In today's competitive manufacturing landscape, efficiency and waste reduction are not just goals, but necessities. The Lean Certificate Series is tailored for those leading or participating in Lean implementations, offering comprehensive training in Lean methodologies crucial for operational excellence.
Through the Lean Certificate Series, TMEP provides industry professionals with the skills and knowledge necessary to lead Lean initiatives in their facilities. Whether you're a new Lean champion, part of a Lean team, or aiming to become a Lean leader, this program equips you with the expertise to drive meaningful change in your organization.
By engaging in this series, participants not only learn the technical aspects of Lean tools but also how to apply these concepts effectively to bring about significant improvements in operational efficiency and waste reduction.
| Lean Certificate Series Topics Covered |
| Introduction to Lean. Includes discussion about the history of manufacturing, value-added vs. non-value-added processes, and the eight manufacturing wastes. | Workplace Organization (5S). Participants learn how to implement each of the 5S elements to create a clean, safe, and organized workplace. |
| Value Stream Mapping (VSM). Participants will construct a current state and future state VSM of a fictitious manufacturing plant, Acme Stamping, and apply the VSM techniques. | Standardized Work. Participants will learn how to develop and implement common standardized work sheets that drive consistent work quality and continuous improvement. |
| Cellular Manufacturing. Participants will learn how to implement the five-step cell design process including establishing takt time, balancing work content, and designing a cellular layout. | Pull/Kanban. Participants will learn how to design and implement a visually driven, employee controlled material replenishment system. |
| Total Productive Maintenance. Participants will learn how to implement TPM to improve equipment availability, performance, quality, reliability, and safety. | Quick Changeover. Participants will learn how to reduce time lost to setups and changeovers while increasing the available time of production equipment. |
| Mistake Proofing. Participants will learn how to increase the visibility of errors, improve error reaction time, create systems to prevent errors from recurring. | Lean Office. Participants learn how to make their office operate more efficiently by applying lean techniques in administrative processes. |
| Kaizen Facilitator. Kaizen events are the vehicle to implementing Lean tools and concepts. Kaizen events are well-scoped, focused improvement efforts that utilize a team-based approach to eliminating wastes. This course is designed to teach a standard Kaizen process that can be used for implementing any Lean tool, such as quick changeover, 5S, cellular/layout, and TPM. |
