VRDS

Training available from VRDS

Lean Office/Lean Enterprise

Lean Office/Lean Enterprise

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 taught in a way that anyone, no matter what their skills or experience level, can understand. Our instructors simplify complex topics and present them clearly and concisely. Case studies and in-class labs allow the participant to combine and utilize concepts learned 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.

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 healthcare process full of the time-consuming waste and other problems common to most healthcare environments. As usual, patients need the job procedure within an impossible time frame. Throughout the course, participants apply their own ideas based on class content to 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 process full of the time-consuming waste and other problems common to most IT-environments. As usual, customers want the job done within an impossible time frame. Throughout the course, participants apply 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 that allows the participant to experience with the lean tools in a safe, constructive and exciting environment Exercises that relate the simulation to each participants work environment while allowing the participant to 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 muti-departmental process full of the time-consuming waste and other problems common to most office-environments. As usual, customers want the job done within an impossible time frame. Throughout the course, participants apply their own ideas based on class content to 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. Learning Lean doesn t have to be a burden. Some suggest to learn is our most basic human need. We strive to develop courses so you have fun learning: flinging, spinning, and conducting acts of physical and mental creativity. Contact us for more information.

Lean Six Sigma

Lean Six Sigma

LEAN SIX SIGMA AWARENESS TRAINING : This introductory course provides an overview of Lean Six Sigma: history, results, roles and responsibilities, the DMAIC methodology, project selection, basic descriptive methods, and tollgates. This course helps participants identify Lean Six Sigma projects, as well as become more valuable resources to a process improvement team. This course highlights how an understanding of Lean Six Sigma can enhance the participant s skill set, augment a resume, or create a potential career path. Topics covered in class are relevant to all levels of experience. Our instructors simplify complex topics and present them more...

LEAN SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION : This course is to develops and certifies the in-depth knowledge and skills of a Six Sigma Black Belt candidate. The course includes the advanced methods, the inferential and relational statistics, and the project management skills necessary to improve cross-functional and organization-wide processes. The course is characterized by experiential learning, personalized labs, skill-based training, practical statistics, 1:1 attention, and immediately usable decision trees and job aides. Certification is based on project simulation, in-class and between-week assignments, and both knowledge-based and skill-based exams. Our more...

LEAN SIX SIGMA EXECUTIVE OVERVIEW : Six Sigma goes beyond traditional quality improvement because it is first and foremost a business initiative. Each Six Sigma project must result in a positive financial impact on the organization's bottom line. For a Six Sigma implementation to be successful, however, management must not only support the Six Sigma initiative but also understand it. This course introduces executives to Lean Six Sigma s logical approach to process improvement that helps organizations differentiate themselves from their competition by doing things better, faster, at lower cost, and more...

LEAN SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION : This course develops and certifies the knowledge and skills of a Six Sigma Green Belt candidate. The course includes the methods, the descriptive statistics, and the project management skills necessary to use DMAIC to improve processes. The course is characterized by experiential learning, personalized labs, skill-based training, practical statistics, 1:1 attention, and immediately usable decision trees and job aides. Certification is based on a project simulation, in-class assignments, and participation. Our Unique Approach to more...

LEAN SIX SIGMA SPONSOR TRAINING : This course rigorously defines how to select and define appropriate Lean Six Sigma process improvement projects. After completing this course, participants understand the DMAIC methodology and the extent of their personal involvement and the organizational resources required. Participants are taught how to help their teams through each phase of the project, what questions to ask, how to conduct tollgate reviews, and how to overcome typical roadblocks those teams might face, both inside and outside the organization. This course is taught by highly knowledgeable instructors with years of experience leading more...