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Value Stream Flow Kaizen Workshops
Lean Enterprise Transformation Planning
2 Day On-Site Workshop
Developing World Class Performance in Lean Enterprise and Just-in-time Logistics
Toyota's Five-Phase Transformation Approach
  Stabilize Processes
  Team Building, Lean Learning, 5 "S", Visual Processing
    Establish Continuous Flow
  Value Stream Flow Kazen, Work Balancing, Mistake Proofing, Quick Changeover
  Standardize Work
  Standardized Work, Quality at the Source, Takt, Task Balancing
  Transform to Pull Process
  Kanban, Fixed Scheduling, Inventory Reduction
  Level Production
  Pacing, Sequence, Volume, Mix, and Work Content Leveling


Our Methodologies
First, we listen. Only after we fully understand your business & problems, do we assist you in developing a practical transformation path toward continuous improvement in every dimension of your company’s business operations and culture.

Next, we offer proven possible paths to successful transformation, which, if appropriate for your transformation goals and objectives, can provide a framework for guiding your journey toward lean principled operations and culture.

We then assist you in developing a clearly defined lean transformation plan tailored to meet your specific needs and including all of the steps necessary to train, install, and manage your lean transformation targeted policies and activities.

We then offer a comprehensive array of learning, training, and hands-on action kaizen workshops targeted toward helping your organization achieve the initial activity in each progressive stage of your transformation.


Developing Transformation Objectives

1st Day
assessment of organizational operations
walk a flow within the organization
assess level of lean implementation

assess steering committee’s goals, objectives,
and expectations for transformation

discussions on value of lean to the organization
importance of lean transformation to the organization
level of leadership commitment to lean transformation

assess the organization’s current state of lean transformation
discuss current state implementation approach and activities
discuss current implementation structure and lean knowledge level
discuss current bench-marking opportunities/results

outline Toyota/UK’s transformation framework
Toyota’s approach to lean transformation
UK ’s transformation approach research findings

1st day progress wrap-up

 
Designing a Tailored
Transformation Framework
2nd Day
transformation planning discussions
lean transformation plan development
lean education needs identification
lean transformation management discussions
lean necessary organizational structure realignments
lean transformation milestones definition
lean transformation success metrics

transformation support structures discussions
lean transformation leaders
needed transformation support structures

transformation leadership
servant leadership and team building

UK’s lean transformation partnering program
cross-walk of lean transformation stages and UK ’s education opportunities

wrap-up and workshop value


For More Information Contact:
Jim Price
Email:jprice@mfg.uky.edu
Phone: 859-257-6262, ext. 407
Cell: 859-509-2667

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