Waste can be in the form of time, resources such as machinery and space, materials, mistakes, inventory, transport and not satisfying the customer. The steps to reduce waste are the following:
- Identify customers, internal and external
- Define Value from the customer’s point of view
- Identify the value stream
- Achieve flow
- Establish just in time (pull) systems
- Aim for Perfection, continuous gradual improvements
Strategia runs lean business training courses for individual businesses or groups of businesses. Topics include:
- Understanding Lean Philosophy
- Implementation
- Related people issues
- Value chain Analysis (productivity)
- Setup Reduction
- Controlling work in progress
- Visual management techniques
- Team design for real teamwork
- Measures
- Cellular manufacturing
- Just in Time production
- Design to Production
- The Theory of Constraints
- Lean Office
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