LEAN Certification is for any type of business – manufacturing, services, schools, health care and more. The MANTEC LEAN Certification program is for any company that is ready to begin the LEAN journey. To become familiar with LEAN, the top-level people in the organization cannot be the only ones driving the program, they need a champion to do the day-to-day implementation.
The program starts off by dealing with cultural aspects of a LEAN journey. This involves:
Communications
Conflict Management
Team building
If the company doesn’t make the cultural change they will backslide. That is why the first two courses focus on cultural aspects and changes. Then, other tools are used to overcome waste. This would include how to identify waste and then using the tools to eliminate waste. From there other classes provide training and tools to keep transforming the company and stay on the LEAN path. 
As an example the Change Agent class provides insights and tools to transform your company or operation by stimulating action, building velocity, and sustaining momentum. You will learn how to plan effective change processes, use influence and persuasion to overcome barriers and learn the proven tips and techniques for sustaining change.
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Several other classes are part of the LEAN Certification program. Examples include:
5s Training:
Reduce waste through a systematic application of the 5S System- Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardize, and Sustain. This workshop teaches the basics and techniques presented as a simulation that resembles an actual shop floor, using a production line with assembly areas, tools, inventory, and workers.
Quick changeover:
This course teaches the fundamental principles of set-up reduction and reducing waste. It is based on the works of Dr. Shigeo Shingo and his Single Minute Exchange of Die System of Setup Reduction. Participants will receive hands-on opportunities to practice new techniques and improve setup time.
The overall goal of LEAN is to be able to impact the bottom line of your company. You can’t cost reduce yourself into profitability.
A transformation of an organization that continues on indefinitely is the path to sustainability. Many companies that have tried to implement LEAN on their own, only to watch the program fall apart. The certification program keeps them on track.
The program creates “points of light” that makes the cultural changes with a mindset of… “that’s the way we used to do it, but we don’t do that anymore.” All of this is driven from the teams on the production floor through the elimination of waste. LEAN is a War on Waste and a life long journey.
Join us! The LEAN Certification program takes place on January 27th from 8:00am to 12:00pm Register Here
Mark Robertson
LEAN Development Manager
