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Lean Practitioner (part of IMechE's COVID-19 Recovery Programme)

Deliver real business improvement through having a strong foundation of the practical application of Lean Tools and Techniques.

3 days

Course	Location & Date
Lean Practitioner (part of IMechE's COVID-19 Recovery Programme)	N/A

Members:
£900.00 Plus vat

Non Members:
£990.00 Plus vat

Summary

Deliver real business improvement through having a strong foundation of the practical application of Lean Tools and Techniques.

Designed to support individuals who will be guiding and leading the Lean activity within an organisation.

This course focuses on the important role of the Lean Leader in strategy deployment and the development of a culture that supports improvement activity.

Delivery format:

This course will be delivered using interactive live virtual classroom technology. For alternative formats and dates, visit: imeche.org/covidrecoveryprogramme

Extra funding Sheffield City Region businesses

Fins out more at imeche.org/ssbtrainingsupport.

Who should attend?

Individuals who will be delivering Lean improvement projects.

How will I benefit?

Understand how the 5 key principles of Lean hang together
Understand how to set up and manage a Lean project
Explore the suite of Lean Tools and determine when they should be used
Gain confidence in the use of selected Lean Tools in a Lean Simulation

Contributes 21 CPD hours

Key topics

Origins of Lean
The five principles of Lean
Challenge and benefits of Lean
Practical application of Lean
Project mgt
Voice of the customer
Process mapping
Identifying and reducing waste
Balancing work, including Takt times
Runners, Repeaters and Strangers
Push v Pull
Kanbans
SMED
Problem-solving
Future map design
Visual management

This course is highly practical and delegates are encouraged to bring real-life problems with them and to use their own processes during practical exercises wherever possible.

Meet our trainers

These trainers regularly teach Lean Practitioner (part of IMechE's COVID-19 Recovery Programme).

The Lean Sigma Team

A team of specialist consultants with experience of deploying Lean and Six Sigma principles across a broad range of industry sectors. Their wealth of knowledge has been amassed by directly managing improvement projects and helping others to gain benefit from the effective use of the right tools within their operating environment. The key to the Lean Sigma Team's success is their ability to simplify complex issues and guide and coach others to build confidence in applying Lean and Six Sigma in their own work environment.

In-house and bespoke training

Tell us your team's CPD needs and we'll come to you with a specialised training programme, customised for your engineering sector.
Contact our advisors if you need help finding the most appropriate training for your team.

At a glance

Duration:

3 days
CPD Hours:

21

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