Lean Management Training & Certification
Problem-solving of activity flows
Easy to understand, hands-on and fun learning methods will make it enjoyable to learn Lean Management.
Discover more than 30 tools for implementing Lean in your organisation and improving your operations. Speed, capacity and elimination of waste; reliability of operations and employee performance will be part of your daily routine.
This 2 days training course will immerse you in the world of Lean through a serious game, in which you will learn to identify and eliminate waste (tasks with no added value). You will also use other tools to help you focus on analysing your customers’ needs and the value you need to create to satisfy them.
Practical Information
2 days (14h)
1295€* + 175€ exam vat excl
*Prices do not include lunches
Lean Management Certification
Sucess rate 98%
Subsidies in Brussels
Dates
2024:
Brussels:
- April 4, 5
- Sept. 30, Oct. 1
Distance learning (visio):
- June 3, 4
- Nov. 14, 15
Many other dates in Dutch and French. See our website our ask us by e-mail.
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Lean Management Training Objectives
- Understand the philosophy, principles and tools of Lean Management
- Learn how to improve business flow in Kaizen Event mode
- Learn to eliminate waste, streamline operations and prevent malfunctions
- Learn how to improve a process for the benefit of all stakeholders (customer, worker, owner)
Lean Management training program description
In this training you will find out how Lean Management is linked to value creation in your processes by eliminating waste. And you’ll learn how to use our Lean tool box to continuously improve your processes and flows.
Days | Modules | Skills developed |
1-2 | Lean Management | Problem-solving of activity flows |
Program :
- History and positioning of Lean Six Sigma
- DMAIC and Kaizen Event method
- Process capability: cycle time and Takt time
- Work in process, stocks, waiting time and Little’s law
- Value Stream Map (VSM)
- Load chart
- Analysis of added value and elimination of wastes
- Process Cycle Efficiency and Overal Process Efficiency
- First Pass Yield and Rolled Throughput Yield
- Theory of constraints and line balancing
- Continuous flow
- Pull flow and kanban
- Visual management, poka-yoke, 5S
- SMED
- Heijunka, dynamic capacity adjustment and standardization
- Maximum Work in process (WIPmax)
- Kata and Short Interval Control
- Toyota Way
- Complex flow analysis and process mining
- Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Advanced operational optimization (self-study or one extra day training):
- Capacity management in the presence of variability
- Inventory optimization and sizing of kanban systems
Serious game: the group experiments in the classroom the Lean improvement method (Kaizen Event) on a role play simulating an end-to-end business process (receipt of orders, processing, billing, shipping).
Here are examples of your future Lean tool box:
- Lean and Theory of Constraints
- Lean and Six Sigma
- The Lean Roadmap
- Analysis of customer value
- Value added and non-value added Activity
- The 8 types of waste
- Value Stream Mapping ( VSM )
- Flow value
- Line Balance and Takt time
- Feed Little pulled and law
- Kanban , safety stock and replenishment
- Poka Yoke
- 5S and Visual Management
- SMED and reduced preparation time
- Kaizen ( Kaikaku )
- 5 Why , A3 management
Audience
- Future Yellow Belts, Green Belt, Black Belts, Master Black Belts
- Operational managers (logistics managers, Supply Chain Managers, production managers, …)
- All sectors (industry and services)
Context:
- Need for economy of resources and fluidity in operations
Prerequisite: none
Easy to understand and hands-on learning methods will make it enjoyable to learn Lean Six Sigma.
Our learning by doing training methods will facilitate the use and application of the tools in your projects. The content of our training modules is always proportionate to the complexity of the problem to be solved. Our target is to teach you to find the shortest way to a sustainable solution for your problem.
Our teaching methods encourage active participation and collaboration among participants. They include problem-solving, simulations, tests, and the use of serious games. These activities present engaging challenges that encourage participants to fully immerse themselves in the learning process.
At Lean Six Sigma Belgium, we believe in equipping our participants not only with knowledge but also with practical tools for their future endeavors.
For all our Lean Management courses, we provide a comprehensive suite of resources, including our expertly crafted books, detailed manuals, simulation tools and templates. These materials are specifically designed to bring a high level of structure to your problem-solving processes post-training. With these resources at your disposal, you’ll find that applying Lean Management principles to real-world challenges becomes more effective.
Lean Management Certification
The exams will take place exclusively online (under supervision). Candidates will be able to schedule the date and time of the exam at their convenience (24 hours a day, 7 days a week). They will also be able to manage any postponements and reschedule the date and time themselves.
This applies to both in-house and off-site training.
2 certification levels:
1- Theoretical certification
Lean Management certification obtained on the basis of successful completion of the exams:
- Lean Management exam: MCQ – 50 min. / 25 questions – closed book
One re-sit allowed in case of failure. If you fail the exam a second time, you can retake it by purchasing a new exam.
The exams are offered in French or English.
2 – Practical certification (optional and not mandatory)
- Prerequisite: successful completion of theoretical exam
- Preparation of the case study
- Case study defense before a jury of experts
- Link to description page