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MFG-LM-101 | Lean Manufacturing Overview
Duration: 8 Hours Format: In-Person, On-Site, or Online Audience: All Manufacturing Employees
Lean manufacturing is a proven approach to improving efficiency, quality, and customer value by systematically eliminating waste from every step of the production process. This foundational course introduces the five Lean principles — value, value stream, flow, pull, and perfection — and the eight types of waste (TIMWOODS). Participants will learn how Lean thinking applies to their own roles and how every employee contributes to a Lean operation.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the five Lean principles and how they apply to manufacturing operations
- Identify the eight types of waste (TIMWOODS) with examples from their own work area
- Describe how Lean thinking differs from traditional manufacturing approaches
- Recognize Lean tools and their application in daily operations
- Explain how their individual role contributes to the organization's Lean journey
MFG-LM-102 | 5S Workplace Organization
Duration: 8 Hours Format: In-Person or On-Site Audience: All Manufacturing Employees and Supervisors
5S is the foundation of a Lean workplace — a disciplined, team-based approach to organizing and maintaining a clean, safe, and efficient work environment. This hands-on course walks participants through each step of 5S: Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. Includes a practical workplace assessment exercise to apply learning directly to participants' work areas.
Learning Objectives
- Define each of the five 5S steps and explain their purpose in a manufacturing environment
- Conduct a Sort activity to identify and remove unneeded items from the work area
- Apply Set in Order principles to organize tools, materials, and equipment for efficient use
- Develop a Shine routine and assign cleaning responsibilities to team members
- Create visual standards and checklists to support the Standardize step
- Identify strategies to Sustain 5S gains and embed the practice into daily routines
MFG-LM-103 | 5S Implementation and Sustainability
Duration: 8 Hours Format: On-Site Audience: Supervisors, Continuous Improvement (CI) Leads
Many organizations successfully launch 5S only to see measurable gains erode within months. This course is designed for supervisors and continuous improvement leads who have moved beyond the initial 5S event and need to embed 5S into daily culture. Participants will develop audit tools, visual management systems, and engagement strategies to make 5S a permanent part of how their team works.
Learning Objectives
- Assess the current state of 5S implementation in their work area using a structured audit tool
- Develop a 5S audit checklist and a schedule that are appropriate to their facility
- Design and implement visual management tools that support daily 5S standards
- Identify and address the most common causes of 5S backsliding
- Engage front-line employees in taking ownership of 5S in their work areas
- Track and communicate 5S performance metrics to team members and management
MFG-LM-104 | Standard Work and Work Instruction Development
Duration: 8 Hours Format: In-Person or On-Site Audience: Engineers, Supervisors, Team Leads
Standard work is the foundation of both quality and continuous improvement. Without clearly documented, consistently followed standard work, every operator does it differently — and improvement becomes impossible to sustain. This course teaches participants how to observe, document, and implement standard work using time observation forms, work combination charts, and clear written work instructions.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the purpose of standard work and its relationship to quality and continuous improvement
- Conduct a time observation to establish accurate cycle times for a manual process
- Create a work combination chart that balances operator tasks to takt time
- Develop clear, visual work instructions that operators can follow consistently
- Engage operators in the standard work documentation process
- Establish a review cycle for keeping standard work current as processes change
MFG-LM-105 | Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) Introduction
Duration: 8 Hours Format: In-Person or On-Site Audience: Maintenance, Operators, Supervisors
Equipment downtime is one of the most significant sources of waste in manufacturing. Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) is a team-based approach that engages operators in the care and monitoring of their equipment, dramatically reducing breakdowns and extending machine life. This course introduces TPM principles, autonomous maintenance, and the measurement of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Learning Objectives
- Explain the goals and eight pillars of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Describe the role of operators in autonomous maintenance activities
- Identify the six big losses in equipment performance and their impact on OEE
- Calculate Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) using availability, performance, and quality data
- Develop a basic autonomous maintenance checklist for a piece of production equipment
- Explain how TPM supports Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement goals
MFG-LM-106 | Pull Systems and Kanban
Duration: 8 Hours Format: In-Person or On-Site Audience: Production Supervisors, Planners, CI Teams
Push-based production systems generate overproduction, excess inventory, and confusion. Pull systems — including Kanban — create smooth, demand-driven production flow that reduces waste and improves responsiveness to customer needs. This course covers the design and implementation of pull-based production systems, including Kanban cards, supermarkets, pitch, and takt time calculations relevant to West Tennessee manufacturing environments.
Learning Objectives
- Explain the difference between push and pull production systems and the advantages of pull
- Calculate takt time and use it to design a pull-based production system
- Design a Kanban system including card quantities, signal types, and replenishment logic
- Establish a production supermarket and define appropriate inventory levels
- Identify and resolve common problems in Kanban implementation
- Sustain a pull system through visual management and regular review
MFG-LM-107 | Lean for Healthcare and Service Operations
Duration: 8 Hours Format: In-Person Audience: Non-Traditional Manufacturing Sector Clients
Lean principles are not limited to the factory floor. This course extends Lean thinking to service, healthcare, logistics, and distribution environments — all sectors of growing importance in West Tennessee. Participants will learn to identify waste, improve flow, and apply Lean tools in non-manufacturing contexts through service-sector case studies and process mapping exercises.
Learning Objectives
- Apply the five Lean principles to a healthcare, logistics, or service environment
- Identify waste in service and administrative processes using a Lean waste framework
- Map a service or administrative process to identify improvement opportunities
- Apply 5S and visual management concepts in an office or service environment
- Use basic Lean improvement tools to redesign a service process for greater efficiency
- Develop a simple Lean implementation plan for a non-manufacturing work area
