Lean Enterprise Training  
       

Overview

A Lean Enterprise is one that continually seeks to eliminate waste from all work processes. If customers are not able to perceive value arising from their supplier's activities, they will be unwilling to pay for such activities, especially when an alternative exists. Don't wait for your customers to “go away” before you embark on the Lean journey!

Those who achieve the greatest success in Lean implementations follow a roadmap that includes the following elements:

  • Top management commitment to stay the course
  • Widespread workforce buy-in through honest, objective communication to employees
  • Solicitation and utilization of experienced and objective external resources that provide training in the use and implementation of Lean tools.
 

TCIE Training Capabilities

TCIE's Lean Enterprise training program utilizes experienced training personnel from both staff and faculty members at the University of Buffalo, as well as private practitioners highly skilled in their specific areas of expertise. Class sizes can be as small as 3 or 4 students, and as large as 20 or more students. Training is delivered at the venue that best meets the needs of the organization, be it in the workplace or at TCIE's Amherst facility.
 
Training Offerings

Lean
Overview

(4 hours) 		This offering is intended to help top management see value in the adoption of Lean systems. Available for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, healthcare, and other service facilities.

Lean Concepts Improve Work

(8 hours) 		This offering is intended to help the organization's workforce see value in the adoption of Lean systems. Available for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, healthcare, and other service facilities.

Value Stream Mapping

(16 hours) 		This course demonstrates how to tracks workflow and find opportunities for Lean implementation. Available for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, healthcare, and other service facilities.

5-S

(16 hours) 		This course demonstrates how the “Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain” process manages work efficiently. Available for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, healthcare, and other service facilities.

Effective Implementation

(24 hours) 		This is a three day, in-depth course that focuses on techniques for successful Lean implementation. Available for manufacturing, warehousing and distribution, healthcare, and other service facilities.
 
Lean training courses especially valuable for manufacturing operations include Set-Up Reduction (24 hours), Operations Balancing (16 hours), Cellular Flow (16 hours), and Pull/Kanban (16 hours). Contact TCIE for details on these and other specialized courses. Trainees will receive Continuing Education Credits (0.1 CEC per hour) from UB's School of Engineering and Applied Sciences.
 
   
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