Program Length: 8 hours
This program meets for one day. There are no course prerequisites. This workshop is designed for up to 15 people.
Participants will learn the basic definitions of terms used in Lean Manufacturing, as well as 5S, Visual Controls, Facility Layout, Teams, Batch Size Reduction, Quality at the Source, POUS, and Pull Systems. They will learn how to reduce order lead times by 80%, reduce work in progress up to 90%, reduce floor space up to 75%, and improve quality up to 90%. The class consists of a combination of classroom learning and three rounds of live simulation.