Many companies in
southern California have retained their competitive edge by
reducing waste and increasing productivity through the
implementation of a variety of innovative techniques and
methods that fall under a general body of knowledge called lean
manufacturing or lean operations. Now you can
prepare an entire team or just send one or two employees to
learn how to lead the implementation of lean initiatives that
could fundamentally change your company’s operations with
significant gains in productivity and reduced operating costs. We
offer this training as a state-funded program conducted at our
Montrose center or as an on-site customized lean
implementation training program at your facility.
Our expert instructors will guide
participants through the following topics:
Getting Ready for
Lean
- Getting
people involved and leading change
- A
history of manufacturing – understanding why we do
things the way we do
- Developing
a new non-blaming culture focused on cooperative
problem-solving
- How
to keep people motivated and involved in implementing lean
- Structured
problem-solving and teamwork
- Understanding
quality control and its importance in lean implementation
The
Elements of Lean
- Understanding
the seven areas of waste
- Getting
the workplace organized – the 5S program
- Process
analysis and the identification of process or product
families
- Eliyahu
Goldratts’ Theory of Constraints – focusing on the
pacer process
- Batch
processing to continuous flow
- Workplace
layout – job shop and flow shop
- The
visual workplace
- Cellular
manufacturing or operations
Implementation Strategies
- Value
steam analysis
- Understanding
and using TAKT time
- Balancing
and leveling schedule and capacity
- Setup
reduction techniques
- Setting
up a KANBAN system
- Planning
and conducting a KAIZEN event
- Setting
up a TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) program
Attend
class five hours per week for 16 weeks for a total 80 hours of
lecture/workshop training. Weekly worksite implementation
projects hone your skills and additional one-on-one
instruction ensures all your questions get answered!
Enrollment is limited. Apply
Now!
Did
you know?
U.S.
employers spent an average of $647 per employee for training
between May and October 1995. (That's only one-third of the
year!) Extrapolated, that means almost $2000 per year was
spent per employee in the U.S. in 1995. (Bureau of Labor
Statistics, December 1996)
May
we help you optimize your training dollars by providing free
state-funded training for your employees?
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