Course Outline
Introduction
- History of Lean: The Toyota Production System.
- Lean manufacturing versus Lean service operations.
Lean Thinking
- Organizing human activities.
Five Principles of Lean
- Value.
- The Value Stream.
- Flow.
- Pull.
- Perfection.
Types of Waste
- Tangible versus intangible waste.
- Value-added versus non-value-added activities in work.
- Eight types of waste in service operations.
- Using inappropriate metrics to measure waste.
Measuring Performance
- Observing processes.
- Understanding the key aspects of a KPI.
- Time as a critical factor.
Systems Thinking
- Managing for the future.
- Deming's systems thinking in service industries.
Preparing the Enterprise for Lean
- Lean processes.
- The continuous improvement cycle.
- Realigning metrics.
- Overcoming resistance.
- Pilot projects.
Implementing Lean in Your Organization
- Organizing teams.
- Applying technology and tools.
- Developing people and partners.
- Tracking work with Kanban.
- Kaizen workshops.
Process Mapping
- Using workflow diagrams.
- Order-to-delivery cycle.
Value Stream Mapping
- Lean measurements.
- Creating current and future state maps.
Value Stream Analysis
- The 5S methodology.
- Just-in-time.
- Built-in quality.
Promoting Lean Thinking across the Enterprise
- Tools plus culture change.
- Coaching.
- Developing communication and feedback channels.
- Focusing on long-term learning.
- Being data-driven.
Assessing the Results of Lean
- Lean maturity matrix.
- Tracking performance.
- Benchmarking against other companies.
Developing Lean Leaders
- Setting up a Lean leadership team.
- Creating a succession system.
Complementary Methodologies
- Agile and Scrum.
- Six Sigma.
Closing Remarks
Requirements
- A commitment to developing talent, enhancing efficiency, and eliminating waste within the organization.
Target Audience
- Business managers.
Testimonials (6)
Simulation exercises.
- Embassy of Canada
Course - Lean Services: Lean Management For The Service Industry
Alvin's broad-based knowledge such as providing historical insights and juxtaposing it into real and current situations.
Connie Pascual - Embassy of Canada
Course - Lean Services: Lean Management For The Service Industry
Participating ion activities.
ARCHIE CANOZA - Embassy of Canada
Course - Lean Services: Lean Management For The Service Industry
Excellent Trainer - knowledgeable, interesting presentation and was able to connect with his audience.
Catherine Perez - Embassy of Canada
Course - Lean Services: Lean Management For The Service Industry
It was fast-paced. I did not get bored. Topics are interesting. Trainer was very knowledgeable.
- Embassy of Canada
Course - Lean Services: Lean Management For The Service Industry
The simulation exercises (workshop) gave me a real feel of how it is to experience "leaning" up the process. It provides a "sticking effect" to the theories that were discussed.