Lean Foundations

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Free Online Course: Lean Foundations provided by LinkedIn Learning is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 1-2 hours worth of material. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from LinkedIn Learning. Lean Foundations is taught by Steven Brown.

Overview
  • Learn about lean: an operations management approach that means creating more value for customers with fewer resources.

Syllabus
  • Introduction

    • Trim the fat by going lean
    1. Lean Defined
    • What is lean?
    • Why use lean?
    • The need for continuous improvement
    2. Lean Processes
    • Process mapping
    • Value stream analysis
    • Process reengineering
    • The principle of ideality
    • The elegant solution
    • The cost of complexity
    • The theory of constraints
    3. Lean Manufacturing
    • Demand-driven business
    • Demand-driven materials
    • Lean inventory
    • The pull approach
    • Lean workstations
    • Total productive maintenance
    • Lean quality
    4. Lean Services
    • Lean delivery
    • Lean transportation
    • Lean logistics
    • Lean purchasing
    5. Lean Thinking
    • The lean culture
    • The lean company
    • Lean employees
    • Lean thinking for supply chains
    Conclusion
    • Go leaner