Although the ideas of Lean have gained popularity over the past decade, particularly since Jeffery Liker’s The Toyota Way was published in 2004, Lean principles have existed for nearly three hundred years. Benjamin Franklin’s work in the 1700’s is one of the earliest examples. Henry Ford advocated Lean ideas in the 1920’s, and Sakichi Toyoda (the founder of Toyota) developed some of the basic principles of Lean, which were published in 1935, five years after his death.

This course will provide an introduction to this way of thinking that has changed so many corporations in the world. You will understand how to start your company on the journey to becoming lean – more efficient, less wasteful, and more flexible.

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Lean Six Sigma :

Module One: Getting Started
	Icebreaker
	Ground rules
	The parking lot
	Workshop objectives
	Action plans and evaluation forms
Module Two: Understanding Lean
	About Six Sigma
	About Lean
	History Behind Lean
	Toyota Production Systems
	The Toyota Precepts
Module Three: Liker’s Toyota Way
	Overview
	Philosophy
	Process
	People And Partners
	Problem Solving
Module Four: The TPS House
	Overview
	The Goals Of TPS
	The First Pillar: Just In Time (JIT)
	The Second Pillar: Jikoda (Error-Free Production)
	Kaizen (Continuous Improvement)
	The Foundation Of The House
Module Five: The Five R’s Of Lean
	Redesign
	Reduce
	Recover
	Recycle
	Remanufacture
Module Six: The First Improvement Concept (Value)
	Overview Of The Kano Model
	Basic Characteristics
	Satisfiers
	Delighters
	Applying The Kano Model
Module Seven: The Second Improvement Concept (Waste)
	Mudi
	Mura
	Muri
	The New Wastes
Module Eight: The Third Improvement Concept (Variation)
	Common Cause
	Special Cause
	Tampering
	Structural
Module Nine: The Fourth Improvement Concept (Complexity)
	What is Complexity?
	What Causes Complexity?
	How To Simplify
	Structural
Module Ten:
	The PDSA Cycle: Plan, Do, Study, Act
	The R DMAIC S Method
	How To Simplify
	Structural
Module Eleven: The Improvement Toolkit
	Gemba
	Genchi Genbutsu
	Womack’s Principle
	Kaizen
	A Roadmap For Implementation
Module Twelve: Wrapping Up
	Words from the Wise
	Review of Parking Lot
	Lessons Learned
	Completion of Action Plans and Evaluations