Lean is about organizational transformational towards operational excellence. If your organization strategy addresses operational and organizational excellence, this course will be of great value to you. In this course you will discover how to develop Lean Strategy, objectives and explore the world of Lean tools. Further, it will discuss how to embark on a Lean journey in your organization.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Understand lean concepts and their importance for organizations.
• Identify typical process waste in organizations and the importance of removing such waste on the organization's profits, competitive edge, and customer satisfaction.
• Recognize how lean concepts can directly address the elimination/reduction of operating costs, cycle time, and non-value-added activities.
• Apply lean implementation methodologies.
• Develop an effective lean implementation plan

This course will engage participants in various simple and complex Lean exercises. The course will challenge participants through the use of Lean tools such as Value stream mapping, 5S and case studies. Lectures, group discussions and presentations will be used to achieve the learning objectives.

• Aligning Strategy with Lean Principles
• Core Concepts
• The History of Lean
• The Benefits of Lean
• Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
• Five Lean Principles
• Building Blocks of Lean
• The 8 Types of Waste - Waste Elimination Strategy
• Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
• 5 S program: Sort, Straighten, Sweep, System, Sustain
• Quick Changeover
• Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
• Standard Work
• Single Piece Flow
• Cell Layout
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Point of Use Storage (POUS)
• Visual Organization
• Spaghetti Diagrams
• Poka Yoke