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Introduction to Lean Manufacturing

Six Sigma

Training Provided by Aster Training A two day practical lean manufacturing training course suitable for manufacturing staff of all levels. The content of this training course has been developed following the successful implementation of the lean techniques, concepts and strategies used in this course by manufacturing companies throughout the UK, with the help of our course tutors.
This is primarily ilt training
workshop / seminarThis is a workshop seminar
group study and discussionThis class may involve group study
cd romThis program may be available on CD
instructor led trainingThis class may be available at a classroom in Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire,
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Duration:2 days
Training Presented in:English
Introduction to Lean Manufacturing Why introduce Lean Manufacturing?

Increased Customer Satisfaction
Reduced Waste
Improved Profitability
Improved Process Control
Company Wide Team Work

What you will learn

At the conclusion of the lean manufacturing course each delegate will be able to:-

Implement and maintain a company wide 5S programme
Recognise waste and other non-value added activities throughout their business
Introduce a basic pull scheduling system e.g. Kanban
Set up a lean manufacturing cell
Identify the various types of mistake proofing techniques
Follow a standard process to significantly reduce machine change-over times
Identify a programme to maintain production equipment
Generate value stream maps of their own manufacturing processes

Course Content

The lean manufacturing training course covers the following topics:-
Overview of Lean tools - A guide to available tools & techniques.
5S
7 Wastes
Kanban
Factory Layout (Group Technology vs. Cell Manufacturing)
Positive Stress in the Workplace
Successive Checking
Poka Yoke or Mistake Proofing
Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)
Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Planning for Lean & Cultural Change
Creation of a Lean Enterprise
Problem Solving Techniques
Bottleneck Management
Project Review

Elements of the course content are trained using innovative role play where the delegates are required to act out the assembly operations of a fictitious manufacturing company.

The introduction to lean manufacturing training course is limited to a maximum of twelve delegates. Course costs cover the two training sessions, a comprehensive set of course notes, lunch, refreshments and an attendance certificate.
About The Training Provider: Aster Training
Aster Training - Aster Training is a provider of innovative corporate training courses to UK based manufacturing and service companies. Specialising in Lean Manufacturing we provide a wide range of courses on topics such as 5S, 7 Wastes, Kanban, Lean Office, TPM, Poka Yoke, Value Stream Mapping and SMED. In addition we also provide Purchasing, Sales & Marketing, Management & Leadership and Human Resources...
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