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Lean Principles Bundle
Bundle Description
Explore this series of courses to learn about the history and concepts of lean manufacturing, including important milestones by Henry Ford, Taiichi Ohno, and Shigeo Shingo. These courses will enable you to list of principles of workplace organization and identify the 5S methods to achieve it. You will be able to apply the concept of Sort to declutter work areas, explain the use of Straighten to reduce wasted efforts and apply the concept of Shine to maintain order through cleanliness, and explain how the concept of Standardize is applied to Sort, Straighten, and Shine. You will also learn how the concept of Sustain can be executed to maintain the 5S Standards. There are eight courses in this series.
Bundle Objectives
- Learn about the history of lean manufacturing
- Discover the contributions of Henry Ford, Taiichi Ohno, and Shigeo Shingo worked to form lean manufacturing
- Define and describe the concepts of lean, including pull and perfection
- Define and describe the elimination of waste using tools like 5S, Kaizen, and Poke-Yoke
- List the principles of workplace organization
- Define the meanings of Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain, and learn how these processes are executed in the workplace
- Learn about the processes of Sort, Straighten, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain
Bundle Duration
6 hours
Audience
New industry professionals, technologists, college students, and high school students
Requisite Knowledge:
None
The History of Lean Manufacturing
Course Description
In this course, you will learn about standardizing the Sort, Straighten, and Shine activities. You'll also discover basic guidance on how to keep the 5S effort active in your organization.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Match Standardize with its requirements and compliance activity.
• Identify the key actions for Standardize.
• Explain how Standardize is executed in the workplace.
Course Duration
42 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Introduction to Lean Manufacturing - Lean Principles
Course Description
Lean principles are designed to help an organization achieve process perfection. The foundation of lean principles is employee involvement, adding the maximum value, and the elimination of waste. Lean is a journey toward understanding the customer and their needs.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Define and describe the concepts of lean, including pull and perfection.
• Define and describe the elimination of waste using tools like 5S, Kaizen, and Poke-yoke.
• Use a value stream map to identify waste.
• Explain value.
• Define value, value-added, and non-value-added.
• Identify the terms used to describe waste.
• Describe the theory of constraints.
Course Duration
90 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians, or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Workplace Organization
Course Description
A disorganized work area not only makes it hard to find items, but it makes working effectively and efficiently difficult as well. In this course, you'll learn about the importance of workplace organization, the methods used to organize the workplace, and the 5S program.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• List the principles of workplace organization.
• Identify the methods used to organize the workplace.
• Recognize the methods used to measure workplace organization.
Course Duration
66 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Workplace Organization - S1 Sort
Course Description
In this course, you'll learn about the process of Sort. Sort involves getting rid of unnecessary items and general clutter in the work area. Sort helps ensure that only necessary items remain in the workplace.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Define the 5S meaning of Sort.
• Match Sort with its requirements and compliance activity.
• Identify key actions for Sort.
• Explain how Sort is executed in the workplace.
Course Duration
42 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Workplace Organization - S2 Straighten
Course Description
In this course, you will learn about Straighten. Straighten is a method for organizing the workplace to reduce wasted steps, motion, and time. You'll explore techniques designed to help you store tools where they're needed and visually obvious. You'll also learn to use outlines and labels to identify the location of machines, walkways, and storage areas.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Define the 5S meaning of Straighten.
• Match Straighten with its requirements and compliance activity.
• Identify key actions for Straighten.
• Explain how Straighten is executed in the workplace.
• Define value, value-added, and non-value-added.
Course Duration
54 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Workplace Organization - S3 Shine
Course Description
In this course, you will learn to Shine. Shine is maintaining order through cleaning. Daily cleaning routines are established to maintain a clean and tidy working environment. You'll explore steps for keeping equipment clean and in good working order.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Define the 5S meaning of Shine.
• Match Shine with its requirements and compliance activity.
• Identify key actions for Shine.
• Explain how Shine is executed in the workplace.
Course Duration
48 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Workplace Organization S4 - Standardize
Course Description
In this course, you will learn about standardizing the Sort, Straighten, and Shine activities. You'll also discover basic guidance on how to keep the 5S effort active in your organization.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Match Standardize with its requirements and compliance activity.
• Identify the key actions for Standardize.
• Explain how Standardize is executed in the workplace.
Course Duration
42 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None
Workplace Organization S5- Sustain
Course Description
The last step of 5S, Sustain is considered the most difficult step of the 5S process. Sustain is defined as the training and discipline needed to maintain 5S. In this course, you'll learn why sustaining the 5S effort takes so much work and commitment by everyone.
By the end of this course, you will be able to:
• Understand Sustain requirements and compliance activity.
• Identify the key action steps for Sustain.
• Explain how Sustain is executed in the workplace.
Course Duration
42 minutes
Target Audience
Managers, supervisors, engineers, technicians or any individual working directly with this equipment or product
Requisite Knowledge
None