Course details

The ManagementWorks Lean Business Programme is already helping dozens of businesses in Ireland to reap the benefits of lean business tools and lean thinking. We use a proven combination of training and on-site mentoring to help you and your team members to understand lean, build lean skill sets within your business, and deliver one or more lean improvement projects from start to finish. This heavily subsidised programme is delivered by leading lean practitioners and trainers, Lean Business Systems.

Who should participate?

Any manufacturing or service company where efficiency is a critical factor in success. Participants can be operators, supervisors and/or managers. We will work with you to select a team of up to three participants from your company. Each participant will deliver a worthwhile project in their area of the business.

What does the programme consist of?

A twelve-week focused business impact programme

Eight half-day in-company mentored sessions working on the specifics of your business

Five practical one-day group workshops - all participating companies attend together

Learning is practical and dynamic with a strong emphasis on business impact

Participants will be encouraged to share and pool experiences so that delegates will benefit from ‘real life’ experiences

How will your business benefit?

Adopting lean tools and techniques is a new approach to business that is being embraced by an increasing number of manufacturing and services companies both nationally and around the world. Why? Because it is delivering serious competitive advantage to companies who engage in the process. Previous participants on our programmes are using lean to deliver measureable improvements across a wide range of business outcomes, including improved cash flow, productivity, waste reduction, lead times, employee engagement, quality and customer service.

By participating in this programme, you and your team members will:

Develop a clear understanding and practical knowledge of the tools and practices underpinning lean

Identify and deliver a project or suite of projects that will provide meaningful and measureable improvements for your business

Gain the knowledge, skills and confidence to be able to apply lean principles, tools and techniques to other projects within your business

How is the programme structured?

Pre-Programme preparation: Prior to first workshop, our programme provider Lean Business Systems, will meet with each participating company to assist the identification of projects, to set expectations and to clarify the programme process. This will include completion of a Lean Self-Assessment and Project Charter.

Workshop 1: Lean Sigma Overview, Fundamentals of Lean, Lean simulation, Introduction to Six Sigma, Takt time and Cycle time, Value Stream Mapping, Project Management, Kanban.

Workshop 2: DMAIC “Define Phase”, A3 methodology, DMAIC “Measure Phase”

Workshop 3: Standard work, DMAIC “Analyse Phase”, 6S, Visual Management

Workshop 4: DMAIC “Improve Phase”, Kaizen, DMAIC “Control Phase”, TPM and OEE

Workshop 5: Final Presentation Day A3 presentations by all participating companies - this is very popular with the participants and further enforces the learning from the programme while also giving the participants’ management an opportunity to view their projects in the context of the other participant companies.

Updated on 08 November, 2015

About Design Print & Packaging Skillnet

The Design, Print and Packaging Skillnet is a training network which works with companies in the design and print and packaging sectors to deliver training solutions which will improve business performance. Building on the work of the Design Ireland Skillnet and the Print and Packaging Skillnet, this new network will continue to provide excellence in training opportunities to our members.

The focus of the Design, Print and Packaging Skillnet is to provide training solutions which will assist members to reduce costs and enhance competitiveness through enhanced skills and expertise. All of the training provided is in response to the expressed needs of companies in our industry.

Members can access our range of subsidised programmes and influence what programmes are provided.

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