Workshops

Standard Work

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 —through forms and diagrams...

Green 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 DescriptionAudienceLearning ObjectivesCourse...

SMED: 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 changeovers. Fortunately these set-up and...

The 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 Description This 2-day...

Kaizen

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 of Dies), Value Stream...

Introduction 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 on to the next stage of...

5-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 more effectively. As...

Lean 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 distribution; wood...

Value 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 identify waste and plan for...

Lean Product Development

H4M Lean Product Development - See Increased Speed & Efficiency - Despite the increasing need for speed and efficiency, often much of the effort expended by product development teams is unnecessary and potentially wasteful. In many cases, only one or two hours of a team member's work day are spent directly creating value for their customers. Slash Waste & Free Resources This...