Reducing Waste and Improving Workplace Efficiency with Lean Six Sigma
About This Course
Looking to make your manufacturing processes more efficient and cost-effective? Our WSQ Reducing Waste and Improving Workplace Efficiency with Lean Six Sigma course is designed to empower you with actionable strategies to eliminate waste and enhance productivity. Learn the core principles of Lean Manufacturing, including Value Stream Mapping, 5S, and Kanban. The course provides you with practical tools to identify inefficiencies, optimize workflows, and implement continuous improvement initiatives.
But we go beyond just the fundamentals. This course also offers in-depth insights into advanced Lean methodologies such as Six Sigma, Kaizen, and Total Quality Management (TQM). Learn how to analyze data for informed decision-making, develop effective communication strategies within your teams, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. This comprehensive skill set will not only make your manufacturing processes more streamlined but also elevate you as a key contributor to your organization's success.
What You'll Learn
- Identify eight types of production wastes within the organisation, benefits of lean manufacturing and steps to achieve lean performance results.
- Apply lean principles to compute production capacity and TAKT time.
- Perform ABC analysis for inventory classification using selective inventory control
- Calculate economic batch quantity and number of ‘kanbans’ required.
- Identify objectives of production and inventory control and types of inventories by function and condition.
- Implement lean manufacturing tools for improved inventory flow and material flow
- Implement lean manufacturing in an organization at various levels and within various areas for improvement
- Determine the necessity for preventive maintenance within the organisation
– Identify performance measurement areas in lean manufacturing and steps required for successful lean implementation.
Course Outline:
Topic 1 Overview of Lean Manufacturing
Identify wastes and types of production wastes
Benefit of Lean manufacturing
Principles and applications of Lean
Compute production capacity and TAKT time.
Topic 2 Inventory and Production Control
Objectives of inventory control
Classify inventory with ABC analysis
Kanban inventory management and compute optimal batch quantity
Basic Lean and QC tools
Topic 3 Lean Implementation and Preventive Maintenance
Determine preventive maintenance needs
Performance metrics in Lean manufacturing
Lean implementation and sustainability
Entry Requirements
Knowledge and Skills
• Able to operate using computer functions
• Able to operate using computer functions
• Minimum 3 GCE ‘O’ Levels Passes including English or WPL Level 5 (Average of Reading, Listening, Speaking & Writing Scores)
Attitude
• Positive Learning Attitude
• Enthusiastic Learner
Experience
• Minimum of 1 year of working experience