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CELM 100 - Lean Manufacturing Practitioner
1093000
Delivery Options
In Person
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Course Description
This course provides a comprehensive understanding of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices. Participants will learn how to identify and eliminate waste, streamline processes, and improve overall efficiency within manufacturing environments.
Course Objectives:
- Understand the principles of Lean Manufacturing
- Learn to identify and eliminate various types of waste
- Acquire practical tools and techniques for process improvement
- Gain skills to implement Lean practices in manufacturing settings
- Analyze case studies and real-world applications of Lean principles
Course Outline:
1. Introduction to Lean Manufacturing History and origins of Lean principles
- Key concepts: Value, Value Stream and Waste
- Principles of Lean Manufacturing:
- Continuous Improvement (Kaizen)
- Respect for People
- Visual Management
- Standardization
- Flow and Pull Systems
- Just-in-Time (JIT) Production
2. Identifying Waste
- Types of waste (Muda):
- Overproduction
- Waiting
- Transport
- Over-processing
- Inventory
- Motion
- Defects
- Underutilized human talent
3. Lean Tools and Techniques
- 5S Methodology:
- Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, Sustain
- Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
- Mapping current state
- Identifying value-added and non-value-added activities
- Creating future state maps
- Kanban System:
- Pull systems and visual signals
- Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)
- Quick changeover principles
- Poka-Yoke (Error Proofing)
- Designing systems to prevent errors
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Improving equipment effectiveness
- Kaizen Events:
- Rapid improvement workshops
- Root Cause Analysis:
- Techniques for problem-solving
4. Implementing Lean in Manufacturing
- Creating a Lean culture:
- Leadership commitment
- Employee engagement
- Lean in different manufacturing processes:
- Batch vs. One-Piece Flow
- Cellular Manufacturing
- Lean Office practices
- Lean Metrics:
- Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
- Value Stream Performance
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
5. Case Studies and Applications
- Review of successful Lean implementations
- Analyzing real-world examples
- Group discussions and problem-solving exercises
Assessment and Certification:
- Participation in group activities and discussions
- Completion of assignments or case studies
- Final examination and project
Target Audience:
- Manufacturing professionals (engineers, managers, supervisors)
- Individuals interested in process improvement and Lean methodologies
Duration:
- Delivered in eight sessions, conducted over a 14-week time period.
- Sessions run from 8a - 2:30p
- Each session will build upon the previous session
- Homework will be given after each session to apply the principles learned in that session. Reports on homework will be given at the following session.
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