BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.2//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Arkansas Economic Development Commission Manufacturing Solution s (AEDC-MS) is hosting an informational webinar on January 13\, 2021 for s mall to mid-sized manufacturing firms interested in the most cutting ways to maintain continuous improvement during this new world we live in. Durin g this webinar\, national and international continuous improvement and Toy ota Kata experts from the National Institute of Standards and Technology ( NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will share tips and guidan ce for manufacturers concerned about what they can do to maintain a contin uous improvement (CI) Toyota Kata culture for their workplace.\nSmall and midsize manufacturers can face unique challenges when it comes to maintain ing a culture that is continuously improving during a normal business clim ate\, but it is especially difficult during a pandemic. In these times\, e ven a small disruption to production can cause delays and lack of focus on developing as a CI business.\nAMS has been a leader of developing CI prog rams like Toyota Kata and working with over 300 manufacturers to create &n bsp\;programs that lay the bedrock for a solid Coaching Kata culture. DTEND:20210113T170000Z DTSTAMP:20260514T164140Z DTSTART:20210113T160000Z LOCATION: SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Leader Starter Kata **Webinar** UID:RFCALITEM639143737009706628 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Arkansas Economic Development Commission Ma nufacturing Solutions (AEDC-MS) is hosting an informational webinar on Jan uary 13\, 2021 for small to mid-sized manufacturing firms interested in th e most cutting ways to maintain continuous improvement during this new wor ld we live in. During this webinar\, national and international continuous improvement and Toyota Kata experts from the National Institute of Standa rds and Technology (NIST) Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) will s hare tips and guidance for manufacturers concerned about what they can do to maintain a continuous improvement (CI) Toyota Kata culture for their wo rkplace.

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Small and midsize manufacturers can face unique challenge s when it comes to maintaining a culture that is continuously improving du ring a normal business climate\, but it is especially difficult during a p andemic. In these times\, even a small disruption to production can cause delays and lack of focus on developing as a CI business.

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AMS has b een a leader of developing CI programs like Toyota Kata and working with o ver 300 manufacturers to create  \;programs that lay the bedrock for a solid Coaching Kata culture.

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