Lean Printing: How to improve efficiency in print shops

Workshop will take place from October 5 to 7, 2009, in Amsterdam

The Print Media Academy (PMA) in Amsterdam, training center of Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG (Heidelberg), and its sales partner Tetterode-Nederland bv, invite managers, supervisors and key employees within the print media industry to a three-day hands-on lean printing seminar held in the recently opened site in Amsterdam. Focus of this workshop aims to uncover untapped print production capacities and consequently to increase dwindling profit margins.

Kevin Cooper and Dr. Malcom Keif, two experts from the California Polytechnic State University, who are in close collaboration with Heidelberg experts, will present the following lean concepts and tools:

- How to transform a business by focusing on customer benefits
- How to introduce lean concepts, which will change a corporate culture
- How to competitively position a company
- How to assess a company's potential for implementing lean production
- How to develop a lean strategy based on lean tools

Using a wide range of practical examples, the seminar instructors will describe the successful implementation of "Lean Printing" in various printing businesses.

Participants will learn how a philosophy of avoiding waste, empowering employees and increasing productivity can make their business much healthier. The emphasis is on synchronizing workflows, raising the standard of service and adding more value for customers.

The "Lean Printing" workshop will take place from October 5 to 7, 2009, in the recently opened Print Media Academy in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and will cost 1.750 Euro (tax not included) per person. The course language will be English.

Global network and knowledge forum for the print media industry
The Print Media Academy was founded in 2000 in Heidelberg, and offers technical and management staff within the print media industry a comprehensive range of training courses tailored to the specific needs of the industry. High-profile lecturers and trainers from the print media industry and business world impart information on the use of Heidelberg products, technological innovations, and successful management. The Print Media Academy portfolio includes one-off seminars, international management programs, advanced training, specialist congresses, and a range of publications.

The network is growing continuously, and today comprises 19 PMA sites in 16 countries around the world. Print Media Academies are based in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Japan, China, India, Egypt, Afghanistan, Malaysia, and Australia. In Europe, there are PMA sites in Germany, the Czech Republic, Russia, Belgium, and now in the Netherlands. All sites communicate regularly and share information on the latest trends in the print media industry, which allows to develop the training program in close cooperation with each other, and to tailor the topics to the specific regional requirements. In 2008, more than 21,000 participants took part in almost 2,500 training courses staged by the PMA network. Additional information is available at www.print-media-academy.com .

Contact & registration:

For participants from the Netherlands
Print Media Academy Amsterdam
Arnold van der Zee
Willem de Zwijgerlaan 334
1055 RD Amsterdam
Netherlands
Phone: +31 (0)20 58 68 339
Fax: +31 (0)20 68 68 614
E-Mail: arnoldvanderzee@tetterode.nl

For international participants
Print Media Academy Heidelberg
Silvia Becker
Phone: +49 (0)6221 92 50 11
Fax: +49 (0)6221 92 49 29
E-mail: pma-seminare@heidelberg.com

Information for journalists
Heidelberger Druckmaschinen AG
Corporate Public Relations
Dirk Henrich
Tel.: +49 (6221) 92  5910
Fax: +49 (6221) 92 5069
E-Mail: dirk.henrich@heidelberg.com