Select Strategy, Inc. is proud to have the Greater Boston Manufacturing Partnership as

our Inner Circle Partner providing lean training.

Our clients will benefit from their advanced lean training skills. While their customers will benefit from integrating our online solutions into lean

training initiatives and our consulting expertise.

www.selectstrategy.com877 HR ASSET (877 472 7738)

Brookline, Massachusetts (MA)

GBMPeverybody • everyday

people based productivityfor bottom line results

GBMP is a not-for-profit organization dedicated to strengthening industryand increasing employment opportunities.

UMass Boston College of Management100 Morrissey Blvd. • Boston, MA 02125

617-287-7648 • www.gbmp.org

“GBMP has been our trusted partner in guiding usalong the lean journey. Their expertise in the field ofcontinuous improvement and the Toyota ProductionSystem has greatly increased our collective knowledgebase. Working together, we are providing a fertileground for Raytheon’s culture of Total EmployeeEngagement to accelerate business growth.”

Ken Veduccio, Director of Development and Manufacturing. Raytheon Company2005 & 2006 NE Shingo Prize Recipient

“GBMP is excellent both technically and on the peopleside of Lean, providing information and inspiration.Their experience played an important role in AISwinning the Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence.”

Steve Savage, Chief Operating OfficerAffordable Interior Systems. Hudson, Massachusetts2003 Shingo Prize Recipient

“GBMP taught us that Lean thinking is not a projectwith a beginning and end. It changes how we think,see, and question how and why things are done. Nowour eyes are open to new improvement opportunitiesevery day.”

Alice Lee, Lean CoordinatorBeth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

why choose gbmpas your lean training provider?

What our clients say...

Experience... All GBMP trainers are former seniorexecutives who implemented the transition to LeanManufacturing in their companies.

Hands on... Our training is shop floor-focused.Minimal, but effective, classroom training is followed by hands-on implementation on the shop floor.

Focus... We customize our training to suit yourindividual requirements... Lean is never implementedthe same way twice!

Communication... Because of our experience, wecan relate effectively at all levels in your organizationfrom Senior Management to those who work on theshop floor.

Results... Our goal is to enable you to achieve yourgoals. We are dedicated to your improvements!

ROI... Our customized training programs regularly resultin a 5-10 times return on investment.

Continuous Improvement... Our training creates a self-sustaining system with the full benefits of Lean.After our involvement is completed, your employees will understand Continuous Improvement and carry itforward in their daily work.

Membership... Beyond the training, we host a numberof programs to complement your efforts ranging fromspeakers to benchmarking tours to our onlineContinuous Improvement Network.

The key to Continuous Improvement success is tappinginto the vast knowledge and creativity that resides withinyour employee base. Given the right education, supportand encouragement, your employees are in the bestposition to identify and solve all the problems that existthroughout your business processes. ContinuousImprovement is about creating an environment whereemployees can make changes that allow them to spendmore time on those things your customers want to pay for!

GBMP’s approach is focused not only on helping yourcompany make initial improvements, but on helpingyou develop a self-sustaining Continuous Improvementprogram, one that delivers bottom line results year afteryear. Our training and real world practice worktogether to get everyone to “see” and take actionagainst the seven wastes on a daily basis.

your people...

sustainable results...

our approach

“Continuous Improvement is a philosophical andmethodological approach to business that strives toprovide ever-increasing value to the customerthrough total employee involvement in the reductionof non-value added wastes and their associated costs.”

Bruce Hamilton, President, GBMP

our model

The GBMP Model:Our tools plus your people equals success!

to lean training for your success

our mission

GBMP is a not-for-profit organization dedicated tostrengthening industry and increasing employmentopportunities. It is the mission of GBMP to sustain a strong and vibrant regional economy by improving theprofitability and competitiveness of manufacturers andtheir supporting infrastructure through training in leanmanufacturing and continuous improvement principles. By promoting successful implementations and providingoutreach to aid in investment decisions pertaining to ourclient‘s operations, GBMP will help perpetuate a positivefuture for industry.

Programs offered are customized according to eachcompany’s needs and challenges. For furtherinformation on GBMP’s service offering to companies,please contact Chris Martin, Vice-President at 617-287-7648 or via email at cmartin@gbmp.org.

how can you get started?

The 7 Wastes: the non-value added activitiesyour customers do not want to pay for! GBMP will help you get rid of them.

• Defects• Waiting • Inventory • Processing • Movement• Transportation• Overproduction