Lean Fundamentals

The core lean ideas for industrial and energy professionals: value through the customer's eyes, the eight wastes, value stream thinking, flow and pull, standard work and visual management — and why lean is respect for people, not headcount cutting.

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52m

Total time

Competency levels

Lessons

What you'll learn

Explain value from the customer's point of view and distinguish it from necessary and pure waste
Identify the eight wastes (DOWNTIME) in your own work area with concrete examples
Describe value stream thinking and why optimising a silo can worsen the whole flow
Compare flow and pull with batch and push, and explain when each behaviour appears
Use standard work and visual management to make normal versus abnormal obvious at a glance
Advocate lean as respect for people and problem-solving capability, not a headcount-cutting programme

Curriculum

Progress through each competency level in order.

Awareness

Value Through the Customer's Eyes
Knowledge
2m
Lean Is Respect for People, Not Headcount Cutting
Knowledge
2m
Awareness Check: Value and Respect
Assessment
7m

Knowledge

The Eight Wastes: DOWNTIME
Knowledge
3m
Value Stream Thinking: See the Whole Flow
Knowledge
2m
Knowledge Check: Wastes and Value Streams
Assessment
8m

Skill

Flow and Pull versus Batch and Push
Knowledge
3m
Waste Walk and Flow Sketch
Assignment
3m
Skill Check: Making Work Flow
Assessment
8m

Mastery

Standard Work, Visual Management and Leading Lean
Knowledge
3m
Standard Work and Visual Management Implementation
Assignment
3m
Mastery Check: Lean Leadership Judgement
Assessment
8m

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