Advanced Lean Boot Camp: Training the Continuous Improvement Leader

  • Overview
  • Course Content
  • Requirements & Materials
Overview

Advanced Lean Boot Camp: Training the Continuous Improvement Leader

Course Description

The key to a lean champion lies within your ability to empower your team and provide them with the necessary tools to facilitate change in your manufacturing plant. By attending this course, you will be provided with the managerial and technical knowledge needed to lead your team through lean processes such as Value stream mapping (VSM) and Kaizen events. Through a combination of hands-on exercises, simulations, and discussion, you will gain a deeper understanding of the principles behind proven Lean tools and techniques and recognize the impact they can have on your company’s profit, lead time, inventory, quality, and customer service.

Course Content

FACILITATE/LEAD/DEVELOP

  • Current and future state Value Stream Map
  • Analyze maps
  • Develop Hoshin Plan

DEVELOP DRAFT OF ATTENDEE’S PLANT AND PLAN TO IMPLEMENT VALUE STREAM MAPPING

LEAD/FACILITATE KAIZEN EVENTS

  • Develop charter
  • Develop data collection plan
  • Facilitate brainstorming
  • Implement change
Requirements & Materials
Prerequisites

Recommended

  • Basic understanding of lean concepts
  • Working knowledge of the fundamental lean tools (5s, SMED, standard work, etc.)
Materials

Required

  • Bring to the training your product mix and production volume

Provided

  • Notebook

Session Details

Who Should Attend

This course is designed for continuous improvement managers, process improvement individuals, as well as individuals in middle- and upper-management

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What You Will Learn

  • Value Stream Maps
  • Hoshin Planning
  • How to use brainstorming tools
  • Kaizen events
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How You Will Benefit

  • Plan how to leverage a team to improve your processes.
  • Develop a plan to have an impact on your plant that will fulfill your team’s vision.
  • Learn how to be effective as a team to leverage experience.
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My team is empowered to take charge of their projects. And I can focus on the big picture.

- Chris Walker
Assistant Director of Marketing

TRAIN AT YOUR LOCATION

We enable employers to provide specialized, on-location training on their own timetables. Our world-renowned experts can create unique content that meets your employees' specific needs. We also have the ability to deliver courses via web conferencing or on-demand online videos. For 15 or more students, it is more cost-effective for us to come to you.

  • Save Money
  • Flexible Schedule
  • Group Training
  • Customize Content
  • On-Site Training
  • Earn a Certificate
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