This topic is applicable to office environments, health care, manufacturing, and warehouse environments. Toyota proved that as much as 95% of the time that work takes in a process is nonvalue- added time (the object is just sitting and not be changed). Over 90% of the travel can also be wasted. Lean operations provide huge savings quickly and normally with little outlay of capitol.

Seminar Content Warm-up: the Airplane Exercise An Overview of Lean Manufacturing The Seven Sources of Waste The History of Lean Concepts The Focus of Lean, Cycle Time and the Elimination of Delays The New Paradigm; a Non-Blaming Culture Spaghetti and Value Steam Maps 5s and Visual Controls The Lean Process Current State Value-Stream Map: Defining Value The Future State Value Stream Map The Spaghetti Diagram Waste Reduction Strategies Root Cause Analysis Error Proofing Perfect the Process; Standardized Work, Employee Development and Effective Management

Who Should Attend Result-oriented managers, team leaders and others directly involved in daily operations or profit improvement strategies with bottom-line responsibility. Prerequisites To obtain maximum benefi t, a general familiarity with continuous improvement and problem solving would enhance the power of these techniques. Related Seminars Mistake Proofing Six Sigma Concepts Complimentary breakfast and lunch included. Each participant will receive a comprehensive manual at the start of the seminar and upon successful completion, participants will receive certification.