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Two-day hands on, ‘learnings by doing’. Lean Manufacturing Workshop – February 2026
The Department of Natural Resources and Mines; Manufacturing; Regional and Rural Development will be hosting LEAN Manufacturing workshops facilitated by Vative
About this event:
Wide Bay Manufacturing have Mike Morrow from Vative presenting a two-day Lean Manufacturing Workshop to be held in BUNDABERG for Manufacturers in the Wide Bay region.
Many of the companies that have previously attended the workshops are now embracing a “Lean Transformation” program to grow, stabilise and sustain their business operation, so if your company has not been engaged, the time is now to start the journey.
Over a period of two days, this workshop highlights lean manufacturing and other related productivity improvement concepts, reinforced by the simulation of a series of manual processes (typically representing production or office processes) by using hands on and ‘learning by doing principles’
Several ‘Dummy Production Runs’ will be conducted in the workshop, with participants progressively improving each run by changing the simulation processes according to the Lean principles introduced between each run. Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) will be measured for each run, revealing quantitative improvements during the course of the Workshop.
The 2-Day Workshop will cover the following topics:
- Waste reduction
- Value stream mapping (VSM)
- 5S workplace housekeeping and organisation
- Teamwork
- Set up reduction
- Pull systems (kanban’s)
- Visual performance measurement (VPM)
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Standard work
- Focused improvement
These learnings can then be implemented within businesses to improve and streamline output.
This event is designed for 2-3 key personnel from each business, including the business owner, CFO and/or managers to attend the two-day workshop.
Morning & Afternoon Tea and Lunch Provided
Details for Workshop:
Date: Thursday 12th and Friday 13th February 2026
Time: 8.30am – 4.00pm
Where: Department of Natural Resources and Mines, Manufacturing and Regional and Rural Development Office
16 – 32 Enterprise Street, Bundaberg Qld 4670
Cost: $50.00 per person
Contact: Simon Parnell, Wide Bay Manufacturing Manager,
email: simon.parnell@nrmmrrd.qld.gov.au or phone: 0400 157 261
About Mike Morrow:
Michael Morrow is an Industrial Engineer with over twenty years’ experience in assisting companies with productivity improvement. After graduating with degrees in Engineering and Business, Michael embarked on a career in Industrial Engineering in the lighting, bedding ad door hardware industries. For 5 years, Michael was a Productivity Consultant for QMI Solutions. During his employment at QMI Solutions, Michael assisted companies, including job shops and food manufacturers.