Lean Awareness 1
A Lean Overview where you will:

Discover the History of ‘Lean’ and how it can be adapted to serve the needs of both the manufacturing and service industries

Learn the Key Lean Principles – and about Making Change Happen

Uncover the philosophy of Kaizen (Continuous Improvement) and the vitally important Deming's cycle of P.D.C.A.

Explore the Lean Tools and Techniques of a lean approach to business improvement

Look at the "7 Deadly Wastes" and discover how to identify & eliminate them

Understand the difference between Value Adding and Non Value Adding Activities and how they affect your profitability

Appreciate the difference between Push v Pull Systems

Understand what is meant by Alignment with reference to Lean

Appreciate the value of Visual Management and It's application

Learn basic but applicable Problem Solving techniques

Learn methods and some techniques of Leadership to help you implement the Lean Process through your business or department

Consider which Lean tools might be appropriate for your own business or department and the appropriate next steps for you to take to begin the implementation of Lean into your business or department

Lean Awareness 2 Advanced Course
A study of Value Stream Mapping (VSM) where you will:

Gain an understanding of Value Stream Mapping and use this to develop Current and Future State Maps. This is not "chalk and talk" but an intensive, hands on day, where you will be involved in teams creating your own Maps

Lean Awareness 2 Advanced Course
A Study of Process Flow Maps, Kanban, Takt, Line Balancing, Activity Sampling and Business Simulation, where you will:

Learn how to create Process Flow Maps

Discover how to uses Kanbans to reduce stocking levels and much more

Understand how to Level Production to Takt

Appreciate the principles of Process/Line Balancing and Cycle Timing

Learn how Activity Sampling can identify the potential areas for improvement

Take part in our Business Simulation where the tools and techniques you have learned, can be demonstrated in a practical. This will take up a good part of the day but we have found the process invaluable in learning the lean tools and techniques.

Lean Awareness 2 Advanced Course
A Study of 5S / 5C Workplace Organisation, Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), where you will:

Appreciate the philosophy and how to approach the implementation of 5S Workplace Organisation. Consider opportunities for implementation of 5S in your own workplace and understand the difficulties and solutions for sustaining the process

Develop an understanding of the impact of Key Performance Indicators (KPI's)

Appreciate the role Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) has to play

Appreciate the value of the Overall Equipment Effectiveness as a KPI

Consider the use of Poka Yoke to build in quality

Develop and use a framework to develop the 7 Step Approach to Standard Operating Procedures

Lean Awareness 2 Advanced Course
A Study of Single Minute Exchange Die (SMED) / Fast Changeover,
Problem Solving and Team Building, where you will:

Consider the ways in which a lean enterprise can develop teamwork using a number of Team Building tools and techniques

Be capable of applying a Structured Problem Solving approach to problems and look at a number of tools for achieving this

Learn the tools and techniques to implement Fast Changeover or Single Minute Exchange of Die (S.M.E.D) by using our own unique method of teaching this topic... in an exciting and memorable way.

A great way to finish this course!

Lean Manufacturing Is Sustainable & Self-Funded
In our experience, the increased margins you will enjoy from these improvements are at least double our fees in the first year and usually much more. Please bear in mind that you will enjoy these additional benefits year on year and not just in the year that you made the original investment
 

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