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Lean Fundamentals
This Lean Fundamentals training gives attendees a high-level overview of Six Sigma and the five principles of Lean. Participants learn how to reduce waste, use Lean tools and methods, address...
Read MoreThis Lean Fundamentals training gives attendees a high-level overview of Six Sigma and the five principles of Lean. Participants learn how to reduce waste, use Lean tools and methods, address constraints, implement an effective Lean 5-step (5S) environment, adopt continuous improvement, and more.
Note: This is a 3-day course if taught online. Adding an extra day for more hands-on lab time is recommended for on-site delivery.
Skills Gained
- Lean and Six Sigma, their foundations, and key developments in their application
- Use Lean tools and methods to ensure the success of the Lean transition
- Understand Kaizen Blitz and the structure of Kaizen events
- Complete and sustain an effective 5-step (5S) environment
- Quantify the impact of 5S through inventory, space, and time savings
- Explore the types of activities found in processes
- Identify waste and incorporate methods to reduce the impact
- Conduct basic Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and establish functional mistake-proofing methods
- Calculate the pulse of the process to meet the business demands and maintain flow
- Identify and address constraints within a process
- Establish signaling methods for work task completion
- Implement Generic Pull and 2-Bin Kanban systems
- Identify and remove unnecessary steps
Prerequisites
No prior experience is presumed.
Course Details
Training Materials
All Lean training students receive comprehensive courseware.
Software Requirements
Minitab is preferred but not required. A free 30-day trial is available for student usage.
Outline
- Introduction
- Lean and Six Sigma
- A brief history of Lean and Six Sigma in various industries and processes
- Why businesses should adopt a continuous improvement mentality
- Project Definition and Approach
- Game plan for the implementation
- Lean tools and methods
- Kaizen Blitz and the structure of Kaizen events
- 5-Step (5S) and Visual Management
- The proper organization of the work environment
- The 5S environment
- The impact of 5S through inventory, space, and time savings
- The 5 Principles of Lean & A3
- The five principles of Lean, as delineated by Jones and Womack
- A3 thinking and 8-step practical problem-solving
- The relationship between A3 &DMAIC
- Principle One: Specify Value
- Customer value add, business value add, or non-value add
- Principle Two: Identifying the Value Stream
- State process map for wastes and value
- Maps, time, and metrics
- Identifying hidden factories and hidden work
- Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Point of Cause
- Using RCA to establish functional mistake-proofing methods
- Ideal and Future State Mapping
- Using True North to guide the next iteration of the process, the Future State
- Principle Three: Removing Barriers to Flow
- The methods to identify and address various types of constraints within a process
- Work cells
- Principle Four: Implementing Pull
- Setting up the process to accommodate inventory fluctuation to maintain a constant flow
- Generic Pull and 2-Bin Kanban systems
- Principle Five: Pursue Perfection
- Implementing control and mistake-proofs to eliminate non-value-added processes
- Conclusion