Lean Manufacturing

Course Outline

This course covers lean manufacturing tools and value stream mapping techniques. This course includes error proofing, continuous flow, leveling, plan-for-every-part, pull systems, continuous improvement, and current and future state value stream mapping. The trainee will be able to:

• Understand the basics of thirteen important lean tools
  
• Create a basic current state value stream map
  
• Analyze the current state and identify possible improvement opportunities and 
  
• Create a future state map

All levels of engineering functions, shop floor supervisors, and operators.

Course Detail

Session 1 – Lean Basics

• Lean Manufacturing 
  
• Waste 
  
• Fighting the Wastes 

Session 2 – Lean Tools (I)

•  5S 
  
• Visual Control 
  
• Standardized Work 
  
• Pull Systems 
  
• Total Productive Maintenance 
  

Session 3 – Lean Tools (II)

• Continuous Flow 
  
• Workload Balancing 
  
• Heijunka (Leveling) 
  
• Error Proofing (Poka Yoke) 
  
• Quick Changeover 
  
• PFEP (Plan for Every Part) 
  
• Kaizen 

Session 4 – Value Stream Mapping (I)

• Current State 

Session 5 – Value Stream Mapping (II)

• Future State 
  

Session 6 – Airplane VSM Game

•  Discussion 
  

Course Duration

16 hrs

Scheduled courses 

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