principles of lean


This course outlines the steps involved in implementing Lean in manufacturing, service, and transactional organizations.  It explains the foundations and principles of Lean, including:
  • The approach involved in an integrated production or service activity, i.e. a continuous work flow of work, with minimal inventories at each stage of the process.
  • Defect prevention achieved by building quality into the process.
Production or service planning that is driven by customer demand and not just aimed at suiting inflexible manning and work flows.

Elements covered include:
  • Identification of the 7 forms of waste
  • Understand the principles of Takt & Cycle Time
  • The concept of Plan Do Check Act (PDCA) & Standardize Do Check Act (SDCA)
  • Workplace organization and 5S
  • Visual management techniques
  • Poka Yoke (One-Way Fit)
  • Cellular Design
  • Kanban & Just in Time (JIT)
  • TPM - Total Production Maintenance
  • SMED - Single Minute Exhange of Dies
  • SAPS - Problem Solving Techniques
  • Single Piece Workflow
  • Flexible Layouts
  • Inventory Reduction
  • Continuous Work Flow
  • "Pull" verses "Push" Systems
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For questions regarding the program, please contact Pamela Zablonski, Training and Consulting Manager at 716-888-8493 or email at zablonsp@canisius.edu.

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