Lean Manufacturing Simulation
This 2-day course describes the Lean Manufacturing philosophy, its application in various industries, tools and techniques for continues improvement and principles of implementing teamwork based change infrastructure. Participants also take part in Lean Manufacturing Simulation that allows that to experience first hand the effects of eliminating waste from production processes.
Course participants learn application of Lean tools: Value Stream Mapping, 5S, Kaizen, Kanban, SMED, TPM, Poka-Yoke, Six Sigma and others. The training is illustrated by examples of tool application and case studies.
Training also demonstrates application of teamwork in continuous improvement. Participants take part in specially designed exercises that illustrate teambuilding, competition, motivation to perform and conflict resolution.
The last part of the course shows the principles of Lean Manufacturing implementation in a company. The participants have the opportunity to design a strategic plan to start implementation in their own organization
What is Lean Manufacturing?
Lean Manufacturing is production system based on responding to the exact customer requirements. As opposed to the traditional mass production system, Lean Manufacturing triggers production only when consumption occurred in the downstream process. This ideal state is achieved by the continuous elimination of waste, or non-value added activities, using tools such as Kaizen, Kanban, SMED, TPM, 5S, Six Sigma, etc.
The name Lean Manufacturing was coined in the 1980's by the authors of "The Machine that Changed the World" to describe the production system used by the Japanese companies, and in particular Toyota.
The overview courses offered here allow to understand Lean Manufacturing philosophy and learn its tools and application in various industries. They are also a great way to generate excitement and convince people of the need to apply these techniques in the organization.