Using Lean to Improve Flow and Pull

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  • 7 videos | 19m 11s
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Anyone, at any level, can help make their organization more efficient. The simplest way is to eliminate waste from business processes. There are various Lean techniques that can help any organization build efficiency and quality into its operations. In this course, you'll learn about the visual workplace, identify key components of just-in-time, and explore the steps of the Kanban system. You'll also consider the goals of line balancing, and learn how to calculate takt time. This course also shows how you can improve communication how to improve Operations Managements by establishing a pull system that paces production with the rate of actual product demand, and distributing work evenly.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Identify the goals of the visual workplace
    Match tools used in the visual workplace with their definitions
    Identify key components of a successful implementation of just-in-time
  • Sequence the five steps involved in implementing a kanban system
    Identify the goals of line balancing
    Calculate takt time

IN THIS COURSE

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    3.  Visual Workplace Tools
    2m 59s
    In this video, you will learn how to match tools used in the visual workplace with their definitions. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Implementing a Just-in-time System
    3m 14s
    During this video, you will discover how to identify key components of a successful implementation of just-in-time. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Implementing a Kanban System
    3m 14s
    Discover how to sequence the five steps involved in implementing a kanban system. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Line Balancing Goals
    2m 55s
    In this video, you will learn how to identify the goals of line balancing. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Line Balancing: Calculating Takt Time
    3m 6s
    During this video, you will learn how to calculate takt time. FREE ACCESS

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