Lean Principles

Course Outline:

Seat time: 1 hour

This course will introduce the learner to lean principles, which are a set of widely used best practices for creating more value for consumers with fewer resources through optimizing the flow of work. The course will define lean and its key terms, including different systems and models for improving worker output. After completing this course, the learner will understand:

• The five critical improvement concepts
• How to identify and reduce various types of waste
• The importance of incorporating lean principles into corporate culture 

Course Topics:

Understanding Lean Principles
This topic will introduce the learner to lean principles.

Fourteen Principles
This topic will provide the learner information about the fourteen principles.

Critical Improvement Concepts
This topic will introduce the learner to the critical improvement concepts of lean principles.

Creating a Lean Enterprise
This topic will inform the learner on how to create a lean enterprise.

Data Gathering and Mapping
This topic will inform the learner on gathering data and mapping.