2-Day Lean Techniques (Open Program)
- Duration: 2 consecutive days
- Location: WYMS Brighouse Training Facility
- Group Size: Up to 12 delegates
- This 2-Day Lean Techniques course is ideal for professionals and teams across all business functions who are committed to driving workplace efficiency and improvement, including:
- Operations Managers
- Continuous Improvement Leaders
- Quality Assurance Professionals
- Production and Manufacturing Supervisors
- Business Process Analysts
- Team Leaders and Supervisors
- Project Managers
- Supply Chain and Logistics Professionals
- Anyone responsible for enhancing productivity and customer satisfaction
Plug In and Learn
Get hands-on with the Plug Game, a fun, practical,
fast-paced factory simulation where you’ll go
beyond theory to see Lean in action.
Interaction, Not Just Information
Not a lecture, it’s packed with exercises and group
challenges to get your team thinking about what
they can do differently in their own factory.
Fluere’s Lean Companion
Every attendee receives Fluere’s Lean Companion,
a practical, comprehensive guide you’ll use again
and again to apply your training in the workplace.
Topics Covered:
- Lean Fundamentals
- Key Lean Principles
- Value & The 8 Wastes
- Business Process Mapping
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- The Plug Game (Round 1)
- Layout & 6S
- Functionally Arranged Layouts
- Product Vs. Process Matrix
- Product Focused Cells
- Spaghetti Diagrams
- Plantwide Plans and Objectives
- 6S (5S + Safety)
- Planning for 6S Implementation
- 6S Audit
- The Plug Game (Round 2)
- Single Piece Flow & Set-up Reduction
- Batch, Queue and Single Piece Flow Processes
- Set-up Time Introduction and History
- Set-up reduction 4 steps
- The Plug Game (Round 3)
- Product Flow & Bottleneck Management
- Overview & Takt Time
- Available Work Time & Cycle Time
- Load Charts
- Line Balancing Techniques
- Creating Continuous Flow
- The Plug Game (Round 4)
- ‘Pull’ & Kanban
- Pull Systems, Information and Part Flow
- Push Vs. Pull
- Kanban Systems & Simulations
- Kanban Calculations
- Replenishment Times & Lead Times
- Introduction to Process Capability & Quality
- The ‘F’-Test
- Process capability
- Right First Time & Roll Throughput Yield (RTY)
- Quality in your work area
By the end of the course attendees will be able to identify and undertake improvement projects that deliver outcomes such as; reduced waste, greater productivity, enhanced quality, increased customer satisfaction and lower operational costs.