Forum | QLD - Continuous Improvement - The 8 Wastes

Join Us for our QLD state CI forum on tackling the 8 Wastes.

Sharpen Your Skills, Eliminate Waste, and Drive Real Results

Join us for a practical and engaging full-day forum designed to strengthen your Continuous Improvement capability and deliver measurable impact in your workplace.
This forum focuses on tackling the 8 wastes of Lean, captured in the easy-to-remember DOWNTIME acronym: Defects, Overproduction, Waiting, Non-utilised talent, Transportation, Inventory, Motion, and Extra-processing.

We will capture the initiatives from the experience in the room to develop a picture of the most effective waste elimination initiatives.
Through a mix of presentations, interactive discussions, and case studies, you’ll explore proven methods to identify and eliminate waste across your operations.
In addition, our guest speaker will guide you in diving deep into reducing the specific Inventory wastes, including Overproduction and Inventory—helping you free up resources, improve flow, and boost efficiency.

You'll walk away with:
• Practical tools you can apply immediately
• Fresh insights from real-world examples
• A network of peers dedicated to Continuous Improvement

This is an opportunity to step back from the day-to-day, refine your CI approach, and build the momentum to make meaningful change across your organisation.

Our Presenters:

Evan Powell is passionate about operations management and has a proven track record in international supply chains, production, and business operations. He helps businesses unlock their full potential by identifying capacity constraints and working collaboratively across teams to remove bottlenecks and drive efficiency.

His approach spans from product-market fit to operational execution, ensuring businesses stay ahead of supply-demand constraints with a clear, actionable roadmap. He works holistically across organisations, integrating strategy deployment, continuous improvement, and visual management techniques to enhance transparency, accountability, and long-term success.

Agenda:
8:30am - Arrival & Networking | Light refreshments and the opportunity to connect with peers.
9:00am - Setting the Scene | Overview of Continuous Improvement and the 8 Wastes of DOWNTIME.
9:30am - Session 1:
- Inventory Pain Points & Symptoms of Underperforming Inventory
- P&L vs. Balance Sheet - overcoming internal opposition
- Kanban: Stock Turns, Levelling and Reorder Frequencies
10:45am - Morning Tea 
11:00am - Session 2: Group Discussions - Reducing the 8 Wastes | Collaborative discussions on initiatives being employed across industries to identify and eliminate the 8 wastes in business. What are you doing? Where is your pain?
12:15pm - Lunch
1:00pm - Session 3:
- Supply, Demand and Capacity Planning
- Frequency & SMED
- Visual Management and Inventory Metrics
- Where to start
2:00pm - Wrap-Up & Action Planning | Key takeaways, commitments, and next steps for driving CI in your workplace.

Who should attend?
This event is ideal for Business Excellence, Manufacturing Excellence, Continuous Improvement professionals, Finance, General Managers and Operations Managers.
As a member of IPA you can register up to 2 people, subject to availability, to attend this event.
This event is for IPA members only, there will be no public access to this event.

When do I need to register by?
Registrations close 5 days prior to event date. 
Registrations are based on a "first-come, first-served" basis. 
There are no allocated seats with membership.

Who can I contact for further information?

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