Next Date: 17 Aug 2010 - 18 Aug 2010
Duration: 2 Days
Course Code: LP1
Venue: Europa Academy,
Price: €395

Course Information

Benefits to the Organisation:

• Lean encourages the identification and elimination of wasteful activities in the business, directly affecting profits.
• Lean thinking focuses on developing high performing, productive business operations to improve competitiveness in the marketplace.
• Lean culture involves employees in identifying problems and developing cost-effective solutions that add value to the customer and therefore the bottom line.
• Lean thinking places emphasis on the efficiency and responsiveness of the business holistically, which improves future adaptability to changes in the market

Course Objectives:

Having attended this course, participants will be able to:

• Define value adding and non-value adding activities in their business operations with respect to the customer
• Create a ‘Value Stream Map' of their current work environment
• Utilise alternative problem solving methods to identify areas for improvement in the Value Stream
• Consider a variety of Lean techniques to assist with the improvement of productivity in the business
• Understand Lean Culture, continuous improvement and the importance of employee involvement
• Define a team-based project to implement in the workplace

Who should attend?

This course is for managers and team leaders who are seeking innovative, cost-effective techniques to help improve competitiveness of their team and their business. 

Participants will be analysing their current business processes and identifying improvement activities, therefore it is recommended that two or more members of a business unit attend to ensure the successful transition from classroom to workplace is sustained.

Course Duration:  2 days

Fee: €390 (limited offer)