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



