Lean Manufacturing 101

With Simulation

Immersive hands-on training with measurable outcomes.

Learn the principles of Lean Manufacturing in this one-day workshop that provides a fast-paced presentation with hands-on manufacturing simulation activities. Gain a clear understanding of the eight wastes in manufacturing and real-world approaches for reducing wastes that will improve an organization’s bottom line. Workshop attendees will be assigned production jobs in a fun-filled, simulated factory. Four levels of simulation will be conducted with training and discussion between sessions.

Explore & Learn:

• • Shop floor layouts/work cells
  • Point of use storage
  • Quality at the source
  • Kanban/pull systems
  • Takt time
  • Standardized work
  • Setup reduction
  • Organization/visual controls
  • Batch reduction/one piece flow
  • Elimination of the 8 wastes of manufacturing
  • Work teams