Course Length: 2 days
Course Overview
Lean principles have come a long way since the late 1700s – beginning with Benjamin Franklin’s early ideas, then Henry Ford’s streamlining work in the 1920s and then Toyota's traditions in the 1930s. More recently, Jeffery Liker has provided a bridge to these traditions in his book The Toyota Way. Lean principles have evolved from simple concepts into widely-used best practices.
The popularity of Six Sigma concepts is credited to Motorola in the late 1980s. Jack Welch made it a central philosophy to his business at General Electric in 1995. Today, the two philosophies of Lean and Six Sigma have merged into a symbiotic relationship where Lean is about production speed and Six Sigma is about production quality. This 2-day course provides participants with a solid foundation in both of these philosophies.
Course Objectives
- Define Lean and key terms
- Define Six Sigma and key terms
- Describe the critical process improvement concepts
- Identify and reduce various types of waste
- Explore the uses of Gap Analysis in process improvement
- Use specific Lean and Six Sigma tools to improve business processes
Note: For a customized Lean/Six Sigma program at your company or for Green Belt / Black Belt Certification based on your company’s projects contact your Learning Coach.
Course Outline
- CPI and Corporate Culture
- Understanding Lean
- Toyota Production System
- The TPS House
- Five Critical Improvement Concepts
- Understanding Value with the Kano Model
- Understanding Types of Waste
- Creating a Lean Enterprise
- Standard Tools for Implementing Lean
- Kaizen Events
- Gap Analysis and Other Tools
- A Plan to Take Home
