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The Essential Lean Toolbox 5 Day Agenda


Lean Toolbox Course

Day 1

1. Lean Awareness

Objectives
  • Gain an understanding of the size of the opportunity for business improvement that lean operations represent
  • Provide an understanding of the principles of lean manufacturing
  • Understanding of types of waste within your business and how removal can lead to improved factory layout
  • Develop skills to apply waste elimination techniques and learn how to apply to ALL business processes

2. Workplace Organisation (5S)


Objectives
  • Understand the importance of workplace organisation and how 5S can improve performance
  • Learn how to develop Standardised Work
  • Introduction of Auditing to control workplace organisation
  • Understand how visual management can lead to effective performance

Day 2

3. Value Stream Identification

Objectives
  • Understand the importance of identifying the Value Streams in your business and how customers drive the processes
  • Learn the different types of 'Value Streams' and how they drive processes
  • Identify true customer value and what this means to your business

4. Value Stream Mapping

Objectives
  • Learn how to map your current and future state using Value Stream Mapping tools
  • Understand how cross functional teams can improve overall business performance
  • Learn how to create an effective Action Plan to drive the improvement process

Day 3

5. Total Preventative Maintenance (TPM)

Objectives
  • Realise the importance of reducing downtime and how it affects flow
  • Learn to identify maintenance problems before they cost you money
  • Understand the need to introduce a planned maintenance schedule as a foundation for business improvement
  • Learn how to measure Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and develop a programme to improve performance

6. Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)

Objectives
  • Understand the need for quick changeovers and how this can improve flow
  • Learn how to apply SMED techniques and reduce changeover times
  • Understand the importance of quick changeovers in a lean environment

Day 4

7. Site Visit to Lean Company

Objectives
  • Site visit to Lean Company to experience an environment that has implemented the majority of Lean Manufacturing Techniques available but is still in the teething stage
  • Tour of Factory to see first hand the opportunties for your own business
  • Opportunity to discuss learning and how it can be applied

8. Quality Tools and Problem Solving

Objectives
  • Understand the tools and techniques of a team focused quality management system
  • Understand the need to measure and collect data with problem solving techniques
  • Analyse The 7 Quality Tools and incorporate a worked example for each tool to improve understanding of the tool and its application
  • Understand the concept of Statistical Process Control (SPC)

Day 5

9. Policy Deployment

Objectives
  • Understand the importance of setting company objectives and its relationship with a continuous improvement culture
  • Learn how to develop a business strategy based on overall vision
  • Best methods of deployment and involving the whole team
  • Measurement considerations when outlining growth plan

10. Lean Manufacturing Implementation Considerations

Objectives
  • Identify key areas of learning over past modules
  • Discussion on pitfalls and how to sustain your improvement programme
  • Question and Answers session on Lean Tools and Techniques
  • Opportunity to arrange site visit to own business

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