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The Lean Management program is designed to help manufacturing, service and government organizations apply the five principles of Lean to streamline operations, cut costs and enhance value. This training program offers a comprehensive Lean education that turns beginners into experts in only eight days.

During four two-day training workshops, students learn basic and advanced Lean methods for increasing customer value, eliminating organizational waste and reducing operational costs. Participants also gain experience using Value Stream Maps, a critical Lean tool that facilitates the understanding of current processes and paves the way for future process improvements. In addition, they learn how to lead Kaizen events, Lean projects that achieve remarkable improvements in a short amount of time.

When taken in sequence, the four training workshops in the program build on each other to provide a comprehensive education in the application of the Lean methodology and tools.

Who Should Attend: This program is for managers, supervisors, team leads and emloyees who want to become well-versed in the Lean methodology. Also for Black Belts, Green Belts and process owners who want to add Lean to their skillset, and innovation project managers and team members in charge of operational innovation.

Length: 2-days per workshop (4 workshops)

Key Topics:

Workshop 1 - Understanding and Applying Lean Principles and Tools

• Understanding the role of Lean management in operational innovation
• Applying the five principles of Lean process management
• Recognizing the eight types of organizational waste
• Increasing value by eliminating organizational waste
• Improving process flow using basic Lean tools
• Implementing a pull production system based on customer demand

Workshop 2 - Lean Value Stream Mapping

• Selecting the business process to analyze for improvement
• Documenting the current process Value Stream at a detailed level
• Identifying and prioritizing process improvement opportunities in the Value Stream
• Eliminating non-value-added process activities from the Value Stream
• Using Takt Time to predict customer demand and design the future state process Value Stream

Workshop 3 - Leading High-impact Lean Kaizen Event Projects

• Identifying the problem to solve and scoping the Kaizen event
• Collecting data on the problem for effective decision making
• Preparing for the Kaizen event, including roles and responsibilities and setting expectations
• Running the Kaizen event to address the problem and provide solutions
• Incorporating solutions and ensuring sustainable improvements

Workshop 4 - Advanced Lean Tools

• Designing and implementing work cells to optimize process flow
• Enhancing pull production using batch processing and Kanban
• Using TPM (Total Production Maintenance) and Quick Changeover
• Applying Mistake Proofing and Visual Management principles
• Using advanced Control Planning techniques

For more information on the Lean Management program, please email us or call +971 4 319 7645.