Description

What Will Students Learn?

• Define Lean and its key terms
• Describe the Toyota Production System and the TPS house
• Describe the five critical improvement concepts
• Use the Kano model
• Identify and reduce various types of waste
• Create a plan for a more environmentally Lean organization
• Use the PDSA and R-DMAIC-S models
• Use Lean thinking frameworks, including 5W-2H, Genchi Genbutsu and Gemba
• Prepare for and complete a basic 5-S
• Describe the key elements of Kaizen events, particularly a Kaizen blitz
• Gather, analyze, and interpret data using flow charts, Ishikawa (fishbone) diagrams, SIPOC diagrams, and value stream maps
• Go back to their organization with a plan to begin incorporating Lean into their corporate culture

What Topics are Covered?

• Understanding Lean
• The Toyota Production System
• The Toyota Production System House
• The five critical improvement concepts
• Understanding value with the Kano Model
• Types of waste
• Creating a Lean enterprise
• The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle
• Using the R-DMAIC-S model
• Lean thinking tools
• Kaizen events
• Data gathering and mapping
• A plan to take home