Online Class: Lean Management

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12

Lessons
13

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have taken this course
7

Hours
average time
0.7

CEUs

Course Description

This Lean Management course offers a practical introduction to lean management principles and techniques. This course is tailored to help students implement lean manufacturing in business environments to improve productivity, business resilience, and to reduce waste. In particular, this course...

· Offers an overview of lean manufacturing techniques and initial advice on how to implement them in a business context.

· Offers enough knowledge on lean management so that managers can make fully informed decisions about whether or not to adopt lean management, what lean techniques and tools are relevant to their particular environments, and the additional steps that might be necessary to implement lean management in their specific environment.

· Presents a set of core lean management principles, tools, and techniques that are relevant to most manufacturing and service business models. Students, however, may note that some principles are more relevant to their particular form of business than others – this class offers the means for managers to select the principles and tools they wish to apply.

Target Audience

This course is designed for service, retail, office, public organization, and all members of staff in manufacturing firms, regardless of whether they are in managerial or non-managerial functions. Students pursuing a course in processing engineering and/or business studies will find this course useful as well.

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Printable Lessons

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6 Months to Complete

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Accredited CEUs

Universal Class is an IACET Accredited Provider

Course Lessons

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Lesson 1: Introduction to Lean Management: Lean Philosophy and Principles

Lean management is defined as a set of tools, principles, and production techniques that help in identification and elimination of waste through continuous improvements of the production process. 10 Total Points

Lesson 1 Video
Take Survey: Reasons for Taking this Course
Complete: Exam 1

Lesson 2: The Concept of Lean Thinking

Lean thinking can be defined as a business plan that aims to offer a new and more effective way of thinking about how to plan business resources (human activities and capital) with the primary goal of delivering maximum value to clients and benefits to society. 10 Total Points

Lesson 2 Video
Review 6 Videos: Introduction to Lean Management; Lean Philosophy Section 01: Introduction to Lean Thinking; LEAN LESSON ON THE DEADLY WASTES - CUPCAKES PRODUCTION VIDEO; TAKT TIME: How To Calculate Takt Time Tutorial; How to Calculate OEE with John Kravontka, Fuss and O'Neill Manufacturing Solutions; TXM Lean Minute - Avoiding the Waste of Overproduction
Complete: Exam 2

Lesson 3: Identifying Waste in the Production Process

Standardizing the workplace ensures workspaces are well-organized, such that all forms of inefficiencies, waste, and clutter are identified as early as possible. 8 Total Points

Lesson 3 Video
Review Video: Learn What 5S is All About And Why It's So Much More Than A Housekeeping Initiative
Complete: Exam 3

Lesson 4: Value Stream Mapping

Value stream mapping is a visual tool that aids businesses to plot all the tasks needed to receive an order from the client and satisfy it. 10 Total Points

Lesson 4 Video
Review 3 Videos: Ses. 1-6: Value Stream Mapping Basics; Learn How Value Stream Mapping Applies to Any Industry or Process; Value Stream Mapping Example
Complete: Exam 4

Lesson 5: Lean Management: Applying Waste Elimination Practices

In this lesson, we will look at lean production practices that can be implemented within an organization?s current operations system to eradicate these activities. 10 Total Points

Lesson 5 Video
Review 2 Videos: What is Visual Management?; Basic Tools in Quality Control
Complete: Exam 5

Lesson 6: Rethinking Production Flow (Lean Technique)

In this lesson, we will look at a more challenging concept of lean management that, if applied, can transform an organization from a demand push production model to demand pull production, where the organization is only manufacturing products at the rate consumers are demanding them. 10 Total Points

Lesson 6 Video
Review 6 Videos: Production leveling; Heijunka: Leveling Volume and Mix of Work; TXM Lean Minute - How to Level Production to Takt Time; Lean Simulation: Takt Time and Line Balancing Takt ? Sign; Lean, Kaizen, and Continuous Improvement; What Does Kaizen and Emptying a Dishwasher Have in Common? Watch this Video to Learn!
Complete: Exam 6

Lesson 7: Error Proofing

The objective of error-proofing is to prevent a defect from arising and if it is not possible, to detect the defect whenever it occurs. 10 Total Points

Lesson 7 Video
Review 2 Videos: Mistake Proofing: Achieving Zero Defects; Lean Healthcare
Complete: Exam 7

Lesson 8: Push and Pull Systems in Lean Manufacturing

Traditional manufacturing (push systems) focuses on using information about supplies, production and customers to manage materials flow. 10 Total Points

Lesson 8 Video
Review 3 Videos: Pull vs Push a short animated explanation; Lean Pull vs Push - Eliminating Overproduction and Excess Inventory; Lean Simulation: Push vs Pull with Kanban ? Manufacturing
Complete: Exam 8

Lesson 9: Lean Management and Lean Inventory Management

Lean inventory and supply chain management allows small, medium, and large organizations to improve efficiency and boost profits. 10 Total Points

Lesson 9 Video
Review 2 Videos: LeanStock Inventory Management; Richart Distributors uses xTuple MRP for Lean Inventory Management
Complete: Exam 9

Lesson 10: Total Productive Maintenance

Total productive maintenance (TPM) refers to a holistic approach to production equipment maintenance that endeavors to attain perfect production. 10 Total Points

Lesson 10 Video
Review Video: TPM ? Introduction to Total Productive Maintenance
Complete: Exam 10

Lesson 11: Lean Leadership

There is often a missing link in many lean organizations that is the set of leadership structures and behaviors that constitute a lean management system. 10 Total Points

Lesson 11 Video
Review 3 Videos: Lean Management - Boss vs Leader; Lean Leadership Standard Work; Lean Leadership Webinar with Robert Martichenko and Walt Miller
Complete: Exam 11

Lesson 12: The Organization that Renews Itself

Lean principles are mainly applied in operations to eliminate waste, but they also can be applied at managerial level to help the entire organization improve effectiveness and efficiency of its operations. 64 Total Points

Lesson 12 Video
Take Poll: End of Course Poll
Take Survey: Course Comments
Take Survey: Program Evaluation Follow-up Survey (End of Course)
Complete: Exam 12
Complete: The Final Exam

172

Total Course Points

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:

Define what Lean Management is and why its important to learn.
Describe the concept of Lean Thinking.
Identify identifying waste in the production process.
Define Value Stream Mapping.
Recognize error proofing.
Describe push and pull systems in lean manufacturing.
Summarize Lean Management and Lean Inventory Management.
Define Total Productive Maintenance, and
Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.

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