Lean Enterprise

Lean Manufacturing Strategies

IMC’s Lean Manufacturing services and workshops can help your company improve its processes, allowing you to do more with existing resources. IMC provides many levels of Lean Manufacturing training in hands-on/classroom environments, as well as onsite for companies.

Lean Manufacturing is about operating the most efficient and effective organization possible, targeting for least cost and zero waste. This approach requires smart use of resources, technology, equipment and the knowledge and skills of your employees.

Through Lean Manufacturing, possible improvements include:

  • Lead time reduction
  • Productivity increase
  • Work-in-process reduction
  • Quality improvement
  • Optimized space utilization

Lean Manufacturing Self-Assessment – Is your organization Running Lean or can you improve? Take this quick self-assessment and find out!

Lean 101: Principles of Lean Manufacturing

Course Overview: This course is the first step in learning the principles of Lean Manufacturing using a mix of classroom and live simulation.

Audience: This course is intended for all levels of employees throughout the enterprise.

Lean 202: Value Stream Mapping

Course Overview: This course teaches you how to map the current state of a product or process with using current data and non value-added processes and then map the future state.

Audience: This course is intended for managerial, maintenance and production employees.

Lean 203: The 5S System

Course Overview: This one-day course offers details of The 5S system – Workplace Organization and Standardization.

Audience: This course is intended for all levels of employees throughout the enterprise.

Lean 204: Setup Reduction

Course Overview: This course teaches the fundamental principles of setup reduction.

Audience: This course is intended for managerial, maintenance, setup and production employees.

Lean 205: Cellular/Flow Manufacturing

Course Overview: This hands-on course teaches how to link and balance manufacturing operations to reduce lead times, minimize work in process, optimize floor space usage and improve productivity.

Audience: This course is intended for managerial, scheduling and production employees.

Lean 207: Total Productive Maintenance

Course Overview: This course offers participants a method to maintain machines and equipment proactively at their peak productivity levels.

Audience: This course is intended for managerial, maintenance and production employees.