Lean Business Improvement Programme
Transform Your Business with Our 2-Day Lean Training Programme
Discover the Secrets of Lean Efficiency - Enhance Your Business, Empower Your Team
Who Should Join?
Business Owners & Entrepreneurs: Seeking innovative ways to streamline operations.
Team Leaders & Managers: Looking to foster a culture of continuous improvement in their teams.
Forward-Thinking Professionals: Eager to learn about efficiency and productivity enhancements.
What Will You Learn?
Lean Philosophy & Principles: Understand the core of Lean thinking and its relevance plus application in business.
Methodology Insight: Dive deep into the Lean methodology and how the structured approach can transform operations.
Hands-On with Tools & Techniques: Not just learn but get practical experience with tools like 8 Wastes, 5S, Visual Management, and Standardisation.
Project Scoping Workshop: Apply your learning to scope improvement projects for individuals or the organisation.
The Unique Bits Of
LEAN
Why Do Lean?
Lean isn't just a set of tools; it's a mindset that can revolutionise the way you do business. The programme is dedicated to addressing various forms of business 'wastes' to enhance overall efficiency and productivity. This includes tackling inefficiencies in processes by streamlining operations, which helps in saving time and reducing costs.
A significant focus is also placed on poor quality management, where the aim is to enhance the quality of products or services through the implementation of standardised practices. Additionally, the programme addresses the issue of employee disengagement, striving to foster a more involved and proactive workforce. By targeting these areas, the programme seeks to create a more efficient, quality-focused, and engaged working environment.
Here's why adopting Lean is a game-changer for businesses:
Maximise Efficiency: Streamline operations and reduce waste for faster, more efficient processes.
Enhance Quality: Improve product or service quality, leading to higher customer satisfaction.
Boost Employee Engagement: Involve team members in improvement processes, enhancing satisfaction and retention.
Increase Flexibility and Responsiveness: Quickly adapt to changing customer needs and market conditions.
Cost Reduction: Eliminate waste and optimise processes to achieve significant savings.
Drive Sustainable Growth: Build a long-term, sustainable model for continuous improvement and success.
Customer-Centric Focus: Place the customer at the center to consistently meet and exceed their expectations.
Foster Innovation: Create an environment conducive to innovation and the development of new ideas, products, and services.
Lean offers a transformative approach that can lead to substantial improvements in various aspects of your business. Whether it's refining processes, enhancing quality, or driving growth, Lean provides a comprehensive framework for achieving excellence
Addressing
Business ‘Wastes’
Our 2-Day Lean Training Programme is designed to tackle inefficiencies across a spectrum of business activities & Processes. Here's Some Real-World Examples:
Service Industry Delay
Example: For a consultancy firm, we focus on eliminating waiting times between client meetings and report delivery by streamlining information flow and improving scheduling practices.
Retail Overprocessing
Example: In a retail clothing store, we address the waste of overprocessing by optimising the inventory management system, ensuring that the store stocks what is needed without excessive varieties that confuse customers and tie up capital.
Healthcare Non-Value-Added Activities
Example: In a healthcare clinic, we reduce unnecessary steps in patient processing, such as redundant paperwork, to enhance patient care efficiency and experience.
Information Technology Defects
Example: For a software development company, we focus on reducing defects and rework by implementing continuous integration and testing processes, ensuring a smoother development cycle and higher quality output.
Hospitality Excess Motion
Example: In a B&B, we identify and eliminate unnecessary staff movements in housekeeping and catering services, creating more efficient workflows and saving time.
Logistics and Transportation Unnecessary Transport
Example: For a delivery company, we optimise route planning to reduce unnecessary transport, saving fuel costs and improving delivery times.
Education and Training Underutilisation of Talent
Example: In an educational institution, we aim to fully utilise the talents of the teaching staff by streamlining administrative processes, freeing up more time for innovative teaching and student engagement.
Manufacturing Inefficiencies
Example: In a furniture manufacturing plant, we'll tackle the waste of overproduction by aligning production schedules closely with customer demand, thus reducing inventory costs and space requirements.
The
Programme
How Does It Work?
Day 1: Lean Intro & Awareness: Introduction to Lean philosophy, principles, and methodology. Interactive sessions on identifying and eliminating wastes.
Day 2: Tools & Techniques Application: Hands-on training on Lean tools. Group workshop to initiate a Lean project in your company.
Why Choose this Programme?
Expert-Led Training: Our trainers are seasoned professionals with real-world Lean implementation experience.
Practical & Engaging: Interactive sessions ensure that learning is not just theoretical but hands-on.
Tailored for SMEs: Specifically designed to address the unique challenges and opportunities in SMEs.
Real-World Scenarios: Work on actual business cases from your experiences.
When, Where & How Much?
Date: TBA
Location: In-house or Choose from our range of dates & location
Fees: In-house up to 8 participants - £1,999
Watford Chamber of Commerce Members Offer - £1,499