APICS Albany/Capital District Chapter

APICS recently announced the release of a new training course, consisting of seven modules that follow the lean transformation process. In this course, participants will conduct analyses of issues such as increased lead-times and excess inventory; participate in continuous improvement exercises (kaizen); map the value stream, and draft a lean implementation plan for their own organizations.

Introduction

Educate Organization, Assess Readiness, Define Product Families

Lean Culture

Plan for Change, Create Teams, Select Pilot Product Family

Value Stream Mapping

Map Current-State Value Stream, Map Future-State Value Stream, Plan Implementation

Stability and Process Improvement

Stabilize Demand and Processes, Improve Processes

Just-in-Time

Calculate Customer Demand, Standardize Work, Create Flow, Implement Pull, Develop Schedules

Measuring

Define Metrics, Deploy Lean Accounting

Sustaining

Design for Lean, Continuously Improve Quality, Sustain Lean

The workshop will tentatively consist of 28 total class hours, with 7 of those hours being interactive exercises. A fictional company, Murphy’s Toys, is used as a case study model throughout the workshops to give a context for the activities, provide continuity across the series, and enable participants to “experience” a lean transformation. Through this course, participants will complete a self assessment to determine their organization’s readiness to implement lean, gain practical experience analyzing how to incorporate lean into organizations, obtain broad knowledge of the subject, and leave with a project plan for implementing lean into their organization.