Workshop Four - Advanced Lean: Striving for Perfection in the Value Stream

Basic Lean tools can improve any process to a certain degree. However, after all key processes in an organization have been optimized using first-level Lean techniques, it's time to revisit each process and look for additional improvement opportunities. This is known as "striving for perfection" and it's the fifth principle of Lean. Often, advanced Lean principles are needed to elevate processes to the next level of productivity.

Workshop Description

Workshop Four of the Lean Management for Breakthrough Results training series covers the most common advanced Lean tools and techniques that both manufacturing and service-based organizations employ to achieve breakthrough results. In addition, participants learn how to sustain process improvements over the long-term as part of a larger commitment to the organization's business transformation efforts.

Key Topics:

• Designing and implementing work cells to optimize process flow.
• Enhancing pull production using batch processing and Kanban.
• Using techniques such as TPM (Total Production Maintenance) and Quick Changeover to minimize process downtime.
• Applying Mistake Proofing and Visual Management principles to reduce the margin of process operator error.
• Using advanced Control Planning techniques to maintain process improvements.
• Striving for perfection throughout the organization using Lean Management principles as part of an overall business transformation effort.