Achieving Cost Reduction and Savings Using Applied Lean Manufacturing Methods
Course Objectives
Reducing costs and achieving savings in organizations by applying such modern management techniques as lean manufacturing, and integration of such techniques with Total Quality Management; coverage of points to consider during application of the methodology.
Who Should Attend
Managers and other personnel in production, planning, logistics, purchasing, design, maintenance and quality departments.
Course Content
Changes affecting manufacturing strategies
Comparison of manufacturing systems
What is lean management?
What is lean manufacturing?
Deployment of lean manufacturing systems in organizations
Relationships with the supplier industry
Planning for labor
Planning for capacity
Development of transportation tools and methods
Transition from push systems to pull systems
Cost of maintaining inventory and reduction of inventory
Order-driven manufacturing
The visual factory
Savings in energy resources
Shortening delivery times
Reduction of set up times and SMED (Single Minute Exchange of Dies)
Communications and teamwork
Cellular manufacturing
Concepts of optimization and improvements in overall system performance
Applied examples for various industries
Integration of lean manufacturing with modern management methods
Course Schedule:
20 September 2007
1 Day, to be held between the hours 10:00-17:00.
Training Fee: 250 YTL + VAT
Upon completion of the seminar, participants will receive certificates of attendance