Lean Management principles have come a long way over the past 300 years. From Benjamin Franklin’s early ideas, to Henry Ford’s work in 1920’s and the Toyoda precepts in 1930’s, to Jeffery Liker’s publication of The Toyota Way in 2004, Lean processes have evolved from a simple concept to a set of widely used best practices. This two-day course will give participants the foundation to begin implementing Lean Process Improvement tools in their workplace.
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What Will Students Learn?
- Define Lean and its key terms
- Describe the Toyota Production System and the TPS house
- Describe five critical improvement concepts
- Use the Kano model
- Identify and reduce various types of waste
- Create a plan for a more environmentally Lean organization
- Use PDSA and R-DMAIC-S models
- Use Lean thinking frameworks, including 5W-2H, Genchi Genbutsu and Gemba
- Prepare and complete a basic 5-S
- Describe key elements of Kaizen events, particularly the Kaizen blitz
- Gather, analyze, and interpret data using flow charts, Ishikawa (fishbone) diagrams, SIPOC diagrams, and value stream maps
- Go back to their organization with a plan to begin incorporating Lean into their corporate culture
What Topics are Covered?
- Understanding Lean
- Toyota Production System
- Toyota Production System House
- Five critical improvement concepts
- Understanding the value with the Kano Model
- Types of waste
- Creating a Lean enterprise
- Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle
- Using the R-DMAIC-S model
- Lean thinking tools
- Kaizen events
- Data gathering and mapping
- Plans to take home