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Introduction to Lean | |
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Strategic Deployment | |
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Advanced Value Stream Mapping | |
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Lean Problem Solving | |
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Lean Administrative Process Transformation | |
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Lean Manufacturing | |
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Kaizen Fundamentals | |
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Lean Supply Chain | |
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Lean Six Sigma | |
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Lean Supervisor | |
| For pricing and terms, please contact info@leanhorizons.com or telephone +1.860.537.6786 to speak with one of our specialists. |
By setting clear expectations and aligning executive commitment, your Lean journey stays focused on the task at hand – driving and improving business metrics.
Lean, as a business improvement system, provides a methodology for studying, analyzing and improving business processes in all areas of the organization. When aligned with the appropriate business case, Lean becomes a powerful strategic and operational capability to capture market share and leverage assets and profitability. But the road to success begins with people who understand their individual responsibilities and establish reasonable expectations appropriate to their organization. Introduction to Lean provides the benefit of sharing with your organization a view of the journey ahead...right from the start.
The driving forceIntroduction to Lean contains four distinct modules that provide learning development specific to your company’s unique audiences from front line associates to middle management and senior- and executive-level leadership.
The benefitsIntroduction to Lean presents the fundamentals, based on more than 20 years of planning and executing Lean transformations in over 200 companies around the globe. By using an approach that is focused not only on the principles, but also on describing the tools and techniques used, this series addresses Lean from multiple perspectives at all levels. As a result, it appropriately aligns the organization to the process, methodology, scope and expectations of the Lean deployment.
Emphasis is placed at the executive level on (1) the tactical deployment of Lean–where and how to start and (2) managing the cultural impact, to provide a strong foundation for Lean leadership. For lower levels in the organization, the modules are used to introduce Lean concepts and to provide a framework for both implementation and deployment. In total, the series clearly defines the roles and responsibilities of each individual in the organization during a transformation period and is instrumental to outlining the infrastructure and commitment necessary for success.
Through Lean Horizons' Introduction to Lean you receive significant benefits:
• A standardized approach to understanding the basics of the Lean process, principles and tools.
• The opportunity to provide a vision to the organization describing the What, How, When and Why of a Lean transformation.
• The description and definition of the roles and responsibilities of the various levels of the organization during a Lean transformation.
• An emphasis on the importance of not only learning the Lean tools, but more importantly on aligning the tool(s) with improving business objectives (metrics).
• Professional, high quality material with examples and step-by-step instructions.
The Lean Horizons approachAs with all Lean Horizons materials, Introduction to Lean is designed with both implementation and deployment in mind. Our lessons learned from leveraging over 20 years of executive operations experience has resulted in a suite of modules, each focused on the audience at hand.
Executive Introduction to Lean (2-day commitment): An integral component of our Executive Boot Camp, this module is focused on the roles and responsibilities of leaders of a "single location" Lean transformation and of senior executives leading multi-site Lean transformations. This module includes all of the Management Introduction material, with additional hands-on simulations and practice exercises demonstrating the impact and intent of various Lean tools, and the beginnings of implementing the infrastructure, timeline and next steps in the Lean journey.
Management Introduction to Lean (1-day commitment): This module is often used as an initial introduction to a management team who may be expressing interest in engaging Lean as a methodology for improving a facility, operation or company. The information is presented with “site leadership” in mind, clearly defining business case, value stream focus, execution of Lean events, infrastructure and expectations for management or the executive team.
Middle Management Introduction to Lean (1/2-day commitment): Most often used to develop and integrate the local management team with Lean, the basic principles, approach, methodology and techniques for implementation are presented. This session can easily be sculpted to focus on various sub groups within a business (for example, all operations staff, all production supervisors, all buyers/planner or others).
Front Line Employees Introduction to Lean (2-hour commitment): This session covers the basic concepts of Lean and the value proposition, for the employee, when Lean is implemented and deployed with the proper structure in mind. This session introduces the fundamentals with many real examples used to illustrate approach as well as impact on the work area.
Front Line Employees Administrative Introduction to Lean (2-hour commitment): This session covers the basic concepts of Lean and the value proposition based on an administrative application. Your organization will gain a preliminary understanding of all aspects of Lean: how the principles originated and how they are applied. With this foundation it will be possible for you to move forward with the implementation of your Lean strategy.
For pricing and terms, please contact info@leanhorizons.com or telephone +1.860.537.6786 to speak with one of our specialists.
