(GBMP: Boston) -- Conference agenda details have been released for the 7th Annual Northeast Shingo Prize Conference being held at the Mass Mutual Convention Center, in Springfield, Massachusetts, on Oct. 5–6, 2011. This year’s theme, “Made Lean in America,” emphasizes how continuous improvement and lean manufacturing techniques are the means for manufacturers and other organizations to remain competitive and profitable in our global economy.

This year, the agenda for the conference has expanded its focus to include not only lean for manufacturing but also lean applications in health care and government. GBMP Inc., a Boston-based nonprofit corporation that helps companies to realize millions in cost savings and increased sales through lean and continuous improvement education and implementation, coordinates the annual conference.

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