Instructor Led Lead-time Training Classes

Making Progress with Microsoft Project Learn the Fundamentals of Project Management. Develop a project plan with tasks, resources and assignments, learn the tools for presenting your plan and creating reports. Discover Microsoft Project Menus, Toolbars, Shortcuts and Tips, Creating Task Relationships, Lag Time and Lead Time, Saving a Baseline and Viewing the Critical Path, Tracking, Managing and Reporting Progress of a Project,  more...

Intermediate Progress with Microsoft Project Edit Microsoft Project Menus, Toolbars, Creating Task Relationships, Lag Time and Lead Time, Saving a Baseline and Viewing the Critical Path, Tracking, Managing and Reporting Progress of a Project, Importing and Exporting Project Information, Viewing, Printing and Customizing Reports, Printing the Project Layout  more...

Making Progress with Microsoft Project Two Days of Project Design and MS Project Secrets Fundamentals of Project Management Menus, Toolbars, Shortcuts and Tips Setting up a project for the first time Making Use of Templates and Wizards Tasks, Duration Outlining the Project Creating Task Relationships, Lag Time and Lead Time Creating and Assigning Resources Different Views for Maximum Understanding Saving a Baseline and Viewing the  more...

Value Stream Mapping Value Stream Mapping is a powerful tool for analyzing information and material flow throughout an organization or between organizations and identifying and planning improvements. In this course, you will learn how to effectively identify and eliminate waste and sources of waste in your organization. Participants in the class will work through a case example. They will create a current state  more...

Inventory Planning and Stock Control ' This program is designed for Those involved in inventory materials planning and stock control at the operational and supervisory levels. Also, those working in other functions of materials management purchasing, stores, distribution who need to understand the mechanics of inventory planning and stock control. This program is worth 25 NASBA CPE?s. Plan and control stock successfully and cost  more...

Inventory Planning and Stock Control ' This program is designed for Those involved in inventory materials planning and stock control at the operational and supervisory levels. Also, those working in other functions of materials management purchasing, stores, distribution who need to understand the mechanics of inventory planning and stock control. This program is worth 25 NASBA CPE?s. Plan and control stock successfully and cost  more...

Fundamentals of Purchasing ' This program is designed for Purchasing department personnel, buyers, and personnel from other departments who need to understand the buying function. This program is worth 25 NASBA CPE?s. Understand the fundamentals and modern principles of the purchasing function. Learn all the required skills to be an effective buyer. Improve the efficiency of buying goods and services. Select  more...

Inventory Planning & Stock Control Objectives: By the end of the program, participants will be able to: Plan and control stock successfully and cost effectively using proven techniques of inventory management. Forecast demand and control lead time. Classify, count and reduce inventory. Reduce inventory investment and surplus. Use the right key performance indicators (KPIs) for the measurement and evaluation of the inventory  more...

The Efficient Buyer Objectives: By the end of the program, participants will be able to: Learn all the required skills to be an efficient buyer. Understand the basic and modern principles of the buying function. Improve the efficiency of buying goods and services. Select suppliers in a better way. Determine transportation and packaging requirements. Improve total lead-time to speed up the purchasing cycle.  more...

Lean 5S Leadership Certification Program By implementing a Lean 5S program, you have the ability to provide your customers with consistent, measurable quality competitive pricing and appropriate lead-time responses that will set you apart from the competition.  more...

VALUE STREAM MAPPING This introductory course teaches the technique of Lean process mapping, also known as Value Stream Mapping. This technique is used to analyze information and work flow from the customer s initial request to delivery of the final product or service. Course participants learn the symbols and language of a value stream map and will be able to interpret existing maps as well as author new maps.  more...

LEAN OFFICE TRAINING 2 days (can be compressed to 2 days) Participants in this fun and experiential course learn the skills necessary to apply Lean problem solving and process efficiency concepts in the office environment. The class starts with participants walking into a room that is set up as cubicles and offices within a fictitious company. Each participant is assigned a job function and is an integral part of a  more...

LEAN HEALTHCARE TRAINING Participants in this fun and experiential course learn the skills necessary to apply Lean problem solving and process efficiency concepts in the healthcare industry. The class starts with participants walking into a room that is set up as a familiar environment in a fictitious healthcare organization. Each participant is assigned a job function and is an integral part of a muti-departmental  more...

LEAN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) TRAINING Participants in this fun and experiential course learn the skills necessary to apply Lean problem solving and process efficiency concepts in the IT environment. The class starts with participants walking into a room that is set up as cubicles and offices within the IT department of a fictitious company. Each participant is assigned a job function and is an integral part of a muti-departmental IT  more...

LEAN ENTERPRISE EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW This course provides an overview of Lean concepts and applications within service-based organizations. Topics include: implementation approaches and barriers, methods, lessons learned, metrics and scorecards, and business results. This course helps executives see how Lean could be applied to their work, office, and organization to cut costs and increase efficiency.  more...

LEAN AWARENESS TRAINING This course provides an overview of Lean concepts and applications in the office environment. Topics include: history, roles and responsibilities, quick-wins, methods, metrics, and change. This course provides office personnel with an introduction to Lean and how it could be applied to their work, office space, and department to cut costs and increase efficiency. All topics covered in class are  more...

LEAN MANUFACTURING TRAINING Participants in this course learn the skills necessary to begin the Lean Journey and apply Lean techniques to reduce waste immediately on upon returning to their work environment. In fact, they leave with an action plan that allows them to improve the performance of their company within the first few days. This experiential course includes several content delivery methods: Hands on simulation  more...

Supplier Assessment This 1-day Supplier Assessment program will help participants understand the key aspects of supplier capability. They will learn how to participate in or lead a supplier audit. Once developed, they will be able to apply the organization's assessment tool, and provide adequate feedback to suppliers on capability and areas for improvement. Topics covered include the value of an effective supplier  more...

Continuous Cost Management This 1-day Continuous Cost Management focuses on monitoring and evaluating cost performance. Using concepts such as value analysis, best value, make vs. buy, out sourcing, and lead-time reduction, participants will learn how to develop plans to measure, evaluate, and improve cost management on the commodities they purchase.  more...

Introduction to Project Management - Project management terminology - Components of projects and programs - Defining project stakeholders - Critical project variables (scope, budget, timeframe, resources) - Key project phases - Scope document, project constraints and the priority matrix - The Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) - Using a Gantt chart, tasks, dependencies and lag/lead time - Assigning project resources -  more...

E-Com Sourcing In this 1-day program, participants will learn the basic concepts of e-business; how to assess different e-business offerings; apply e-business initiatives to improve supply chain management; and learn to develop an e-business strategy. We will discuss how e-business initiatives can achieve both the buyer s and seller s objectives. The benefits in terms of hard and soft cost savings will be  more...

Involving Suppliers in Quality and Cost Objectives ...lue analysis, best value, make vs. buy, out sourcing, and lead-time reduction, participants will learn how to develop plans to measure, evaluate, and improve cost management on the commodities they purchase. This program will highlight a process improvement model that can be used to improve purchasing processes and supplier quality. Specific examples of early supplier involvement will be  more...

Departmental Purpose Analysis For an organisation to be customer driven, it needs to be process driven. Process approach to work is a key differentiator and enables effective utilization of resources and continuous process improvement  more...