Lean Manufacturing Contest

I recently soft-launched a discussion Forum, hoping to build a community around the topics that we care about. What better way to stimulate conversation than a Contest!

The Contest

Starting today and ending August 31, 2011 at 12:00 PM EST, I’m opening the Forum for your contribution. The registered users with the most posts and number of contributions will win one of several prizes.

The Prizes

We’re fortunate to have the following companies and individuals sponsor prizes for this contest. They are:

Grand Prize – The Most Forum Posts: One Annual Premium Membership to the Gemba Academy Online Training Lean Package. This includes 168 HD Videos and over 81 Hours of Lean Manufacturing Training. This prize has a value of $995.00 USD.
Silver Prize – 2nd Most Forum Posts: One SigmaXL License, valued at $249.00 USD.
Bronze Prize – Other Top Contributors: For other Top Contributors to the Forum, we will provide ONE of the following:

Signed Copies of “Lean for Hospitals - Improving Quality, Patient Safety, and Employee Satisfaction“, by Mark Graban. There are 3 available and there will be 3 lucky winners (Limited to US Winners Only).
Signed Copies of “Hitchhiker’s Guide to Lean – Lessons from the Road“, by Jamie Flinchbaugh. There are 3 available and there will be 3 lucky winners (Limited to US Winners only).

The Rules

You must register – that’s the only way I can keep track of people that posts to the forum.
Forum posts are moderated for appropriateness. I reserve the right to reject or accept forum posts I deem to be inappropriate.
Your strategy is to . . . posts. Create Forum Topics, Contribute to Current Topics, Ask Questions, Answer Questions – you get the point. Good luck.

The Forum Topics are:

Lean Six Sigma

General: This forum is for topics that does not fit the other categories.
Methodology: This forum is for topics related to Methodology used in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma and general Change Management.
Training: This forum is to discuss training related issues and questions in Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma.
Implementation: This forum is to discuss implementation related topics in Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing.
Tools and Templates: This forum is to discuss Tools and Templates used in Lean and Six Sigma.
Queueing Theory Forum: This forum is focused on discussions on the application of Queueing Theory in industry.

Business Functions

Call Center and Customer Service: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to call centers.
Manufacturing: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to Manufacturing.
Supply Chain and Logistics: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to Supply Chain and Logistics.
Fulfillment and Distribution: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to Fulfillment and Distribution.
Sales and Marketing: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to Sales and Marketing.
Finance and Accounting: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to Finance and Accounting.
Lean for Office: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to Lean for Office.

Industries

Healthcare: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to Healthcare.
Lean for Software: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean for Software.
Financial Services: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to the Financial Services.
Military: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to the Military.
Food Service and Restaurant: This forum is to discuss topics related to the application of Lean and Six Sigma to the Food Service and Restaurant Industry.