the Utah State University Jon Huntsman College of Business. DMLGroup will provide course development and learning management hosting services to further Shingo Prize’s lean educational goals. DMLGroup will utilize our simulation and soft skill simulation (S3IM) instructional engines to teach lean concepts to learners. We will also provide our state-of-art knowledge management system, JARIS, as a new knowledge repository available by subscription to all lean practitioners.

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"We are extremely pleased to be working with Shingo from Utah State. They are a world-class organization whose goals align with DMLGroup’s goals," said DMLGroup President and Utah State University Alumni, Dr. David L. Gordon. "For over 20 years Shingo has been at the forefront of the lean revolution, and to be invited to be their technology provider, consultant, and strategic partner is a fantastic opportunity to showcase our tools, strategies, and capabilities."

This partnership gives DMLGroup the opportunity to help organizations with their lean transformations by providing training tools, systems, and strategies. This truly is a win-win-win for Shingo, DMLGroup, and lean organizations world-wide.

DMLGroup has been invited by Utah State University Partners in Business to participate in the Operational Excellence Seminar September 3-4, 2008, in Logan, Utah. This seminar will highlight lean management principles that are the basis for the continuous improvement award, the Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence.

DMLGroup will present several e-learning strategies and showcase e-learning solutions including a hosted learning management system (LMS), online courses, and JARIS Knowledge Management (KMS), which is also an electronic performance support system (EPSS). These e-learning solutions help companies improve their training and human resources practices as outlined in the Shingo Prize Model for operational excellence.

For more information:
Operational Excellence Seminar website
Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence website