Lean Training

      Qi2's online Lean course is very comprehensive, user-friendly, and cost effective.
      Includes optional exam; just email us your answers and we will grade them (free), responding
      with the questions you missed so you can re-answer them. Certification available.
      Contact us for a free demo.

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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)
   The Lean Implementation Roadmap

Continuous Flow Production

   Flexible Labor
   Preventive Maintenance
   Work Cells and Flow Lines
   Equipment Management
   Continuous Flow Production "Laws"

Elimination of Waste

   7 Deadly Wastes and Their Solutions
   Process Mapping
   Setup/Changeover Time Reduction

Push vs. Pull Systems

   MRP and Lean
   Push vs. Pull
   Product Families
   Takt Time
   Standard Work
   Determining Resources
   Leveling
   Line Balancing
   Replenishment Signals

Continuous Improvement

   The PDCA 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

Lean Plant Metrics

   Problems with Traditional Measures
   Alternative Measures for Lean Organizations
    and Cells

Implementing Lean Operations

   Where to Start
   Use of Kaizen Events

End-of-Module Lean Exam (Optional)

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