Lean 101 Simulation Workshop

Register for Kearney, March 10 - Lincoln, April 26Lean 101 Simulation Workshop

KEARNEY 3/10

SCOTTSBLUFF 4/21-Register by April 14 at 📞 308.635.6701 BRIDGEPORT 4/22-Register by April 14 at 📞 308.635.6701 Register-LINCOLN 4/26

Description

Lean 101 is an industry-leading certification program that provides individuals and companies with a comprehensive guide for professional and workforce development that is in line with Manufacturing Industry standards. It involves innovative ways of thinking with real hands-on applications, leading to improved results. Lean is a smart way to do business that can result in many benefits for companies that practice its components.
Among the benefits:

• Identify wastes and improve efficiency
• Can standardize process and practices in your organization
• Helps demonstrate to customers, suppliers, and others that your organization is using best practices to improve the experience of working with your firm
• Can result in happier and more content employees

Target Audience:

Company leadership, supervisors, and key line personnel.

Delivery Method:

1-day class using a Lego airplane simulation process to help the understanding of these principles:

• Excellent method to break down paradigms
• Start with a key group that needs to have support from ownership \ management
• Transforms  current state to owners of the process and shared responsibility for their key areas
• Visual, hands-on demonstration of how changes can improve productivity
• Raises awareness level of what to look for in waste and process improvements Helps to break down employees’ natural resistance to change
• Employees involved in the simulation understand why lean production methodologies are necessary
• Removal of fears regarding change while encouraging them to identify non-value added activity

Participants operate six simulated workstations along the assembly line in their imaginary aircraft plant. The four-phase simulation begins with participants producing airplanes using a traditional plant layout. In phases two and three, they redesign their work area into a cellular layout and learn to utilize one-piece workflow with a pull system. In the final phase, they experience the concepts of a flexible workforce and load leveling. Supplier problems, labor skills, deadlines, quality control, and other real-life situations have been incorporated into each phase of the simulation. Each phase includes time for comments and discussion.

Learning outcomes:

Teaches the following advanced manufacturing practices:

• The benefits of cellular manufacturing  over traditional plant layouts
• The effects of rapid throughput with traditional manufacturing
• Work-in-progress as a manageable asset
• Inventory risks
• Independent cross training
• One-piece workflow with a pull system

Delivery Method:

Lecture/Group participation. Participants will receive training a full training manual; a laminated card with key points and certification from the Nebraska MEP and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

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