Principles of Lean Manufacturing

November 23, 2010 8:00 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.

– Cost *$395 – Stanton Campus DTCC – Newark, DE

This one day course provides participants with an overview of Lean Manufacturing and the impact it can have on an organization. It includes a factory simulation in which Lean Principles are gradually applied throughout 4 shifts. Performance metrics are collected to measure the impact of implementing Lean Principles. Participants learn about value added and non-value added activities and the eight wastes of manufacturing. Participants learn about Standardized work, the 5S system, visual controls, plant layout, teams, quick changeover, batch reduction, Point of Use Storage, Quality at the source, Pull/Kanban, Cellular Flow and Total Productive Maintenance.

Who Should attend: Plant Managers, Manufacturing Managers and Supervisors, Production Control, Operators, Logistics, Quality and Continuous Improvement Champions.