Course Outline

Introduction

  • History of Lean: The Toyota Production System

Lean Thinking

  • Organizing human activities for government

Benefits of Lean

  • Enhanced cash flow
  • Increased capacity for generating revenue

Five Principles of Lean

  • Value
  • The Value Stream
  • Flow
  • Pull
  • Perfection

Types of Waste

  • Seven categories of waste
  • Inaccurate metrics for measuring waste

Measuring Performance

  • Observing and analyzing processes
  • Understanding key performance indicators (KPIs)

Preparing the Enterprise for Lean

  • Establishing Lean processes
  • Tracking work through Kanban systems
  • Addressing resistance to change

Implementing Lean in Your Organization

  • Structuring teams for efficiency
  • Kaizen and the continuous improvement cycle
  • Developing people and partners
  • Organizing workspaces for optimal performance
    • 5 S+1: Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, Sustain, Safety
  • Reducing equipment changeover times
    • SMED (Single-Minute Exchange of Dies)
  • Calculating production pace (Takt time)
  • Autonomation (Jidoka)
  • Error proofing (Poka Yoke)

Value Stream Mapping

  • Lean performance metrics
  • Creating current and future state maps
  • Just-in-time production
  • Built-in quality assurance

Promoting Lean Thinking across the Enterprise

  • Tools and cultural transformation
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Establishing communication and feedback channels
  • Focusing on long-term learning and development

Developing Lean Leaders

  • Forming a Lean leadership team
  • Establishing a succession plan

Assessing the Results of Lean

  • The Lean Maturity Matrix
  • Monitoring performance metrics
  • Benchmarking against industry standards
  • Continuous monitoring and improvement

Complementary Methodologies

  • Agile and Scrum methodologies
  • Six Sigma techniques

Summary and Conclusion

Requirements

  • A commitment to developing personnel, enhancing efficiency, and eliminating waste within the organization for government operations.

Audience

  • Business managers
  • Quality assurance managers and consultants
 14 Hours

Number of participants


Price per participant

Testimonials (7)

Upcoming Courses

Related Categories