Lean Office

Training for Lean Office Systems

1 Day Course

Course Overview

Lean Office prepares each team member to start a Kaizen event for the Office and any Administrative/Service environment. This course takes the learner through the process of “Lean Thinking” to prepare them to lead and participate in Lean events.

This course covers the following topics:

  • A Brief History of the Office
  • Fundamentals of Lean
  • The Seven Wastes
  • The 14 Disciplines – Video
  • Value Stream Mapping for office processes
  • 5S Workplace Organization – Clean Organized Orderly Workspaces – Video
  • Visual Factory
  • Spaghetti Mapping and reducing Motion Waste
  • Office Layouts
  • Kanban Systems for supplies and materials
  • Kaizen – What is it?
  • Team Dynamics
  • A Lean Systems Simulation is conducted in this class where the participants will apply what they have learned and realize the value of Lean Thinking.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand and identify and eliminate Waste in your office processes
  • Have a more organized and synchronous flow workplace
  • See progress in the workplace and communicate it
  • Set-up Kanban supply systems that eliminate high inventory of unneeded supplies
  • Understand and identify and eliminate Waste in your organization
  • Conduct Office Kaizen Events to realize quick continuous improvements through team efforts

Target Audience

Lean Office is a course intended for individuals interested in learning how to apply Lean principles in their office. This is required training for all Office Kaizen event team members.

Textbooks

  • The Lean OFFICE Pocket Guide – Don Tapping