The Lean Way Course 5 - Supporting Technologies for Lean Enterprise Transformation

The goals of this class are to provide the knowledge to extend operations transformation from the shop floor to the enterprise level, to put in place technical systems and approaches to support and sustain lean operations, and to build skills in useful analytic techniques for making decisions regarding operations structure, management, and control that support the lean way.

Through extensive hands-on case studies, students will learn how to map and re-design lean systems at the enterprise. They will learn how the fundamental lean principles and system design principles translate from the shop floor to white-collar transactional processes.

Principles for design of internal logistics systems are developed and exercised, including techniques such as minomi and advanced kitting strategies. Total equipment management, addressing equipment selection, “lean machines”, simplification, and TPM is covered in detail.

Principles of lean auditing systems are covered and sample audit vehicles are presented in the class. Finally, the concepts of factory physics are covered, an analytic tool that is very useful in reasoning through complex operational decisions and problem solving.

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Major topics include:

• Enterprise/transactional value stream mapping and the structure of lean service processes
• Internal logistics and material
  handling systems
• Simplification, kitting, minomi
• Overview of external logistics
• Lean Machines and total
  equipment management
• Assessment at the process and system levels, with application in a virtual or real plant tour.
• The use of factory physics in
  operations decision making

Managerial Excellence Certification Series

• The Lean Way 4 – Lean Coaching
• The Lean Way 5 –Supporting Technologies for Lean Enterprise Transformation
• The Lean Way 6 – Strategic Leadership