Northeast Ohio Manufacturing Education Series

Lean Simulation Workshop

This segment of the workshop will include a review of the benefits of Lean Practices.  This review will ensure that all participants have a common understanding and knowledge base of Lean Tools and Rules.   

You will participate in a hands-on simulation exercise where you will learn the techniques of one-piece cellular flow, continuous flow with kanban signals, ending with a lean flow using a pull system. There are four main flow concepts presented plus many suggestions for training your workers to think lean.  Key learning objectives of the Lean simulation include: 

·   Understand Lean concepts of one-piece flow, pull systems, inventory reduction.

·   Why has production flow followed batch ‘n queue over the years?

·   See where waste and inefficiency exists in each type of flow

·   How line imbalance and inventory stockpiles affect the customer

·   How to see the whole value stream

·   How to optimize the efficiency of the whole stream versus a individual process

·   How to identify Value Adding and Non-Value Adding activities

·   How to Think Lean

Instructor: Mr. Rick Bohan, WINOC Senior Business Advisor 

Rick Bohan is a Senior Advisor for WINOC, Work In Northeast Ohio Council and Owner - Chagrin River Consultants, LLC. He has over 20 years experience in designing, and implementing performance improvement initiatives. Rick leads, coaches, and facilitates our clients' planning and implementation of systems and operations improvements. For more information on Mr. Bohan go to http://www.winoc.org/staff.html. 

Cost: $145 per person.  $130 for those also attending the Lean Design Workshop in the afternoon. 20% discount for WINOC members. 

          If you are not a member, you can join at www.winoc.org/members.html 

Place:  This workshop can be deliverd off-site or on-site at your location.

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This WINOC program is funded in part by:

The Northeast Ohio Center for Labor Management Cooperation (NEOCLMC) at WINOC