Lean Bronze Certification

A “Lean Enterprise” can be defined as one that “performs without waste.” Despite constant efforts to the contrary, many organizations waste anywhere from 70-90% of available resources and staff through improper management or ineffective use of materials, time, information, equipment and inventory. Projects offered throughout the course will offer participants in-depth counsel in implementing all the necessary steps to achieve successful results across multiple functions and operations in any organization. Applying these principles to their own work, the course also offers participants the chance to see how the benefits of these techniques would improve their own company or organization. Through successful completion of these projects, participants will learn how implementing Lean Techniques can result in dramatic improvements in cash flow, customer loyalty, market share, safety and morale as well as overall cycle-time and productivity.

Creating improvements across businesses from top to bottom, this course is ideal for individuals responsible for managing or participating in performance improvement activities particularly in the following industries: Electronics, Healthcare, IT, Biotechnology, Manufacturing, Food and Beverage, Energy, Education, Government, Law Enforcement, and Telecommunications. Appropriate participants would include professionals and managers, as well as hands-on line staff in key functional areas like Operations, Production, Inventory Control, Development, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance and Supply Management. In pulling together individuals from all of these areas, the Lean Enterprise Certification course offers a diverse learning environment with multiple perspectives for building best practices that come from all points of industry.

Class Objectives

After completing this class, learners will be able to:

• Explain cultural enabler principles and processes
• Describe cultural enabler techniques and practices
• Explain the principles of continuous process improvement
• Use process improvement systems
• Describe continuous process improvement techniques and practices
• Explain the principles of a consistent Lean Enterprise culture
• Explain the processes for developing a consistent Lean Enterprise culture
• Describe consistent Lean Enterprise culture techniques and practices
• Explain the principles of business results
• Describe how measurement systems are used in a Lean Enterprise culture
• List the key Lean-related measures