Participants successfully completing the program will be able to:
- Describe the benefits of "Going Lean".
- Recognize why every organization isn't Lean.
- Compare the attitudes and metrics of Lean with those of traditional organizations, and identify some of the obstacles to transformation.
- Recognize the obstacles you must overcome to become a truly lean organization.
Participants successfully completing this course will be able to:
- Define Value Stream and explain Enterprise Value Stream Mapping and why it is important
- Identify how and where to begin mapping the current value stream
- Describe the development of a Future-State Value Stream Map
- Describe how to develop a Future State Implementation Plan
Participants successfully completing the program will be able to:
- Describe preparation for a Kaizen event.
- Describe the parts and functions of a Kaizen team.
- Describe the first five steps in the Kaizen Event Process.
- Describe the implement, evaluate, standardize and celebrate steps of the Kaizen process.
Participants successfully completing the program will be able to:
- Describe Lean as a total system driven systematically by goals and vision.
- Explain the role of Management in Lean implementation via cycles of activity guided by Hoshin or PDCA.
- Describe the role, structure, and purpose of charter documents.
- Describe the typical attributes of a Charter Document and how it relates to Kaizens of differing complexity.
- Describe the use of the A3 chart and compare/contrast its primary characteristics to a simple Kaizen Charter.
- Explain the analysis and planning components of an A3.
- Explain the value of A3 for reporting results.
Participants successfully completing the program will be able to:
- Describe the benefits and implementation of 5S.
- Describe the benefits and implementation of the "Sort Phase".
- Describe the benefits and implementation of the "Set in Order" phase.
- Describe the benefits and implementation of the "Shine Phase".
- Describe the benefits and implementation of the "Standardize Phase".
- Describe the benefits and implementation of the "Sustain Phase".
Participants successfully completing the program will be able to:
- Explain the basic concepts behind Mistake Proofing.
- Describe the key characteristics of mistake proofing and fail-safing methods and devices.
- Describe the process for implementing mistake proofing.
- Recognize examples of how mistake proofing has been applied.
The objectives of this course are for the participant to:
- Describe the key concepts of flow, including the relationship of flow to value from the customer perspective, customer demand, takt time, variable demand, flow vs push, and issues that prevent flow.
- Explain how flow within the value stream is analyzed, including the role of the EVSM process, identifying process steps and work elements, data gathering and analysis.
- Describe the steps to remove blockages to flow including workplace organization, motion and transport, change-over/turnover, error proofing, over processing, and attention to people skills.
- Explain the steps to improve layout for flow.
- Describe methods for balancing work and facilitating flow.