TITLE:  Building the Lean Supply Chain Professional

One of the most misunderstood elements of lean thinking is that lean is primarily about manufacturing. Therefore, we need to be able to answer the question, "How does lean apply to the supply chain?" Connecting lean to supply chain management is the core purpose of this second course in a 3-course series on becoming a Lean Supply Chain professional. Participants will build upon their knowledge from the first course and learn how to apply lean principles and problem solving to supply chain functions.

The overarching theme for the second course is "systems thinking," where we understand how "pull and one piece flow" will lead to reductions to "total cost" of the supply chain. Participants will once again be challenged to question mental models such as economies of scale and replace them with mental models such as economies of time. Having completed the second course, participants will not only be lean problem solvers, they will understand how to connect lean and waste reduction to supply chain functions.

Class Schedule

Day 1 - Setting the Corporate Stage

• Getting Organized
• Lean Chain Guiding Principles
• Value Steam Mapping - Supply Chain Current State
• Lean Logistics Network Design
• Moving from Push to Pull

Day 2- Tactical Implementation

• Customer Focus - Takt Time and SKU Stability
• Lean Outbound Logistics
• Supermarket - Push Pull Kanban
• Shipping - Receiving - Yard Management
• Material and Parts Ordering
• Lean Inbound Logistics
• Lean Supplier Management & Collaboration

Day 2 - Learning from Case Studies

• Case Study - Lean Transportation
• Case Study - Lean Distribution
• Case Study - Lean Supplier Management

Course Times

The on-campus program will begin at 8:00 a.m. each day, with registration at 7:30 a.m. - 7:45 a.m. on the first day. The program will end each day between 4:30 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. with the course concluding between 3-3:30pm on the final day.