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Lean Fundamentals
A plain-English introduction to Lean for front-line staff, team leaders and new improvement team members in manufacturing, oil and gas, logistics and services. Learn the five Lean principles, the eight wastes, takt time, lead time and Little’s law, pull, the house of Lean and respect for people, and how to run a first improvement with your team. It is awareness training, the entry course to the other Lean courses, and does not award a belt or a certificate of competence.
Taught by iCompetent
- Modules
- 6
- Lessons
- 29
- Duration
- 4h 5m
- Level
- Beginner
- Quizzes
- 6 graded
Course content
6 modules · 29 lessons · 4h 5m
What Lean means, how it grew out of the Toyota Production System, why it works in every sector, and how the other Lean courses fit around this one.
- What Lean MeansPreview8 min
- From the Toyota Production System to Lean Thinking9 min
- Lean in Every Sector8 min
- The Lean Course Map8 min
- What Lean is — quiz6 questions · pass 70%
Topics covered
Lean
Waste Elimination
Flow
Takt Time
Pull Systems
Continuous Improvement
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