Course Information
Overview of Lean Support Processes Training
Learners will be able to:
- Describe the role support functions play in Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
- Explain how support functions can contribute to process bottlenecks in lean operations.
- Work in an environment where departments are cross-functional, interdependent.
About This Course
Lean does not apply to just manufacturing processes. Lean involves eliminating waste in the entire organization. In fact, lean efforts in certain manufacturing support processes is critical to success in lean manufacturing implementation. Lean Manufacturing practices cannot be effectively implemented without corresponding changes to purchasing, scheduling, accounting and shipping supporting functions.
This course will help employees who support manufacturing operations understand how Lean Manufacturing will impact their functions and responsibilities. Each key function purchasing, scheduling, accounting and shipping/warehousing) is presented in terms of how its role needs to change to support lean manufacturing as well as how wastes need to be driven out of the supporting process itself.
