This course is directed at engineers who either work in environments where Lean principles are used or are being introduced. The purpose of the course is to provide an overview of all the principles of Lean Manufacturing. It covers all the principles that raise productivity by eliminating waste from processes – causing a dramatic impact on quality, cycle time, employee morale and customer satisfaction.

Knowledge areas include:

• Functional Concepts: Value, Waste and Pull Production
• Value Stream Mapping and Identifying Problems (Waste)
• Shortening Production Flow By Eliminating Waste
• Continuous Improvement

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

• explain the concepts that are critical to successful lean manufacturing
  • goals and benefits
  • pull production
  • just-in-time
  • value
  • waste
  • continuous flow
• create a current-state value stream map and correctly identify waste to be eliminated
• describe the tools and processes used to create a lean manufaturing system:
  • level production
  • work cells
  • SMED (quick changeover)
  • the 5 S's
  • visual status indicators
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
  • mistake proofing
• explain continuous improvement

This course is eligible for EMCI PDUs