Want to know more about lean? Want a quick yet encompassing introduction to
the overall approach as well as the core tools?
Then this workshop is what we recommend.
Whilst the setting used for the workshop is that of manufacturing, the
material is presented in a way relevant to service businesses as well, even to
hospitals! This is what we do in the
three days:
Day
One starts with an introduction to lean
via a simple game. It gives an overview
and feel for the tools and thought-processes involved in a lean
transformation. We then focus on one of
the most important tools: Value Stream
Mapping. By the end of day one you will
understand how to do a ‘current state map’ and have begun work on one for your
own organisation.
On the morning of
Day Two we examine the principles against which one tests the
current state in order to design the improved ‘future state’. The various core tools of 5S, Visual
Management, etc. are introduced and linked to ‘lean thinking.’ That is followed by converting the current
state into a future state map. In the
afternoon you will work on converting your own organisation’s current state
into a future state. The day ends with
the development of an action plan for achieving that target future state.
On Day
Three, we shift focus from the value stream and tools to leadership
issues. Leadership is key to initiating
and sustaining a lean transformation.
The A3 approach to ‘managing to learn’ is also covered.
You should leave the course with a very
clear sense of lean and its core tools and concepts. Not only that, you will have begun applying
the tools to important parts of your own business, and have the start of a plan
for making significant steps towards a lean transformation.
