E-learning

Lean

Lean as a production system has helped both manufacturing and service enterprises to enhance value to customers by eliminating wastes in their processes. Reducing inconsistency and unevenness, along with waste elimination forms the 3 pillars of Lean.

This course is part of our series of Quality Courses and will provide you a good overview of lean concept, tools and techniques used.

Is it right for you

• Apt for project managers, team members of Lean six sigma project teams
• Lean induction of all employees prior to Lean Six Sigma deployment
• All B-School students

What will you learn in this Lean Course

• Quality Management
  • Definition & dimensions of Quality
  • Quality Control vs Quality Assurance
  • Small-Q vs Big-Q
  • Evolution of Quality Movement
  • Total Quality Management (TQM) & its Foundation
  • Cost of Poor Quality
• Lean Systems
  • Definition, Origin, Principles & Goals of Lean
  • Value, Value Stream, Concept of Muda(Waste) & Categories of Waste
  • 7 Types of Wastes, How to Identify them, & Waste Identification Template
  • Value Stream Mapping (VSM), Symbols, Benefits & Procedure
  • Push System, Pull System, Single Piece Flow, 5S, Kaizen, SMED, Poka-Yoke
  • Types of Poka-Yoke – Shut Down, Prevention, Warning, Instructions
  • Heijunka & Visual Control

Features of the Course

• 2 chapters with 80 mins of self-learning content
• Interactive audio-visual medium with ample manufacturing and service industry examples
• Interactive self-assessment quiz for every chapter