Lean Principles

Today’s marketplace is forcing organizations to find ways to increase capabilities to meet customer demand while eliminating costly non-value added processes.  Lean concepts, methods, and tools are based on the world's most efficient technology—the Toyota Production System. This system has now been adapted by all types of organizations: engineering, manufacturing, construction, financial, health-care, insurance, government, retail and military institutions have all embraced lean concepts.

This one-day session focuses on introducing Lean Thinking as a methodology for identifying and eliminating non-value-added or wasteful processes in an organization. It will help participants define and understand the different types of waste that exist in an organization as viewed by customers. The mix of classroom lecture and simulation will give the participants a firsthand experience in how Lean improves quality, increases productivity and capability while eliminating waste and reducing costs.


Who Should Attend?

Executive management, Senior management, Mid-level management, Operations and Admin managers.


The training is designed to:

Give the participants opportunity to apply various lean tools and methods in a  simulated environment. This train-do technique illustrates cause and effect relationships for each of the lean tools presented. The participants will be able to measure the impact of their improvement efforts.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Understand Lean Principles and how they are applied in an organization
• Understand what value means in a Lean
• Identify non-valued and waste activities that exist in an organization
• Apply Lean tools and method to effectively reduce cost and improve productivity

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