Description

In this course, you will :

• The history and background of Lean production and the complementing elements of quantity and quality control.
• To measure production performance and how defects and waste degrade performance.
• To understand the importance and role in Lean Production of the customer "Takt."
• To improve process performance through the application of Lean principles, including setup time reduction, batch optimization, and defect elimination.
• To explain the importance of Total Productive Maintenance and the widely-used metric Overall Equipment Effectiveness.
• To understand the difference between push- and pull-systems and how the implementation of pull-systems reduces waste.