The workshop includes hands-on experiences, videos, lecture and discussions of effective management of supply chains. You will develop a set of solutions to effectively attack the common problems in many supply chains, including unreliable suppliers, inventory control issues, long supplier lead times, item stockouts and obsolete items. The following workshops are available on-site at your facility. Value-Stream Mapping Learn how to create a map of the entire value stream. Participants will learn the steps necessary to eliminate the waste in the system via the power of value stream map in order to achieve the enhanced future state.
Participants bring their own examples and create their own current and future state maps.
This course demonstrates how to transform a factory into a place where thousands of messages concerning product quality, productivity, schedule and safety are accurately and rapidly delivered. Participants learn methods to implement specific, easy to access visual systems to enhance communication and productivity, using the 5S methodology. This hands-on course teaches how to link and balance manufacturing operations to reduce lead times, minimize work in process, optimize floor space usage, and improve productivity. The instructor leads the class through the 5-step process for designing and implementing continuous flow cells. This course teaches how to design and implement a visually driven, employee controlled material replenishment system.