This hands-on, interactive course equips participants with the knowledge needed to lead Lean projects in their workplace. Participants directly apply their learning to mini projects in their workplace and complete an overall company project for presentation at course completion to gain certification. The following topics are covered in twelve, eight-hour sessions:
- Lean manufacturing simulation/project planning
- Facilitator and Kata skills
- Current state value stream mapping
- Future state value stream mapping
- Error Proof / Poka-Yoke
- Total Productive Maintenance
- Single Minute Exchange of Dies
- Cellular flow and sustaining continuous improvement
At course completion, participants will be able to:
- Use lessons learned to reduce the eight wastes by redesigning a lean simulation.
- Improve meeting and project effectiveness by using facilitation and coaching skills.
- Identify improvement opportunities using current and future state Value Stream Maps.
- Prevent and reduce errors and defects using Poka-Yoke.
- Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) by applying Total Productive Maintenance.
- Maximize throughput using Cellular Flow to reduce wait times and inventory.
- Reduce setup time by applying Quick Changeover.
Course Prerequisite: Participant must have successfully completed the MMTC Lean Manufacturing Practitioner Certification course within two years of the commencement of this course. Identification of a project and project sponsor.