Advanced Lean Production & Continuous Improvement
Completed by Eric Mushrush
April 13, 2026
14 hours (approximately)
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What you will learn
Understand how setups in a process reduce capacity and how batching can improve this, but at the cost of excess inventory.
Reduce setup times to improve flow and increase productivity. Measure and improve equipment performance using OEE and TPM.
Calculate realistic capacity. Design and implement pull systems using Just-in-Time principles. Apply Kanban for effective production scheduling.
Use 5S and workplace visualization to increase transparency and efficiency. Prevent defects with Poka Yoke and structured root cause analysis.
Skills you will gain
- Category: Process Analysis
- Category: Production Management
- Category: Kaizen Methodology
- Category: Lean Manufacturing
- Category: Lean Methodologies
- Category: Workflow Management
- Category: Process Improvement
- Category: Scheduling
- Category: Continuous Improvement Process
- Category: Product Quality (QA/QC)
- Category: Quality Control
- Category: Production Schedule
