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method360 in association with Level 5 Lean conducts in-house Lean 4x4 Simulations, to simulate an operational environment utilising Lego blocks as work flow to build an order of finished products. If you would like to understand more about Lean Thinking, Lean Principles and see first hand the difference they make in a simulated operational environment. Contact method360 to see how you could benefit from having your key people attend this seminar and register your interest in a Lean 4x4 simulation.
Ask yourself - How Mature Is Your Company?
The workshop helps you focus on Lean Best Practices that drive your performance and provides a system to track your “Practices Maturity”.
Stage 1:
No Best Practices used and the company revolves around crisis management and ad hoc responses.
Stage 2:
Clearer understanding of company direction, imparted effectively by management.
Stage 3:
There is an ownership of Practices at operational, middle management and senior management levels.
Stage 4:
Practices are constantly being honed and refined. Management is consultative and the company is utilising technologies to improve performance throughout the supply chain.
Stage 5:
Best Practices are a ‘way of life’. Management has adopted a mentoring style within the company and its supply chain business partners.
If you are concerned with your level of Lean Best Management Practice Maturity, or would simply like to enquire how attending a Lean Simulation course can help you improve your profit margin by up to 400% while easing the amount of effort required. Then contact method360 today, to request in-house training and consulting in Lean and Continuous Improvement.
WHAT IS LEAN?
Lean describes a system of Continuous Improvement which focuses on eliminating all forms of waste through the implementation of appropriate tools, techniques and Best Practices. Specifically, Lean analyses and improves the flow of products, services and information through value added activities, resulting in improved process effectiveness, staff engagement and therefore customer satisfaction. Implementing Lean tools and techniques will enable your business processes to be flexible and efficient. The objective is to satisfy customer demand for quality products and services at the right time and at a competitive price. This includes managing total costs and providing an acceptable ROI to stakeholders.
ORIGINS OF LEAN.
Lean tools and techniques have primarily evolved through the manufacturing sector, however in today’s competitive market all business sectors are obliged to continuously improve if they are to survive. The service industry is not immune to this increasing level of competition and recent evidence confirms that implementing Lean in the service sector can dramatically improve business performance.
The reason why Lean can improve any type of business becomes clear when we realise that all work is in fact a system made up of tasks / processes and interactions between these tasks / processes.
• We can improve or eliminate the task and / or
• We can improve the flow between the tasks
Lean sets out to achieve continuous improvement through effective Leadership, management and engagement of all stakeholders in the change process.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
Leaders and implementers of change from both management and operations will gain significant benefits from attending this workshop. A team of experts with many years practical experience in a variety of industries will facilitate the learning process.
To maximise learning’s the training includes: -
• Presentations,
• Interactive discussions,
• Self Assessments,
• A workplace simulation &
• Many other practical exercises
WHAT ARE THE LEAN BEST PRACTICES?
Leading & Managing Change
Rather than just hoping you’re armed to handle change we make sure of it with concepts and tools from the world’s leading change experts. This includes Kotter’s eight steps for successful change.
Teamwork
Teamwork centres on the empowerment and involvement of frontline workers on a common set of targets to drive Continuous Improvement.
5S
5S is a system for workplace organisation contributing to becoming a highly organised and efficient operation. The world’s best companies suggest that if you cannot excel at 5S you cannot expect to excel at anything in business.
Visual Measures
Learn the importance of Visual Measures in driving changes in behaviour and the benefits of displaying Visual Measures to your workforce.
Problem Solving
Is about making Continuous Improvements in the workplace by focusing on eliminating major losses and wastes through structured, simple problem solving.
Process Time Reduction
Understand the need for and the techniques to help reduce process times in terms of your organisation’s quest for flexibility, competitiveness and profitability.
Process Flow
Lean organisations deploy Pull Systems to control the flow of products or services from one process to another. Upstream processes will only transfer work when the downstream process requires it. Also learn about the “Theory of Constraints” and how to detect your constraints and increase your throughput potential.
Standard Work
Standard Work is the process of developing the best way currently known to do a task and then ensuring everyone is capable and consistently applies this best method. Standard Work is the key to controlling and removing process variability.
Value Stream Mapping
VSM clarifies complex systems, allows identification of problem areas, and provides a tool for effective planning and implementation of solutions. Value Stream Maps are live documents which should be refined and updated as the system changes.
Waste Reduction
Learn how to identify the various different categories of Lean process losses and wastes and how to apply appropriate Best Practices to reduce or eliminate them.
Waste is anything that uses resources but does not add real value as determined by the customer.
method360 courses:
method360 and Level 5 Lean offers Lean Principles and Continuous Improvement courses across Australia including: Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and Adelaide.
Should you require an in-house course in Lean Principles or Continuous Improvement, contact method360 to find out how we can tailor our course to suit you and save you money at the same time.
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