After you complete this course, you will be able to:
- Define Lean and its key terms.
- Describe the Toyota Production System and the TPS house.
- Describe the five critical improvement concepts.
- Use the Kano model to understand, describe, analyze, and improve value.
- Identify and reduce various types of waste.
- Create a plan for a more environmentally Lean organization.
- Use the PDSA and R-DMAIC-S models to plan, execute, and evaluate Lean changes.
- Use Lean thinking frameworks, including 5W-2H, Genchi Genbutsu and Gemba.
- Prepare for and complete a basic 5-S.
- Describe the key elements of Kaizen events, particularly a Kaizen blitz.
- Gather, analyze, and interpret data using flow charts, Ishikawa (fishbone) diagrams, SIPOC diagrams, and value stream maps.
- Go back to your organization with a plan to begin incorporating Lean into your corporate culture.