• Improve manufacturing competitiveness
• Map and analyse system flows
• Design and implement pull systems
• Reduce variability and improve quality

Participants will learn how to dramatically improve their operations through the use of lean techniques. Successful adaptation of lean manufacturing can lead to significant improvements in yield, throughput, space savings, and cost reduction. Perhaps most important is a change in attitude towards continuous improvement.

Who Should Attend Lean Manufacturing - Shanghai

You should attend Lean Manufacturing if you would like to learn how to implement lean techniques in your operations. Suggested participants include plant managers, operations or production managers, project engineers, supply-chain managers, purchasing managers, production planning and control managers, and maintenance managers.

This program delivery id designed for emerging leadersin China. All materials and presentaitons shall be in English, however, supplementary copies translated into simplified Chinese of some core materials shall be available for reference and ease of learning.

"Lean Manufacturing" was popularized by the 1990 book The Machine that Changed the World (by James Womack, Daniel Jones, and Daniel Roos), which describes how fundamental changes in design, manufacturing, and supply chains in the global automobile industry were achieved as a result of adopting various forms of the Toyota Production System. Since that time, many manufacturing and service firms have successfully implemented lean manufacturing techniques. However, many more have barely scratched the surface of what is possible.

The Lean Manufacturing-Shanghai program provides participants with an understanding of lean manufacturing tools and theory. The emphasis is on developing skills which will allow participants to return to their organizations ready to implement lean practices. This program will be taught using a combination of discussion, lectures, case analyses, and hands-on exercises. Throughout the program, case examples will be provided from a variety of industries that have successfully implemented lean, as well as examples of failures and how to avoid them.

Participants will take part in a hands-on lean simulation. Participants will also receive software tools that will aid them in diagnosing problems in their value chains and prioritizing improvement opportunities.

Some of the materials will be translated into simplified Chinese.

Participants will learn how to dramatically improve their operations through the use of lean techniques. Successful adaptation of lean manufacturing can lead to significant improvements in yield, throughput, space savings, and cost reduction. Perhaps most important is a change in attitude towards continuous improvement.

Session 1

• Introduction to lean thinking
• Overview of lean philosophy
• Linking lean to company strategy
• Hands-on cell exercise demonstrating lean concepts
• Introduction to systems analysis tools and value stream mapping

Session 2

• Value stream mapping
• Understanding the current state of your value chain
• Developing a future state
• Measurement systems and how they influence performance

Session 3

• Factory physics
• Theory and science of lean manufacturing
• Translating concepts into practice
• How to find sources of waste and variability in your processes
• Prioritizing improvements
• Measuring expected results form targeted kaizens (improvements)

Session 4

• Understanding pull systems
• Implementing different types of kanban systems
  • visuals and calculations
• Integrating pull with ERP
• Extending pull to purchased parts

Session 5

• Lean applications and implementation
• Skill development
• Team building and leading change

The program fee includes tuition, books, instructional materials, and coffee breaks. Fee is payable in advance in US dollars and is subject to change. See our Cancellation, Transfer and Substitution Policy

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