(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The American Society for Quality (ASQ) is now offering quality professionals lean certification, as part of the Society’s 17 certification programs. ASQ is the newest sponsor of the lean certification program along with the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), and The Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence. The SME-AME-The Shingo Prize-ASQ Lean Certification is the only true lean certification available.

The first administration of the lean certification exam for ASQ is scheduled at the World Conference on Quality and Improvement (http://wcqi.asq.org/) on Sunday, May 23. 

Launched in 2006, the Lean Certification program has three levels: Bronze certification emphasizes the tactical aspects of lean; Silver is based on integration of lean; and the Gold focuses on lean’s strategic facets.

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