Lean Thinking: A Strategy for Operational Excellence

Why Attend

Lean is about organizational transformational towards operational excellence. If your organization strategy addresses operational and organizational excellence, this course will be of great value to you. In this course you will discover how to develop Lean Strategy, objectives and explore the world of Lean tools. Further, it will discuss how to embark on a Lean journey in your organization.

Overview

Course Outline

Schedule & Fees

Course Methodology

This course will engage participants in various simple and complex Lean exercises. The course will challenge participants through the use of Lean tools such as Value stream mapping, 5S and case studies. Lectures, group discussions and presentations will be used to achieve the learning objectives.

Course Objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

Understand lean concepts and importance for organizations.
Identify typical process waste in organizations and the importance of removing such waste on organization's profits, competitive edge, and customer satisfaction.
Recognize how lean concepts can directly address the elimination/reduction of operating costs, cycle time, and non-value-added activities.
Apply lean implementation methodologies.
Develop an effective lean implementation plan

Target Audience

All professionals who are involved in hands-on initiatives focusing on operations excellence and improving speed, as well as those who are responsible for linking, measuring and improving the performance of the organization.

Target Competencies

Lean Mindset
Value Stream Mapping
Six Sigma
Results orientation
Change

Introduction to Lean Principles

Aligning Strategy with Lean Principles
Core Concepts
The History of Lean
The Benefits of Lean
Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

Components of Lean

Five Lean Principles
Building Blocks of Lean
The 8 Types of Waste - Waste Elimination Strategy
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
5 S program: Sort, Straighten, Sweep, System, Sustain
Quick Changeover
Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
Standard Work
Single Piece Flow
Cell Layout
Total Productive Maintenance
Point of Use Storage (POUS)
Visual Organization
Spaghetti Diagrams
Poka Yoke

Lean and Six Sigma: A One-Two Punch

Six Sigma at a Glance
Key Definitions
Understanding Process Capability
Sources of Variation
The DMAIC Process
Traditional Cost of Poor Quality
Comparison of Lean to Six Sigma-Approach

Lean Measurement

What is a Key Performance Indicator (KPI)?
Developing your Lean KPI
Output Versus Outcome KPIs
Obstacles to Measurement
Relationship with other Models Tools

Lean Implementation Road Map

Implementation Road-Map
Key Factors for Success
The Lean Leadership Paradigm
Building Your Lean Implementation Plan
Barriers to Lean

Kuala Lumpur

Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia)2025-12-15$3775

Manila

Manila (Philippines)2026-03-23$3775