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H4M Lean Training Services
H4M offers Lean practitioner and manager development programs for a manufacturing and service sectors including industrial components & assembly, automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, food & beverage, medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, consumer products, durable goods, retail, distribution, wood products and others.
Deeply Embedded Skills
At H4M we approach Lean as a system, rather than a collection of tools. Our experienced professionals will teach your supervisors and managers to lead in a continuous improvement environment; and provide deeply embedded skills for the application of knowledge - not just the acquisition of information.
Learn from the Best
The H4M professionals specialize in Lean Transformation and Process Improvement in the manufacturing and service sectors and municipalities. Their expertise and industry knowledge is backed by decades of hands-on experience with Lean methods in supervisor, foreman, manager and corporate leadership positions with reputable companies across the globe.Our strength lies in the teaching and demonstrated application of the tools and methods of Lean thinking that allow H4M Lean clients to achieve Lean Transformation. H4M can also work with your customers’ teams to develop their Lean teaching and coaching skills for the benefit and increased profitability of all.
Comprehensive Suites of Lean Training Solutions
- Tailored Lean training program development and delivery
- Train-the-trainer, mentoring and certification programs
- Complete curriculum of Lean workshops available in the classroom or on-site; on the shop floor or in administrative function areas such as product development, accounting, customer service and other departments
- Benchmarking, networking and seminars for executives to drive Lean Transformation
- Online training / Lean e-Learning
- Lean practitioner conferences
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H4M Lean training sessions may be classroom events or focused around real-time studies, and always utilize the most current Lean training materials and resources.
Training Programs Include:
- Organizational Lean Transformation
- Just-In-Time (JIT), 5-S, Kanban, and Kaizen
- Productivity Improvement (PI)
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Lean Supply Chain Management (LSCM)
- Lean Project Management
- Strategic Planning
- Industrial Engineering core functions
- Inventory and Warehouse Management (WMS)
- Time and Motion study with Line Balancing
- Organizational Design
Lean Supply Chain Management
Lean Supply Chain Management Lean Supply Chain Management (LSCM) is an ongoing, continuous process improvement of corporate supply chain system. The supply chain system is a link network between suppliers, manufacturers and customers. These suppliers, manufacturers and corporate customers often interact in such a way that it is hard to tell where one company ends and the...
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H4M Lean Standard Work Training Program - Standardize Your Procedures & Develop Best Practices - Fluctuation in quality occurs when guidelines are not consistently met, often due to lack of a baseline procedure that every worker follows. Standard Work is the baseline for these procedures. With Standardized Work, your team can understand and build...
read moreGreen Manufacturing
H4M Lean Green Manufacturing Workshop - Integrating Green Manufacturing and Lean - Managing resource productivity is key to the greening of manufacturing. Lean principles bring proper attention on process focus and a systematic approach to managing the process improvement effort, and expand Lean horizons to accommodate green manufacturing. Course...
read moreSMED: Single Minute Exchange of Dies
H4M Lean SMED Workshop - Dramatically Reduce Setup & Adjustment Times - In these times of rapidly increasing diversity and smaller batch sizes, set-up time reduction is of crucial importance for the profitability of many companies. Bottling industries, for example, sometimes spend more than 20% of their planned production time on...
read moreThe Human Side of Lean
The Human Side of Lean - An Advanced H4M Lean Practitioner Program - Take a comprehensive journey into how Lean manufacturing principles lead to better results when the people, in any role within an organization, have a true appreciation for teamwork and the value of the individual. Course DescriptionTarget AudienceLearning ObjectivesCourse Outline Course...
read moreKaizen
The H4M Kaizen Workshop Problem-Solving in a Lean Environment Kaizen is a method of using cross-functional resources in short periods - or bursts of dedicated time - to effectively improve processes using Lean tools such as line balancing, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control), SMED (Single Minute Exchange...
read moreIntroduction to Lean
H4M Introduction to Lean: Overview of the Lean Toolbox Stage 1 in Your Lean Transformation This introductory course is the first stage in Lean Transformation: Bringing all levels of your organization together in a fun and fast-paced exercise where rank is left outside the room. This program creates a passion for continuous improvement, leaving participants excited to go...
read more5-S and Visual Management
H4M Lean Visual Management Program Learn the 5 'S's of Visual Management Workplace organization is about eliminating waste, predictability and standardization, and employing visual controls. An organized workplace reduces non-value-added activities such as looking for information, tools and materials; and allows employees to communicate visually and...
read moreLean Workshops
H4M Lean Workshops - Development Programs For Any Sector - H4M Lean offers practitioner and manager development training programs for a broad array of manufacturing and service sectors, including industrial components and assembly; automotive; aerospace; heavy equipment; food and beverage; medical supplies; pharmaceuticals; consumer products; durable goods; retail...
read moreValue Stream Mapping
H4M Lean Value Stream Mapping - Increase Efficiency on Factory Floors and in Front Offices - This hands-on workshop is designed to develop the basic skills of Value Stream Mapping that can be applied in both plant and administrative/front office settings. Learn to Identify Waste & Improve Service Participants develop and utilize value stream maps as a method to...
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