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Overview/Description
At its heart, being Lean seeks to eliminate waste from the organization. By applying Lean tools and techniques, organizations can become more competitive, agile, and responsive to customer demands. This course highlights the implementation of Lean tools in the production and manufacturing environment. These tools have derived largely from the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). In addition, the course examines how these improvement tools are used to maintain an orderly and efficient flow of materials throughout the Lean enterprise. By successfully adopting Lean tools, companies can move significantly toward assuring their ability to competitively meet their customers' needs.
Target Audience
Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a Six Sigma proposal; and organizations implementing a Six Sigma project
Prerequisites
Black Belt Certification and/or Appropriate Black Belt Experience
Expected Duration (hours)
3.0
Lesson Objectivesrecognize the benefits of being prepared to implement Lean principles in your organization
match the types of Kanban systems to examples of their uses
recognize examples of advantages and disadvantages of using Kanban
recognize examples of the visual control strategies that you can use in visual management
match each Poka-yoke detection method with an example of when it might be used
sequence the steps in developing Jidoka
sequence examples of the four phases of Hoshin planning
match each purpose of the Hoshin Kanri systems approach to an example of that purpose
identify the benefits of being able to maintain an efficient production sequence
match each method to maintain an efficient production sequence to situations in which it could be used
determine which chart would be the best to use to define standardized work in a given situation
use the Takt Time formula to calculate Takt Time in a given scenario
arrange examples of the stages used to apply SMED in the order in which they should be performed
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Lean Tools
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Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
Lesson Objectives
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Overview/Description
At its heart, being Lean seeks to eliminate waste from the organization. By applying Lean tools and techniques, organizations can become more competitive, agile, and responsive to customer demands. This course highlights the implementation of Lean tools in the production and manufacturing environment. These tools have derived largely from the development of the Toyota Production System (TPS). In addition, the course examines how these improvement tools are used to maintain an orderly and efficient flow of materials throughout the Lean enterprise. By successfully adopting Lean tools, companies can move significantly toward assuring their ability to competitively meet their customers' needs.
Target Audience
Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a Six Sigma proposal; and organizations implementing a Six Sigma project
Prerequisites
Black Belt Certification and/or Appropriate Black Belt Experience
Expected Duration (hours)
3.0
Lesson Objectives
Lean Tools
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