Lean Concepts and Tools 

Course Description

A proven set of principles and tools, Lean can be applied across operations in order to reduce waste, improve efficiency, and increase employee and customer satisfaction. The Lean Concepts and Tools course provides a high-level, interactive introduction of Lean fundamentals plus more in-depth explanations of several key Lean topics. Individuals and business managers rely on this course as a solid foundation that gives them tools they can put into place to reduce redundancy and rework immediately.

Delivery Mode: 
Online
Methodology: 
Lean
Duration: 
10 hrs
CEU Credits: 
1.0

Course Overview

Learning Objectives
  • Identify and describe the five principles of Lean.
  • Understand the concept of value and how to define value.
  • Recognize eight types of waste and understand the effect of waste on process efficiency.
  • Identify value-added versus non-value-added process steps.
  • Construct current- and future-state value stream maps.
  • Improve the business response to customer needs.
Who Should Attend?
  • Individuals interested in applying basic Lean concepts and tools in their everyday work.
  • Process owners or other team members who support continuous improvement efforts.
  • Business managers who want to apply Lean in their operations.
Duration

Fourteen Hours

To be eligible to obtain CEUs

Participants must complete all required presentations and complete all required quizzes with scores of at least 80%.

This program is recommended for individuals and business managers as a first step to exploring and practicing innovation concepts. This online course is delivered through an interactive, HTML-based eLearning system, offering accessibility and ease of use across both desktop and mobile devices (closed captioning is available). Students master the learning modules at their own pace and in their own time.

Built for employees at all levels, the course is complete with engaging visual content and animated modules that teach the basic vernacular, functions and activities of Lean. In-course activities and touchpoints reinforce learning outcomes.

Each module has a presentation, lecture notes, and quiz. 

1.0 CEUs are available for this course.

11.25 PDUs are available for this course. 

  • Introduction to Lean
  • Five Principles of Lean
  • The Eight Types of Waste
  • Preparing to Manage Change
  • 5S
  • High-Level Process Maps
  • Mid-Level Process Maps
  • Process Analysis Tools
  • Spaghetti Diagrams
  • Fishbone Diagrams
  • Creating Pareto Charts
  • Current State Value Stream Maps
  • Flow
  • Visual Management
  • Standard Work
  • Pull
  • Kanban
  • Mistake Proofing
  • Preventing Human Error
  • Reducing Setup Time
  • Lean Concepts and Tools Quizzes

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Operating System: Microsoft Windows (7 and higher) or Apple Mac OS X

Display Properties Setting: Minimum 1024 x 768 screen resolution

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Note: the course content requires that any pop-up blocker be disabled

Once the course has been paid for and started you can no longer receive a refund or credit towards another class.