TECHNICAL SYSTEMS TRAINING - Lean Systems Consulting

Most lean transformations are initiated because the business is not competitive selling its products or services. The product may be too costly to manufacture, suffer from poor quality or take too long to produce. In short, price for the value that the customer is willing to pay is too high. One of the best disciplines to analyze a product's value, using a holistic perspective, is Industrial Engineering. While the discipline has evolved to include other facets of engineering such as Product Design, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality Engineering and Logistics Engineering; this broad technical discipline is effective at studying a product's value from the office to the shop floor.

IE 101 Methods Engineering

Course Summary: Learn the basis of method engineering which is the integration of people and work. Gain classical skills in industrial engineering and industrial relations. Understand that all work contains the same basic building blocks of process management. Learning Check Point: Process charting exercise Learning Objective: Learn how to systematically review a process, identify inefficiencies and improve a system’s performance. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student

IE 102 Problem Solving

Course Summary: Study and apply the A3 Problem Solving process. Learn how to breakdown problems to accelerate root-cause analysis and improve accuracy in countermeasure development. Apply the thinking and logic to test out ideas, rank solutions by opportunity cost and standardize successful outcomes. Learning Check Point: Complete an A3 problem solving template. Learning Objective: Learn the structure and workflow in problem solving so that adequate attention can be applied at each step to improve productive thinking. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student

IE 103 Source Quality

Course Summary: Learn how to listen to your customer, both internally and externally. Understand how to translate customer needs into repeatable processes through new and existing products or offerings. Finally, improve customer satisfaction by learning how to respond to customer complaints timely and efficiently. Learning Check Point: Review the elements of a successful “Fast Response” process. Learning Objective: Apply the FMEA methodology to assess risk and institute the appropriate error proofing strategies to reduce errors. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student

IE 104 Process Variation

Course Summary: Strengthen the quality management system by understanding variation and how it can impact performance. Develop feedback loops, deploy mistake proofing based on risk and engage the organization through internal auditing. Learn how to assess an organization’s quality performance and deploy error proofing methods that are consistent with the economics of the impact. Learning Check Point: Complete a Cost-of-Poor-Quality calculation on the provided case study. Learning Objective: Develop a VOC program that utilizes data to inform and prioritize improvement initiatives. Implement an auditing process to validate VOC measures. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student

IE 105 Manufacturing Engineering

Course Summary: Learn how to design and manage workflow in a manufacturing process. Apply motion economy and labor allocation techniques to utilize resources effectively. Learning Check Point: Rebalance a line from 8 to 7 workers. Learning Objective: Use a product assembly diagram, process layout and line balance diagram to establish an assembly workflow. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student

IE 106 Production Leveling

Course Summary: Learn how to apply Just-In-Time scheduling to reduce resources, prevent over-production and balance production loads throughout the organization. Utilize pattern production methods, kanban, setup reduction and mixed-model production to offset imbalances in throughput. Learning Check Point: Complete a master schedule to determine what the company plans to produce, procure, expressed in specific configurations, quantities, and dates over a well-defined planning horizon. Learning Objective: Build organizational strategies and implementation plans that move the organization to a JIT environment. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student

IE 107 Operations Management

Course Summary: Lean how to coordinate and improve performance in work teams using a structured meeting process where Key Performance Indicators are tracked and discussed. Foster the continuous improvement culture, by breaking down barriers within the team by utilizing data to make decisions. Learning Check Point: Complete the linkage between the Result, the Process and the Action required for an area or function. Learning Objective: Use a communication style in the deployment process that raises questions on issues that require closure or remedial actions. Learn how to foster teamwork and collaboration on interdepartmental issues. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student

IE 108 Plant Layout and Design

Course Summary: Teach the basic principles of plant layout using machine / part matrix, assembly diagram, process flow diagram, the Plan for Every Part (PFEP), relationship chart, forward / backward tracking analysis, conveyance handling index and King’s Algorithm. Learning Check Point: Complete a conveyance pick list for a kitting process. Learning Objective: Determine the correct floorspace requirements, using rough cut capacity analysis and the various plant layout principles. Demonstrate optimization, by re-arranging high volume operations with respect to raw materials, manufacturing and finish goods. Pricing shown is on-line training price (before sales tax) per contact hour of instruction. Registration Fee: $100 per student