LEAN 101 - Fundamentals of Lean
LEAN 101 - Fundamentals of Lean
Classes Available Soon
Monday, Wednesday (2 hour sessions / evenings)
Tuesday, Thursday (2 hour sessions / evenings)
Saturdays (2-4 hour sessions / mornings)
- Select your date and time at checkout -
Lean 101 is more than a class, it’s an instruction in tools, methods and techniques that can be immediately applied to organizations and make positive impacts to the bottom line. By using Lean process improvement methodology, participants will be able to generate cost reduction initiatives within an organization and/or within their job roles.
It’s an excellent preparation for becoming a Certified Lean professional which you can attain through the Cii’s accredited training and certification programs.
With this exclusive Cii Lean training, participants will learn:
how the Lean methodology and thinking helps any organization or individual achieve and sustain a competitive advantage
how to uncover what customers want, how they want the product or service to be delivered, and what they’re willing to pay
how to maintain a continuous flow of work without interumptions or delays
the the benefits of applying a Pull system to optimize resources in a process
how to find new opportunities to eliminate waste to continue increasing value to the customers, reducing costs of doing business, and increase their bottom-line.
DETAILS
DURATION: 8 total hours (Four 2hr sessions)
Weekday and Weekend classes available
SKILL LEVEL: Basic
DELIVERY: Live hybrid online instructor lectures with Live Q&A
CERTIFICATE: You will receive a Lean 101 Fundamentals of Lean certificate upon attending all classes and completing a 25 question exam. It’s an excellent preparation for becoming a Certified Lean professional.
By learning the 5 Key principles of Lean, you’ll contribute to the growth and profitably of any organization.
This is what you’ll learn on each Module:
AN OVERVIEW OF LEAN
Participants will be introduced to the foundational Lean concepts important to creating a Lean mindset and learn how this powerful process improvement methodology positively impacts the overall performance of individuals and organizations to achieve and sustain a competitive advantage.
LEAN PRINCIPLE 1 – DEFINE VALUE
Participants will learn what Value in Lean is and how to identify and define Value in their organization. They will learn the qualitative and quantitative tools and techniques that can be applied to uncover what customers want, how they want the product or service to be delivered, and what they’re willing to pay.
LEAN PRINCIPLE 2 – IDENTIFY AND MAP THE VALUE STREAM
This module introduces the participant to the important elements of Lean focus and tools. They will learn the tools used to identify and map the Value Stream, how to recognize the activities that add value to the end customer and those that do not (waste), and learn to reduce and eliminate unnecessary processes or steps to ensure customers are getting what they want while at the same time reducing the cost of producing that product or service.
LEAN PRINCIPLE 3 – IMPLEMENT CONTINUOUS FLOW
Participants will learn how to use tools and techniques to maintain a continuous flow of work without interumptions or delays. They will learn tools such as: Takt Time, WIP (work in process), Little’s Law and learn strategies which include: breaking down steps, leveling the workload, creating cross-functional departments and training employees to be multi-skilled and adaptive.
LEAN PRINCIPLE 4 – IMPLEMENT PULL
Participants will learn the benefits of applying a Pull system to optimize resources in a process, how it is created and the tools and techniques applied to implement the system.
LEAN PRINCIPLE 5 – STRIVE FOR PERFECTION
Participants will learn how maintaining a Lean thinking and continuous improvement focus allows them to discover inefficiencies in their organization. They will learn how to find new opportunities to eliminate waste to continue increasing value to the customers, reducing costs of doing business, and increase their bottom-line.