Continuous Improvement with Lean Online Certificate Course
Learn the Basics of Continuous Improvement Strategies
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Study Continuous Improvement with Lean Online Course; Learn the Basics of Continuous Improvement Strategies
This Continuous Improvement with Lean Online Course is an ideal choice if you’re ready to take your Lean knowledge to the next step. In it, we will explore what continuous improvement is all about and how Lean methodology can help get you there.
In this Continuous Improvement with Lean course, you will learn about developing continuous improvement strategies in the workplace using Lean methodology. The course focuses on the Identify – Plan – Execute – Review cycle, and wraps up with an in-depth case study to help you practice what you have learned
What you will learn with our Learn the Basics of Continuous Improvement Strategies
- Describe what continuous improvement with Lean is all about.
- Explain the concepts of the continuous improvement cycle: Identify, Plan, Execute, and Review.
- Apply Lean continuous improvement concepts to a case study.
- Present ideas for continuous improvement.
How will the Continuous Improvement with Lean Course be delivered?
Courses are accessed online via our learning management system by any device including PC, MAC, tablet or Smart Phone.
- Easy to follow and understand
- Only 6 to 8 hours of study is required
- Unlimited, lifetime access to online course
- Delivered 100% on-line and accessible 24/7 from any computer or smartphone
- You can study from home or at work, at your own pace, in your own time
- Certificate of Completion
Continuous Improvement with Lean Online Course - Requirements
The Continuous Improvement with Lean Course is delivered 100 percent online 24/7 and only takes 8 hours of study to complete.
To successfully complete this course, a student must:
- Have access to the internet and the necessary technical skills to navigate the online learning resources
- Have access to any mobile device with internet connectivity (laptop, desktop, tablet)
- Be a self-directed learner
- Possess sound language and literacy skills
Quick Course Facts
- Course content is structured for easy comprehension
- Approximately 8 hours of study is needed to complete the course
- Registered students gain unrestricted access to the Continuous Improvement with Lean Course
- All course material is available online 24/7 and can be accessed using any device
- Study online from anywhere in your own time at your own pace
- All students who complete the course will be awarded with a certificate of completion
Continuous Improvement with Lean Online Course Outline
Session 1: Course Overview
Companies can benefit from the principles of continuous improvement with Lean. It helps them to adopt a very formal process or commit to something less structured. This course is designed to implement principles that have been taught from the Lean Process Improvement course.
- Learning Objectives
- Describe what continuous improvement with Lean is all about
- Explain the concepts of the continuous improvement cycle: Identify, Plan, Execute, and Review
- Apply Lean continuous improvement concepts to a case study
- Present ideas for continuous improvement
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: Defining Continuous Improvement
Continuous improvement is defined as the principles become part of the workplace culture. The process requires everybody’s participation. This session will define continuous improvement, review the pre-assignment, and discuss the four-stage continuous improvement cycle associated with Lean.
- Definitions
- Continuous Improvement
- Pre-Assignment Review
- How Can Lean Help?
- Fully Adopted
- Four-Stage Cycle
- Making Connections
Session 3: Stage One – Identify Areas For Improvement
After observing that the Lean processes are well-defined, various companies prefer this formal approach. In contrast, others prefer something less formal that sustains their needs but also allows them to be flexible. This session will help in identifying valuable areas that need potential improvements.
- Making It Valuable
- Test the Theory
Session 4: Stage Two – Create a Plan for Improvement
Knowing various theories is great but knowing how to apply it is essential. This session will discuss what the needed into creating the plan and considering ideas that help in getting this thinking implemented in a workplace are.
- Building the Plan
- Breaking Down the Steps
- Next Steps
- Where Are You At?
Session 5: Stage Three – Implement the Changes
Feeling accomplished after finishing creating a plan can motivate a person because it helps in knowing how to get it started. This session will tackle the leadership in continuous improvement and what role a person can play in moving things forward.
- Taking the Lead
- Staying Focused
- Value Stream
Session 6: Stage Four – Review the Impact
After learning the elements of continuous improvement with Lean, this session will focus on the importance of reviewing the impact of everything that occurred and how reviewing is a vital step in continuous improvement with Lean.
- Remember to be Green with Lean
- Five R’s
- Recover
- Recycle
- Redesign
- Reduce
- Remanufacture
- Five R’s
- Making Connections
- The Review Stage
- Checklist for Success
- The Three-Foot Circle
- Review in Progress
- Making Connections
Session 7: Test Driving
It is vital to take the theory to the next level and apply it because it helps in ensuring that there is a good understanding of the concepts covered. This session will undertake a case study of a realistic example where continuous improvement with Lean can be implemented.
- Background Information
- Case Study, Part One
- Case Study, Part Two
- Identify Opportunities for Improvement
- Define the Process to Improve
- Toolkit: Flow Charts, Part One
- Toolkit: Flow Charts, Part Two
- Toolkit: Flow Charts, Part Three
- Toolkit: Ishikawa Diagrams
- Toolkit: SIPOC Diagrams, Part One
- Toolkit: SIPOC Diagrams, Part Two
- Toolkit: Value Stream Map, Part One
- Toolkit: Value Stream Map, Part Two
- Work on Your Plan
- Polish Your Plan
A Personal Action Plan
This final exercise will help in determining one's short-term and long-term goals and synthesizing their learning and put it into practice.
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Recognition & Accreditation
The courses offered by Courses For Success are unique as they are taught in a step by step process enabling students to complete them quickly and easily, so that you can obtain your qualification sooner. All students who complete the course receive a certificate of completion. Courses For Success is committed to high completion rates and therefore 100% student satisfaction.
Session 1: Course Overview
- Learning Objectives
- Pre-Assignment
Session 2: Defining Continuous Improvement
- Definitions
- Continuous Improvement
- Pre-Assignment Review
- How Can Lean Help?
- Fully Adopted
- Four-Stage Cycle
- Making Connections
Session 3: Stage One – Identify Areas For Improvement
- Making It Valuable
- Test the Theory
Session 4: Stage Two – Create a Plan for Improvement
- Building the Plan
- Breaking Down the Steps
- Next Steps
- Where Are You At?
Session 5: Stage Three – Implement the Changes
- Taking the Lead
- Staying Focused
- Value Stream
Session 6: Stage Four – Review the Impact
- Remember to be Green with Lean
- Making Connections
- The Review Stage
- Checklist for Success
- The Three-Foot Circle
- Review in Progress
- Making Connections
Session 7: Test Driving
- Background Information
- Case Study, Part One
- Case Study, Part Two
- Identify Opportunities for Improvement
- Define the Process to Improve
- Toolkit: Flow Charts, Part One
- Toolkit: Flow Charts, Part Two
- Toolkit: Flow Charts, Part Three
- Toolkit: Ishikawa Diagrams
- Toolkit: SIPOC Diagrams, Part One
- Toolkit: SIPOC Diagrams, Part Two
- Toolkit: Value Stream Map, Part One
- Toolkit: Value Stream Map, Part Two
- Work on Your Plan
- Polish Your Plan
A Personal Action Plan
- Starting Point
- Where I Want to Go
- How I Will Get There
Entry requirements
Students must have basic literacy and numeracy skills.
Minimum education
Open entry. Previous schooling and academic achievements are not required for entry into this course.
Computer requirements
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Minimum specifications for the computer are:
Windows:
- Microsoft Windows XP, or later
- Modern and up to date Browser (Internet Explorer 8 or later, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
MAC/iOS
- OSX/iOS 6 or later
- Modern and up to date Browser (Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
All systems
- Internet bandwidth of 1Mb or faster
- Flash player or a browser with HTML5 video capabilities(Currently Internet Explorer 9, Firefox, Chrome, Safari)
Students will also need access the following applications:
Adobe Acrobat Reader
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Course Summary
Course ID: | CFS03CIL |
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Delivery Mode: |
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Access: | Lifetime Course Access |
Time: | Study at your own pace |
Duration: | 6 - 8 Hours |
Qualification: | Certificate |
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