Description
Lean is a systematic approach to continually identify and eliminate wasteful activities. The result is improved profitability and increased competitiveness. This training and certification provides you with a practical understanding of the tools in the Lean toolbox and how each can be applied in your workplace to eliminate waste. You will learn to promote continual improvement by lowering the cost to produce products and deliver services. You will gain an understanding of the concepts of Lean, how to apply these concepts within your organization and explore the challenges and obstacles that you, as a change agent, may have to overcome as you implement Lean in your workplace.
As part of the program you will prepare an action plan for implementing the Lean concepts to a project. Upon completion of the program you will be certified as a Kent State Lean Practitioner.
Learning Objectives
At the end of this course, students will be able to:
- Gain an understanding of the concept and objectives of lean within an organization
- Gain an understanding of the various forms of waste and how to recognize them
- Gain an understanding of the role lean plays in an overall continual improvement effort
- Gain a fundamental understanding of the key lean tools
- Gain a practical understanding of how to deploy a lean initiative within an organization
Topics Covered
- Pupose
- Process
- Introduction
- Value Stream Mapping
- 5S +
- Standard Work
- Mistake Proofing
- Total Productive Maintenance
- Quick Changeover
- Continuous Flow
- Kanban
- Problem Solving
- People
Who Should Attend
Key candidates for Lean Practitioner Certification are:
- Quality technicians, supervisors and managers
- Plant managers
- Directors and managers of engineering
- Vice presidents or managers of customer service
- Operations managers
- Vice presidents of manufacturing
- Directors and managers of patient services
- Patient quality managers
- CFOs
- Presidents
- CEOs
Organizations in the manufacturing, health care and service-based industries, as well as in higher education, will reap significant benefits from employees attending this program.
Prerequisites
None
