Professional Education Course

Lean Manufacturing: Overview and Live Simulation

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Course Title: Lean Manufacturing: Overview and Live Simulation
Program ID: MFG 2003P Subject: Lean & Process Improvement

Sections

There are no sections available for registration to this course at this time. If you want to request an offering of this course, please contact us.

Course Description

As the world grows smaller, competition increases. Gain a competitive edge by transforming your business into a lean enterprise. Eliminate overproduction from traditional scheduling systems and produce on customer demand.

How You Will Benefit

  • Be familiar with techniques to improve profitability
  • Experience the impact of lean practices on a production process
  • Use lean techniques to eliminate waste

What Is Covered

  • Identifying and reducing waste
  • Recognizing value-added vs. non-value added
  • Using Basic Lean Techniques (5S, Layout/Flow, Point-of-Use Storage, Setup Time Reduction, Batch Size reduction)
  • Using Advanced Lean Techniques (Visual Controls, Quality at the Source, Standardized Work, Workforce/Management Practices, Pull Systems, Total Productive Maintenance)
  • Applications

Course Administrator

Tim Israel

Course Agenda

Time Topic / Exercise
8:00 - 8:30 AM Registration
8:30 - 9:00 AM Introduction
9:00 - 9:20 AM Orientation to Buzz Electronics
9:20 - 10:00 AM Production Round #1 and Debrief
10:00 - 10:15 AM Break
10:15 - 10:20 AM Results
10:20 - 10:50 AM Lean Background
10:50 - 12:00 PM Lean Manufacturing Tools 1-6
12:00 - 1:00 PM Lunch
1:00 - 1:30 PM Production Round #2 and Debrief
1:30 - 1:45 PM Results
1:45 - 3:00 PM Lean Manufacturing Tools 7-12
3:00 - 3:35 PM Production Round #3 and Debrief
3:35 - 3:55 PM Break
3:50 - 4:00 PM Results
4:00 - 4:20 PM How to Implement Lean
4:20 - 4:30 PM Questions and Answers/Evaluations