- Participatory (Group Discussions, Games, Case Studies)
- Experiential (Film-based sessions, group activities)
- Cognitive (sessions using Psychology, Philosophy, Neuroscience & Popular Culture)
- Managers / Executives Production Planning and control,
- Managers / Engineers Manufacturing operations,
- Managers Materials Management / Purchasing,
- Managers Executives Inventory Control,
- Value Stream Managers
- Lean / Process Improvement Specialists etc…
- 3 To 4 Days
- Lean Manufacturing Review
- Value Streams
- Flow
- Pull Systems
- Push systems
- Repetitive & non-repetitive pull
- Replenishment Pull
- Sequential Pull
- Changeovers & Lot sizes
- Kanban definition
- When to use Kanban
- Kanban – The 6 Prerequisites
- Kanban Circulation
- Sizing and locating supermarkets within Value Stream
- Water Spider routes and frequencies
- Using a Heijunka Box for load leveling
- Lot size, Quick Changeover & Kanban
At the successful completion of this course, the participant will be able to
- The differences between traditional ‘push’ systems and ‘pull’ systems
- Explain the types of Kanban and their uses,
- Describe the steps in circulating Kanban,
- Calculate Kanban quantities, and
- Use the 6 prerequisites of Kanban to evaluate the readiness of their organization to implement a Kanban system.
- Understand how to design and set up a complete pull system within a value stream.
- Kanban card quantities
- Reorder points
- Exercise
- Autonomous nervous system
- Shop floor control: limiting overproduction
- Visual Management
- Continuous improvement
- Non-card pull tools
- Visuals
- Carts
- Two-bin systems
- Kanban card design & function Production Kanban
- Signal Kanban
- In-process
- Withdrawal Kanban
- Inter-process
- Supplier
- Other Kanban applications
- The 6 Prerequisites
- Discussion: Change Management for Kanban System Implementation
- Kanban interface with MRP/ERP systems
- Exercise: Shop floor control with Kanban
- Heijunka & Kanban
- Why Heijunka?
- Exercise: Kanban calculation without Heijunka
- Leveling the load with Heijunka
- Averaging the volume
- Averaging the mix
- Using the Heijunka box