Lean Business Programme

14th Oct 2014 9:00am
Oakwood Arms Hotel, Shannon
Lean Business

Operational efficiency is a constant and on-going challenge for all businesses. Management strive to ensure that the business is getting the best output from the employees' combined effort. As a business, we must not only do things right but we must do things the most efficient way. Management must continually review and evaluate the processes to ensure hard work is not wasted by systemised inefficiencies. This highly practical action-centred programme will build the LEAN skill sets within your business and will take you through delivering a LEAN improvement project from start to finish. It will be delivered by Lean Business Systems. 

Objectives:

Embed the Lean business toolset within participating companies
Deliver a project or suite of projects that will have an immediate positive impact on your company’s operational performance

Who should attend?

This programme is suitable for companies from all business sectors and is open to all SME businesses. Participants can be senior managers, department managers and staff, including Owner Managers and Managing Directors of SMEs who want to maximise efficiencies and reduce waste in their operating systems, processes and workflows.

What does the programme consist of?

  • 12-week focused business impact programme
  • 5 days of practical workshops (2 days + 2 days + 1 day)
  • 8 half-day in-company mentoring sessions working on the specifics of your business

How is the programme structured?

Pre-Programme preparation: Prior to first workshop, our programme provider Lean Business Systems, will meet with each participating company to assist the identification of projects, to set expectations and to clarify the programme process. This will include completion of a Lean Self-Assessment and Project Charter.

Workshops 1 & 2: Two days of workshops delivered off-site on Tue 14th and Wed 15th October 2014. Topics to be covered include Lean Sigma Overview, Fundamentals of Lean, Lean simulation, Introduction to Six Sigma, Takt time and Cycle time, Value Stream Mapping, Project Management, Kanban.

Workshops 3 & 4 : Two days of workshops delivered off-site on Tue 4th and 25th November 2014. Topics to be covered include DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyse), A3 methodology, Standard work, 6S, Visual Management.

Workshop 5: Final one day workshop delivered off-site on Wed 10th December 2014. Topics to be covered include DMAIC (Improve and Control) Kaizen, TPM and OEE.

Mentoring Sessions: Eight half-day mentoring sessions delivered on-site on your company premises. 

  • Meet owner / key managers in the company to scope out the assignment
  • Prepare project business cases and involving finance
  • Deliver the assignment with regular coaching on progress
  • Complete the assignment with a team presentation to the management team
  • Throughout the programme, the aim is to transfer knowledge, skills and attitude to the project team to enable them to apply lean principles in future.

What is the cost of the programme?

ManagementWorks is an initiative of Skillnets and is supported by the Government’s Action Plan for Jobs 2014. The programme is highly subsidised, and costs €3,500 per company for three participants. This includes all training, mentoring, course materials, lunches and refreshments.

Act Now

Space on this programme is extremely limited. If you are interested in securing a place on our Lean Business Programme, contact us today. We invite you to meet with us to discuss the programme, the successes it has already produced, its benefits and what it can mean for your business. 

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