Description

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development is undertaking a pilot to support small to medium-sized manufacturers in regional NSW to upskill in the adoption of Lean manufacturing.

Project goals

The objective of the Program is to support small to medium-sized manufacturers in regional NSW in identifying and implementing Lean Manufacturing (Six Sigma) principles in their operations to drive efficiency and productivity improvements across their businesses.

Scope

The pilot contains two components which the provider is to deliver:

1. Audit of select small to medium-sized manufacturers to assess the requirements and expected cost to identify and implement Lean Manufacturing (Six Sigma) principles in their operations. The audit will further estimate the potential efficiency improvement of the business through lean principles adoption.
2. A series of multi-day workshops on Lean Manufacturing to support the awareness of small to medium-sized manufacturers of world best practice Lean and Six Sigma principles and how to upskill to support continued business growth.