Lean and its Application

So what is Lean all about?

Lean thinking provides a vehicle for identifying the steps that add value, and placing them in sequence in order to satisfy the customer demands.

The modern business environment is under constant pressure to improve delivery, quality, profit, and reduce cost of products and services.

In order to meet customer, stakeholder and share holder expectations, many organisations are using Lean methods to optimise it's operation and reduce costs.

Implementing Lean in the correct way can provide significant tangible improvement. Lean applies equally to production processes as it does to office based transactional type tasks & is reliant on effective management and team working to achieve lasting success.

In-company Advice and Assistance

Our process specialists have a broad experience in the application of lean tools across a wide range of industry sectors.
We provide onsite services to clients covering: -

o	Lean assessment to determine which areas of the business needs help.
o	Lean training and improvement project support.
o	Troubleshooting failing processes.

Training Courses

Our Lean training programmes are applicable to staff across the whole business, Managers, Engineers, Designers, Operatives. They are designed to enable the delegate to apply learning back in the workplace.

Our courses cover:

o	Top team overview of Lean
o	Lean Leadership & Facilitation
o	Lean awareness
o	5S & Work place organisation.
o	Set up Reduction (SMED)
o	Kanban
o	Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
o	Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA)
o	Quality for perpetual improvement.

Click here for a more detailed list of our courses relating to Lean and its application