"You don't go fly-fishing to catch a shark, but you can use a sprat to catch a mackerel"
Talking about your company becoming 'Lean' is like talking about the fishing boat and failing to understand the rods, hooks, bait or the ocean you are fishing in. Understanding the 'Tools' and, how and when to use them is essential.
Talking about your company becoming 'Lean' is like talking about the fishing boat and failing to understand the rods, hooks, bait or the ocean you are fishing in. Understanding the 'Tools' and, how and when to use them is essential.
Lean Tools and Methods
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Additional development options
Introduction to Lean
This course is an excellent starting point for understanding Lean methods. It covers the basics of Lean, combining hands on exercises with case studies and an overview of the most appropriate tools for your outcome requirements. The course brings the subject to life - giving a clear understanding of how the concepts can be applied in practice. It is suitable for staff at all levels who need to understand the concepts of Lean and get it right from the start.
Lean Practitioner
This follow-up course is designed to give a greater depth of knowledge about Lean tools, techniques and provides an introduction to the human factors that feature when introducing anything 'new' in the work place. It can be taken as either a 3 day course or if you have already completed our Introduction to Lean, as a 2 day top up course. On completion of this course you will be better equipped to undertake Lean projects and implement what you have learnt.
Advanced Lean
This advanced programme is practical and coaching driven, with time spent on-site addressing the practical application of Lean in your workplace with your people. Participants benefit from the vast practical experience and coaching support skills of Duxinaroe consultants.
This support intervention helps lean leaders take a deeper look at the principles surrounding 'Change' and acts as a bridge between the activities of introducing tools, techniques, process and method and the requirements of 'Leadership, Culture & Change' (as addressed in the 'master class' training events we tailor to your needs).
Being 'hands on' with your change team ensures the link between the Exec suite & the shop-floor is addressed in terms of organisational cultural layers and cross-cultural communications, in addition to the development of specific 'Lean' skills ... this approach allows you to deal with the Muda, Muri and Mura (Process and Psychological 'Waste') within a changing environment.
This support intervention helps lean leaders take a deeper look at the principles surrounding 'Change' and acts as a bridge between the activities of introducing tools, techniques, process and method and the requirements of 'Leadership, Culture & Change' (as addressed in the 'master class' training events we tailor to your needs).
Being 'hands on' with your change team ensures the link between the Exec suite & the shop-floor is addressed in terms of organisational cultural layers and cross-cultural communications, in addition to the development of specific 'Lean' skills ... this approach allows you to deal with the Muda, Muri and Mura (Process and Psychological 'Waste') within a changing environment.
Creating your Lean Road-Map
When organisations look to set a 3 to 5 year strategy or even a 10 year vision, the stages required for Lean tools to be introduced to help facilitate that journey can be a minefield of confusion, especially for anyone without 20+ years experience of Lean implementation plans applied in practice (and the challenges this often presents).
We help your leadership teams develop and detail a bespoke lean road map that suits your outcome requirements and develops those aspects of the business that will benefit most, providing structure and sense to your change program. A 3 stage example of a Lean roadmap that has been successful across the planet can be seen below...
We help your leadership teams develop and detail a bespoke lean road map that suits your outcome requirements and develops those aspects of the business that will benefit most, providing structure and sense to your change program. A 3 stage example of a Lean roadmap that has been successful across the planet can be seen below...
LEAN - Initial stage
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(Man)
Business System Introduction Communication Employee involvement Safety program (Method) Voice of the customer Strategic plans |
(Machine)
Preventative maintenance (Materials) Materials control Supply chain rationalisation |
LEAN - Fundamental stage
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(Man)
Standard work Multi-skilled workforce (Method) 5S and Visual Management Work Cells and Single piece flow Performance measurement feedback Problem Solving (CEDAC) |
(Machine)
Single Minute Exchange of dies OEE Capacity Planning (Materials) Supply Chain development Point of use inventory Kanban pull system Supplier performance measurements |
LEAN - Mature stage
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(Man)
Empowerment Customer focused commitment (Method) Benchmarking Six Sigma Concurrent engineering / DFMA / DFSS APQP / Quality Function Deployment / FMEA / PPAP / Control Plans. |
(Machine)
Autonomation (Jidoka) Total Preventative Maintenance (Materials) Heijunka (Level Loading) |
Communications
Failing to get communications 'right first time' is probably the single biggest cause of delay in any organisation. It's so easy to get wrong! Just the omission of basic punctuation can alter the meaning delivered from one person to the next.
"It's time to eat, Granddad."
"It's time to eat Granddad."
When you start to understand the brain and how it disseminates information from the senses to check, verify and piece back together the signals coming in from the outside world, the principles behind 'accelerated learning' & 'Visual Management' make much more sense. We help you understand what it takes for knowledge to be transferred with meaning between people, to help you reduce and remove the problems this causes in industry, every day around the world.
"It's time to eat, Granddad."
"It's time to eat Granddad."
When you start to understand the brain and how it disseminates information from the senses to check, verify and piece back together the signals coming in from the outside world, the principles behind 'accelerated learning' & 'Visual Management' make much more sense. We help you understand what it takes for knowledge to be transferred with meaning between people, to help you reduce and remove the problems this causes in industry, every day around the world.
5S & Visual Management
Learn about this fundamental tool in application and understand the discipline it requires of individuals and delivers to organisations to eliminate waste & improve performance & profit. This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Our 'Communications' course is an excellent compliment to 5S & VM for those looking to understand the principles at a deeper level.
Our 'Communications' course is an excellent compliment to 5S & VM for those looking to understand the principles at a deeper level.
Control Rooms
When rapid development is required, communication has to improve exponentially in very short time-frames. Implementing a Control-Room is often essential.
In this course your teams can learn what a Control Room requires in terms of the practical / physical and the attitude required to make it truly effective.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
In this course your teams can learn what a Control Room requires in terms of the practical / physical and the attitude required to make it truly effective.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Kanban & the fundamentals of inventory management
A large cost to many organisations is the cash tied up in stock. Managing this overtly can allow a significant improvement in organisational performance, flexibility and responsiveness.
Delegates can learn all about the best practice methods utilised to control stock in a Lean environment.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Delegates can learn all about the best practice methods utilised to control stock in a Lean environment.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Standard Work
Much of our approach to production in the west evolved to reflect a 'batch' manufacturing mentality over many decades. Lean promotes 'Single piece flow' and 'Just-in-time' among many other 'principles' which require a very different mind-set. Delegates can learn how these principles are achieved in practice, how to reduce 'the 7 wastes' and ensure production is conducted in ways that ensure maximised profits.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
TPM & OEE
(Total Preventative Maintenance & Overall Equipment Effectiveness)
In industry we rely on the maximised efficiency of the equipment we use. This requires we maximise up-time & minimise down-time i.e. increase the availability, quality and performance of each machine to ensure we provide the best possible chance of increasing profits. Learn how to assess and maintain your equipment in a structured formulated manner that can be replicated across departments and divisions.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
S.M.E.D.
Formula 1 is the example everyone uses to describe SMED. In the factory, change-over times, from product runs, raw materials going through the same machine or tool changes, can all be engineered to remove delays. SMED provides a methodology for achieving this, with the target of 'Single Minute' or single digit (under 10 min) changeovers; or in the case of a formula 1 wheel, under 10 seconds!
Delegates can learn how these principles are achieved in practice and ensure change-over times do not become a bottleneck dictating a batch / high stock value approach to production.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Delegates can learn how these principles are achieved in practice and ensure change-over times do not become a bottleneck dictating a batch / high stock value approach to production.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Process Flow Mapping
A significant part of Lean is having a workforce who can understand and see the '7 Wastes' in all of the activities they perform (shop-floor / office| industry / service | public or private sector), so they can identify ways to reduce those wastes and increase benefits to the department and company.
At a detail level, there is no better tool for this than process flow mapping. Learn how to conduct a mapping exercise and how to identify and eradicate waste activities from your department or work area.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
At a detail level, there is no better tool for this than process flow mapping. Learn how to conduct a mapping exercise and how to identify and eradicate waste activities from your department or work area.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Value Stream Mapping
Operating on a similar principle to process flow mapping but on a much larger scale, VSM is the GoTo method popularised over the last few decades for organisations looking to identify the
wastes inherent to their organisations on a larger, often strategic scale. Learn how to map your organisation as a stand-alone event, as part of a large scale problem solving initiative or as a pre-cursor to Policy Deployment, to help identify the 3-to-5 year or annual objectives required to get you to your destination (identified in your lean road-map) as a business.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Problem Solving
A common challenge for many companies is getting to 'root cause' of problems. Lean methods provide a structured approach, comprising many tools from Pareto Charts, Run Charts and Ishikawa (Fishbone) diagrams which, when combined can become a 'problem solving' tour de force. Learn how to use and apply these tools for maximum effect.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
This course can be used as an entry point to the subject or as a refresher, facilitated to suite the needs of the client.
Quality Control - FMEA
There are a host of problem solving and problem prevention tools available through Duxinaroe, from DOE to QFD and APQP.
FMEA / FMECA (PFMEA / DFMEA) is often a requirement within a quality system. With extensive experience in a multitude of engineering and manufacturing environments to reflect upon, Dux trainers and consultants are well versed in problem prevention procedures utilised as part of your quality business objectives.
We run FMEA courses as stand-alone events or as part of a broader change programme, depending on our clients organisational maturity and requirements.
FMEA / FMECA (PFMEA / DFMEA) is often a requirement within a quality system. With extensive experience in a multitude of engineering and manufacturing environments to reflect upon, Dux trainers and consultants are well versed in problem prevention procedures utilised as part of your quality business objectives.
We run FMEA courses as stand-alone events or as part of a broader change programme, depending on our clients organisational maturity and requirements.
Quality Control - APQP
APQP is a broad church; in addition to well known tools like FMEA, there are a number of System Safety and Reliability tools which can be applied to complex engineering and assembly manufacturing companies. Titles include; Risk Assessment matrix, Preliminary Hazard Analysis, Flow / Barrier analysis, Reliability block diagram, Fault Tree Analysis, Success Tree Analysis, Event Tree Analysis, Cause-Consequence Analysis, Directed Graphic (Digraph) Matrix Analysis, Combinatorial Failure Probability Analysis, Failure Mode Information propagation modelling, Probabilistic Design Analysis, Probabilistic Risk Assessment.
There are a similar scope of tools available for DESIGN related analytical tools. With extensive experience in a multitude of engineering and manufacturing environments to reflect upon, Dux trainers and consultants are well versed in problem prevention procedures utilised as part of your quality business objectives and can call on these and other 'tools' to help identify and implement your APQP requirements.
There are a similar scope of tools available for DESIGN related analytical tools. With extensive experience in a multitude of engineering and manufacturing environments to reflect upon, Dux trainers and consultants are well versed in problem prevention procedures utilised as part of your quality business objectives and can call on these and other 'tools' to help identify and implement your APQP requirements.
