Lean Masterclass: Become Lean Proficient

Are you frequently faced with shipment delays? Do your employees engage in personal discussions during work hours? Are office items poorly organized? These are all waste. The lean methodology aims to eradicate wasteful operations from a manufacturing process, cut costs, increase productivity and shorten the time required to complete this process. The lean method helps companies eliminate activities that do not add value to the customer. By utilizing lean principles, you can ensure that you enhance the quality of your work while also providing what the consumer requires on time, every time. We can use lean methods across many industries such as manufacturing, finance, service and so on. This course introduces you to the lean approach, providing an overview of its tool and its various benefits. Discover several lean pioneers, such as Sakachi Toyoda, Henry Ford and Taiichi Ohno, whom we credit as key contributors to the lean methodology. 

Toyota transformed itself from a low-cost automobile manufacturer to a world leader using the Toyota Production System (TPS). This course will teach you about the Toyota Production System and the TPS house. First, we'll show you a brief snippet of Ohno's journey to building the TPS and how Toyota looks at its internal principles called the ‘Toyota Way’. We then introduce you to Poka-Yoke, Value Stream Maps (VSM),  including the different VSM icons. We'll guide you through the steps of creating a VSM, after which you'll do an exciting activity related to VSM. An organized workplace can significantly boost your productivity and reduce stress. ‘Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize and Sustain’ (‘5S’) is a lean technique that eradicates waste that can result from a poorly organized workplace. We'll examine how to apply 5S in your workplace effectively and explore the different types of waste, their causes and how to minimize them.

The lean methodology presents an extensive collection of tools and techniques that may be more appropriate for one industry than another. However, we will cover the most common and important tools and techniques. You'll learn about Jidoka, Just-In-Time, Kaizen, Genchi Genbutsu and more. Do you want to enhance your skills by adding the technical know-how to stop waste in your business? Are you looking for a career in process improvement? Do you want to supplement your existing knowledge? This course is packed with many activities and downloadable resources to keep you engaged in the learning process. By the end of this certificate course, you would have acquired the skills and techniques to identify and eliminate waste. So why wait? Enroll now and become a certified lean specialist.