LEAN Certification in 10 Weeks
 
Bronze LEAN Certification Workshop
This 10-week course meets each Friday from August 21 through October 23, 2015.
Features select Guest Speakers, hands-on experience in real factories & peer interaction. 
The dates shown in the schedule below will be changed to match the new dates - UNDER CONSTRUCTION
Friday 08/21/2015
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8:00 am - 5:00 pmSESSION 1 Principles of Lean Manufacturing (Lean 101)

Lean Overview with live simulation

Reading Assignments (for next session):
Lean Production Simplified: Chapters 1 & 2; pages 29-39
Gemba Kaizen: Chapters 1 & 2


Friday 08/28/2015
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8:00 am to 5:00 pmSESSION 2: Workplace Organization (5S) / Point of Use / Visual Controls

Agenda:

a)       Binder Overview

b)       Reading Assignment Review

c)       Classroom Discussion

d)      Mini-Kaizen Event – 5S

Reading Assignments (for next session):
Lean Production Simplified: Chapter 4
Gemba Kaizen: Chapters 4-6


Friday 09/04/2015
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8:00 am - 5:00 pmSESSION 3: Standardized Operations

Agenda:

a)       Quiz #1

b)       Reading Assignment Review

c)       Classroom Discussion

d)    Team Exercise: Std. Ops Problems


Reading Assignments (for next session):

Lean Production Simplified: pages 39-48; 115-119
Gemba Kaizen: Chapters 7 & 8
Lean Thinking: Chapters 1-5


Friday 09/11/2015
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8:00 am - 5:00 pmSESSION 4: Total Productive Maintenance / Setup Reduction / Batch Reduction

Agenda:

a)       Quiz #2

b)       Reading Assignment Review

c)       Classroom Discussion

d)       Team Exercise - optional

e)   Mini-Kaizen Event -- Setup Reduction



Reading Assignments (for next session):

Lean Production Simplified: Chapter 5
Gemba Kaizen: Chapters 11 & 12
Lean Thinking: Chapter 6


Friday 09/18/2015
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8:00 am - 5:00 pmSESSION 5: Pull Systems / Cellular Manufacturing / Layout / Level Loading

Agenda:

a)       Quiz #3

b)       Reading Assignment Review

c)       Classroom Discussion

d)       Team Exercise – optional

e)    VSM Assignment - Teams


Reading Assignments (for next session):

Lean Production Simplified: pages 87-91
Gemba Kaizen: Chapter 3
Lean Thinking: pages 125-127; 133-150



Friday 09/25/2015
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8:00 am to 5:00 pmSESSION 6: Value Stream Mapping

Agenda:

a)       Quiz #4

b)       Reading Assignment Review

c)       Classroom Discussion

d)    Mini-Kaizen Event -- VSM Assignment


Reading Assignments (for next session):

Lean Production Simplified: Chapter 6; pages 107-115
Gemba Kaizen: Chapter 13; pages 89-90
Lean Thinking: pages 180-182; 201-252


Friday 10/02/2015
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8:00 am - 5:00 pmSESSION 7: Problem Solving / Mistake Proofing / Teams

Agenda:

a)       Quiz #5

b)       VSM Report Outs

c)       Reading Assignment Review

d)       Classroom Discussion

             i. Pull “Kaizen Events” in if time allowing

Reading Assignments (for next session):

Lean Production Simplified: Chapters 8-9
Gemba Kaizen: Chapters 9-10
Lean Thinking: pages 266-267; 304-340


Friday 10/09/2015
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8:00 am - 5:00 pmSESSION 8: Lean Leadership / Policy Deployment / A3 / Kaizen Events / Review

Agenda:

a)       Quiz #6

b)       Reading Assignment Review

c)       Classroom Discussion

d)       Practice Exam #1

e)       Practice Exam Discussion

f)        Formula Sheet

g)       Formula Take home quiz

h)    Bronze Review - 60 questions - homework


Friday 10/16/2015
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8:00 am - 5:00 pmSESSION 9: Review / Practice Exam 2

Agenda:

a)       Review Take home quiz

b)       Review Bronze 60 questions

c)       Review Sessions 1 – 8

d)       Lean Bronze Review

e)       Practice Exam #2

f)        Review Practice Exam

g)   Test Taking Strategies


Friday 10/23/2015
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8:00 am - NoonSESSION 10:SME Exam

Agenda: DON'T BE LATE --
EXAM STARTS PROMPTLY AT 9 a.m.

a)    170 questions – multiple choice

b)    Takt Time = 1 minute