Lean Mastery GES 404 » 60 hours

Upon completion of this program, you'll:

• Recognize how the application of lean principles can substantially improve the operating and financial performance of any business
• Understand how to recognize and eliminate waste
• Know how to determine value added, non-valued-added, and non-value-added-but-required activities
• Be able to identify the value stream, how it’s mapped, and how to identify the areas that require improvement
• Be able to develop a road map and an implementation plan
• Understand policy deployment and why this is a critical part of any lean implementation process
• Recognize the fundamental importance of the Kaizen process, how it's used in every aspect of a lean implementation, and how it's used to change the culture
• Learn about the concept of design for manufacture and assembly and how design influences cost
• Gain a broad understanding of lean tools like 5S, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Kanban, visual workplace, error-proofing, and Scheduling
• Understand the role of accounting and how lean metrics must replace traditional metrics