Lean principles have come a long way over the past 300 years. From Benjamin Franklin’s early ideas, to Henry Ford’s work in the 1920’s and the Toyoda precepts in the 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.
The fundamental philosophy behind Lean Manufacturing is to provide superior quality products for more Customers at a significantly lower price and to contribute to a more prosperous society. It is important to build a Company production system based on this philosophy.
Define Lean and its key terms
Describe the Toyota Production System and the TPS house
Describe the 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 the PDSA and R-DMAIC-S models
Use Lean thinking frameworks, including 5W-2H, Genchi, Genbutsu and Gemba
Prepare for and complete a basic 5-S
Describe the key elements of Kaizen events, particularly a 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
Course Overview
Understanding Lean
The Toyota Production System
The Toyota Production System House
The Five Critical Improvement Concepts
Understanding Value with the Kano Model
Types of Waste
The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycle
Using the R-DMAIC-S Model
Lean Thinking Tools
Kaizen Events
Data Gathering and Mapping
A Plan to Take Home
All employees from supervisory level and above.
This is a 2-days programme. This course runs from 9:00am – 5:00pm with an hour for lunch and periodic short breaks.
This is an intensive session designed to include as much discussion as possible. Lunch and breaks provide an opportunity for further questioning and discussion with the instructors.
We are HRD Corp (Human Resource Development Corporation) Registered Training Provider. All of our training modules are claimable under HRD Corp.