CEG’s Lean Enterprise Concepts
For More Information Contact: There are several training techniques used to transform Value Stream Mapping
Center for Economic Growth organizations into lean enterprises. Full implementation of lean Learn how to create a value map of your current state and future
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state processes. This technique helps organizations understand
through a series of workshops and/or through customized the total flow of the value stream, see the sources of waste,
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on-site training. determine common language about the process, show linkage of
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information and process, develop an improvement plan and prioritize
Albany, New York 12207 Lean 101: Principles of Lean Manufacturing activities. Participants learn how to eliminate the waste in the
Experience the power of lean and the changes and benefits of system and achieve dramatic improvements on their processes.
moving from a traditional environment to a lean environment
by participating in a simulation workshop. Learn about the The 5S System [Sort, Set-In-Order, Shine, Standardize & Sustain]
eight wastes and how to apply standardized work, workplace This session offers organizations an opportunity to experience
organization, visual controls, set-up reduction, batch-size reduction, how the 5S System reduces waste and improves both quality and
point-of-use storage, quality at the source, workforce practices productivity in a simulated production facility. Participants will
and pull systems to eliminate these wastes. Participation in this learn to identify and describe the difference in workplace
workshop before taking part in other workshops is recommended. appearance and functionality before and after the 5S process has
been applied and gain skills to conduct their own workplace audit
of organization and standardization. In addition, participants will
learn how to properly organize a workplace with 5S concepts, to
standardize procedures to maintain an organized workplace using
visual controls, and to understand how using 5S will improve
workplace environmental health and safety.
Set-Up Reduction
In a simulation format, participants learn the fundamentals of
set-up reduction in applying quick-change thinking to any type
of set-up or industry. The session focuses on attaining quick
changeover through the systematic elimination of the internal
components of a set-up while streamlining the final procedure.
Reductions in set-up time mean eliminating that process constraint
and producing smaller lots; therefore, making a greater variety of
products in the same amount of time.
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CEG’s Lean Enterprise Concepts
For More Information Contact: Cellular Flow Manufacturing Visual Contols/Standard Work Methods
Center for Economic Growth This hands-on session teaches how to link and balance Participants learn the fundamentals of visual controls, which are
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manufacturing operations to reduce lead times, minimize work simple signals that provide an immediate understanding of a
Email: ceg@ceg.org in progress, optimize floor space usage and improve productivity. situation or condition. They are efficient, self-regulating and worker
www.ceg.org The instructor will lead participants through a five-step process managed. Examples of visual controls include:
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for designing and implementing work cells. This process applies • Kanban Cards
Albany, New York 12207 to both assembly and machining applications. • Color-coded dies, tools, pallets, etc.
• Lines on the floor to delineate storage areas, walkways,
Total Productive Maintenance [TPM] work areas, etc.
• Andon lights
This training offers participants a method to proactively maintain
Visual Controls is defined as: Displaying the status of an activity
machines and equipment at their peak productivity. Participants
in a manner that every employee can easily see and understand
will understand how TPM increases overall equipment effectiveness
in order to then take appropriate follow-on actions.
and how it helps avoid interruptions in production. Instruction
provides a thorough understanding of the six steps to autonomous
maintenance and will help participants identify and eliminate the Kaizen Event
causes of 75% of equipment breakdowns. The word “Kaizen” in Japanese means “to make better.”
Participants in this workshop will learn how to use problem-solving
Pull/Kanban skills to eliminate non-value-added activities from a process.
This continuous improvement process demonstrates how
Pull/Kanban is a system of cascading production and delivery
improvement teams can focus on quickly eliminating problems
instructions from downstream to upstream activities; the up-stream
that cause waste.
supplier doesn’t not produce until the downstream customer signals
a need, using a kanban system. In contrast to the traditional push
manufacturing system where resources are provided to the High-Performance Lean Teams
consumer based on forecasts or schedules, a pull system is a With regard to lean organizations, working in a team environment
simple and flexible method of controlling/balancing the flow of is essential to reducing waste and increasing productivity.
resources by replacing only what has been consumed. The This session will explain how well-functioning teams can
advantages of a pull system include the elimination of wastes transform an organization and will teach participants how to
from handling, storage, expediting, obsolescence, repair, rework, build and manage high-performance work teams. In addition,
facilities, equipment and excess inventory (both work-in-process the participants will learn conflict resolution strategies and
and finished goods). A pull system consists of: how to work with a balance of power and individual strengths
• Production based on actual consumption in a team-oriented environment.
• Small lots
• Low inventories
• Management by sight
• Better communication
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