Lean Process Improvement

Overview:
This two-day course will give you the foundation to begin implementing Lean process improvement tools in your workplace. The first day will explore the foundations of Lean through the Toyota precepts and the five critical improvement concepts (value, waste, variation, complexity, and continuous improvement). The second day will give participants tools to perform continuous improvement in their organization, including 5S, 5W-2H, PDSA, DMAIC, Kaizen, Genchi Genbutsu, and various Lean data mapping methods.

What Will Students Learn?:

Define Lean, its key terms, and the five critical improvement concepts
Describe the Toyota Production System and the TPS house
Use the Kano model to understand, describe, analyze, and improve value
Identify and reduce various types of waste
Create a plan for a more environmentally Lean organization
Use the PDSA and R-DMAIC-S models to plan, execute, and evaluate Lean changes
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 and SIPOC diagrams, and value stream maps
Go back to your organization to begin incorporating Lean into your corporate culture

What Topics are Covered?:

Understanding Lean
The Toyota Production System
The Five Critical Improvement Concepts
Understanding Value with the Kano Model
Types of Waste
Creating a Lean Enterprise
The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycle
Using the R-DMAIC-S Model
Lean Thinking Tools
Kaizen Events
Data Gathering and Mapping

What’s Included?: Instruction by an expert facilitator, small interactive classes, manual & course materials and certificate