Lean manufacturing is an operational strategy that focuses on delivering the highest quality product in the shortest cycle of time by eliminating waste. This course provides exclusive training to professionals, executives, directors, managers, supervisors, college students, andothers and delivers the fundamental knowledge they need to transition into a "lean" culture.

Those who take advantage of Lean Manufacturing Practitioner and Master training programs will acquire a thorough understanding of all lean concepts. Our facilitators have successful, hands-on practical experience implementing lean methodologies and principles. Our curriculum is filled with examples, photographs, quizzes, tests, case studies, and interactive exercises.

The Practitioner course develops a deeper understanding of the Toyota Production System (TPS), or lean principles and practices, for any person wishing to learn them deeply enough to lead or facilitate a lean project. This course develops a basic level of understanding of the improvement philosophy, strategies and tools of TPS that have been applied successfully in healthcare and other industries. This seminar will help you develop "eyes for finding the hidden wastes" in your processes.

Major topics to be presented include:

• Identifying Lean Tools for Manufacturing Industry
  Understand the concept of Lean Thinking and explain its associated principles and benefits as applied to the manufacturing sector. Provide a detailed explanation on how to gain a thorough understanding on customer and employee perspectives in order to accurately define what value-added activity is in a manufacturing process.
  
  
• Process Mapping for Current and Future State
  Learn tools to identify Lean Projects by mapping out the current processes and looking for ways to improve and eliminate wastes by creating a future state map. This is an essential tool to ensure that any Lean transformation is successful. Basic principles, tools and techniques will be used to implement improvements enabling the team to impact current processes. Important concepts in project planning and implementation are illustrated and participants practice project management planning.
  
  
• A3 Problem Solving Tools & Building Effective Teams
  Outline and explain the steps involved in learning Toyota Practical Problem solving tools. Understand implementing Lean solutions and gaining the quick wins that are vital in promoting an overall Lean transformation. Understand lean philosophies and how they apply to all industries and particularly manufacturing.
  
  
• Effective Leadership and Change Management
  Leadership and change management are combined to give the student the ability to create a new vision of what 'could be' and turn it into a plan that the organization can execute upon and make a reality. Understand the key elements of leadership's effectiveness and their impact on team/organizational performance. Understand leadership intelligence - the ability to manage oneself as well as relationships with others.

• Front Line Supervisors/Foremen
• All assembly/manufacturing workers
• Planning and scheduling professionals
• Industrial and management engineers
• Support Staff (Administration, Financial Services, etc.)
• All management.

Benefits to the individual:

• A learning opportunity directly from master sensei in the field; instructors who have the experience to keep your lean efforts on track
• Ability to apply Lean practices whilst achieving a global and professionally recognized Lean accreditation/certification
• Certification that provides third-party professional and academic validation of achievements
• Recognition and career enhancement for new found knowledge and skills that are relevant within the organization and beyond
• Immediate entry to a flexible self-paced program that can be completed over a time period suitable to specific requirements
• Ability to achieve/drive process improvements leading to long-term sustainability
• Organizations gain a common language and standard for 'Lean' throughout the company.

Seminar Leaders:
Carlo Graffeo holds a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of New Orleans. He is certified in Lean Principles and Methodologies, certified as a Lean Black Belt, and holds a Lean Healthcare Master Certification from the University of Michigan. Mr. Graffeo has 15+ years of experience implementing process improvement and optimization strategies in such industries as petroleum, chemicals, food manufacturing, plastics, and healthcare, in which he's helped save millions of dollars.

Mr. Baxter Saucier holds a BS in Engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. He is a certified Professional Business Advisor, Strategic Planning Facilitator, and a certified Six Sigma Black Belt. He is certified through the University of Michigan as a Lean Healthcare Master qualified to train using the Lean Enterprise System and has 20+ years of experience implementing process improvement methodologies in manufacturing, petroleum, and healthcare industries with millions of dollars of impact.

For more information about this program contact: Julia Hamilton, Program Coordinator.