Bundle: Operational Strategies for Lean Leaders

18.0 Contact hours ($179.00)

Greetings and Welcome to Operational Strategies for Lean Leaders!

This series includes a bundle of 3 courses. By understanding the importance of leadership, operational structures, processes, people and synergistic activities we discuss aligning the entire organization towards continual improvement. We will learn Lean techniques and lessons from our historic leaders in quality to define, develop and adopt an operational Lean structure. You will understand how to use your new leadership skills to recruit and lead teams that will contribute to the overall goal of cost savings specific to the laboratory work environment, To successfully leverage and align Lean initiatives we highlight the importance of people and recruitment of the empowered worker.

• The series consist of the following 3 courses:
  1. Introduction to Lean
  2. Lean Management
  3. Operational Lean Strategy

Learning Objectives for this series: At the end of this series the learner will be able to:

• Introduction to Lean 
  1. Explain the principles, methodology and tools of LEAN to specific laboratory work processes
  2. Translate the difference between value-add and non-value-add activities (waste)
  3. Interpret how to execute a process redesign effort and design a waste-free process
• Lean Management
  1. Interpret the principles of Lean to foster the development of a laboratory-specific improvement strategy, philosophy, method and tool set
  2. Explain the standard leadership practices necessary to drive Lean management
  3. Translate the lessons and methods from past quality experts to the current laboratory environment
• Operational Lean Strategy
  1. Discuss a strategy to implement a continuous improvement initiative based the 14 Principles of the Toyota Way
  2. Apply Lean operational principles applicable to specific laboratory processes
  3. Identify potential process improvements based on tools and concepts of Lean

As a part of this series, you will complete the following:

• (3) quizzes
• (3) Reflection points – questions for critical thinking
• (3) Assignments