International courses

Here is a list of courses being offered outside the United States:

COURSE OVERVIEW

Lean practitioners are change agents who drive fast and effective improvement projects within their organizations. This Lean Practitioner program is designed to bring the basic knowledge of Lean as a powerful continuous improvement tool to the successful change agents.

In general, Lean Practitioners focus on specific aspects, tools and techniques within the complete Lean curriculum and this program will facilitate the development of such skills to enable Lean Practitioners to return to their workplace and make a real measurable difference. The tools and techniques introduced in this course have been successfully applied in manufacturing and service environments and have resulted in significant savings and improved operational performance.

During this 3-day course, you will learn how to apply the most important Lean principles, methods and tools in the field. The focus is on the practical application of Lean. After completing this course, you will recognize many opportunities for improvement, both at your workplace and in your personal life as well.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Understand how to identify and eliminate waste and non-value-added activity from processes.

Learn the key Lean tools and be able to apply them at work.

Learn the differences and the complements between Lean and Six Sigma as continuous improvement methodologies.

Make real improvements in efficiency and quality, in addition to Inspiring other employees by creating a culture of interdepartmental engagement.

Boost customer satisfaction and stakeholder confidence.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

• Project leaders
• Process analysts
• Process transformation leaders
• Quality engineers, managers and supervisors
• Production engineers, managers and supervisors
• Business and operational excellence team members
• Training managers and supervisors
• Anyone interested in Lean & Six Sigma improvement methodologies

BENEFITS OF ATTENDING

In general, organizations have benefited from Lean through:

• Teamwork with well-informed, cross-trained employees.
• Clean and well-organized work space.
• Implementation of a flow system instead of batches and queues.
• Implementation of pull system instead of push system.
• Reduced lead time through more efficient processing, setups and scheduling.
• Reduced inventory.

For registration and more information, email dane.p@leoron.com.