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COURSE OUTLINE
Some topics covered in a typical introductory Lean Manufacturing (or Enterprise) workshop are:

         Lean                                         Six Sigma      

Lean vs. More Traditional Approaches

   Problems in Organizations
     w/o Lean
   The Hidden Factory 
   War on Waste
   The Changing Marketplace
   Underlying Themes of Just in
     Time (JIT)
   Class Game -- Traditional vs.
     Lean Operations
   The JIT Implementation
     Roadmap

Elimination of Waste

   7 Deadly Wastes and Their
     Solutions
   Product Cost Elements
   Process Mapping
   Setup/Changeover Reduction
   Class Project Team Application
     Activities

Push vs. Pull Systems

   MRP and JIT
   Plant Loading
   TAKT Time
   Line Balancing
   Demand Pull Concepts
   Replenishment Signals
   Exercises and Team
     Applications

Continuous Flow Production

   Focused Factories
   Work Cell Configurations
   Flexible Labor
   Self-Directed Work Teams
   Designing for Automation
     Issues
   Class Project Team Application
     (Contd.)

Continuous Improvement

   The PASE Continuous
     Improvement Model
   Continuous Process
     Improvement Tools
   Kaizen
   Empowered and Involved
     People
   Use of Reliable Methods
   Quality at the Source
   The 5 S's
   Visual Workplace
   Poka Yoke
   Exercises and Team
     Applications

JIT Plant Metrics

   Problems with Traditional
     Measures
   Alternative Measures for JIT
     Organizations and Cells

Implementing Lean Manufacturing

   Where to Start
   Use of Kaizen Events
   Class Project Team Application



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