This is not your typical LEAN Manufacturing Workshop. This series has been redesigned for 2025 based on industry feedback and will provide fresh insights into LEAN Thinking and the challenges of sustainably improving business productivity.

It is known that LEAN concepts increase productivity, improve quality, and encourage employee engagements whilst attacking waste and reducing business costs. Despite this, too few SME’s are leveraging this power to improve their businesses.

This workshop will clarify the value of LEAN to your business and identify the approach that will ensure you maximise the rate of change and return on investment. We will also assess the cultural, leadership, and business maturity of your operation, providing a range of self-help techniques, guides and assessments.

Participants will learn:

• Why achieving profitable growth is a challenge for small and medium sized businesses.
• Core LEAN manufacturing and operations principles that will help you see opportunity in your business.
• Methods to apply with your business, including practical techniques you can start
• applying tomorrow.
• Why a “big company solution” like LEAN works so effectively in small businesses.
• The steps to successful LEAN implementation in small and medium businesses.
• How to unlock business growth potential.
• The maturity of your culture, leadership, and business.
• Techniques to achieve sustainable change in your business.

The event will incorporate a practical simulation that will demonstrate the indisputable value of LEAN applied to SME manufacturers and contractors. All participants will leave with tangible actions that they can implement immediately and be provided with a library of resources to guide them through their journey.

This event is designed for 1-3 key personnel from each business, including the business owner and/or leader to attend the two-day workshop.

When: Wednesday 10 September 8.00 AM – Thursday 11 September 3.00 PM AEST

Where: Queensland Government Office (Emerald), 99 Hospital Road, Emerald Qld 4720

Cost: $50.00 per attendee including, morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea

RSVP: RSVP by Monday, 8 September 2025

Contact: Kris Biddle Manager – Rockhampton Manufacturing Hub kristopher.biddle@rdmw.qld.gov.au, P: 0499 721 258