I had the pleasure of attending AME Chicago 2012 last week. Despite the rather dreary weather, the atmosphere inside the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers was one of optimism, intrigue and camaraderie. Lean manufacturing is not a new concept, but rather an evolving mindset that takes time to implement and even more time to sustain, and the attendees bustling from one presentation to another were eager to learn from their peers' real-world experiences.

Don't you love the Lean revolution? Has it not saved businesses, increased efficiencies,driven change, made businesses more competitive, increased profit levels?

The Lean Revolution was created to help businesses cut their "fat" or waste of their operations. However, have some companies gone too far?

Welcome to Targeted Training. Every week, we'll highlight a new training course from our Maintenance Management and Skills Training knowledge center. This week's training course is Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University.

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