STRATEGIC LEAN

INTRODUCTION In today business environment, competitions became intensify and volatile as the consukers are getting smarter and coutious. Companies that enable sustainable growth are those equipped with appropriate business and functional strategic management tools embracing Lean Manufacturing. Lean Manufacturing techniques cover from ordring till delivery and after-sals service with continuous improvement activities 1.To equip the participants on the understanding of the concept of Lean Manufacturing and the impact throughout the business 2.To develop team spirit, understanding and participation in the implementation of a Lean Manufacturing environment through the various tools. PURPOSE OF THE WORKSHOP

OBJECTIVE At the end of the workshop, participants will be able to: 1.Understand the various definitions of tools for Lean Manufacturing. 2.Use the tools to implement a Lean Manufacturing environment. 3.Develop and implement ideas to enable sustainable change within the organization METHODOLOGY Power point presentation, participative and active discussion including short exercise and case studies.

COURSE OUTLINE 1.Identification of failing process.  Planning and Plan implementation  Communication.  Finance and Control  Operational Driving Force  Manufacturing bottleneck – to poor customer service 2.Understanding of Lean Manufacturing Concept. 3.Elements of Lean Manufacturing:  5s Housekeeping, storage.  Kan ban Stock control and movement. Ticketing.  Gemba Kaizen Continuous incremental improvements.  J.I.T Just in time, company balance.  Poka Yoke (Full Proof)  Critical Success Factors / Key performance indicator 4.Manufacturing Excellence Management 5.Understanding what change management is required to deliver sustained business improvement and techniques to deliver.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND 1.Allfactory/manufacturing/production supervisors, executives and managers. 2. General Managers / Financial Controllers / Logistic Managers / Operation Managers 3. All other executives who wish to understand the impact and necessity for progression and how lean manufacturing can contribute to the positive results of an organization. COURSE DURATION This is a 2 days highly interactive, entertaining and useful course running from am to 05.00pm.

TRAINER PROFILE He is a graduate from Polytechnic Kuantan majoring in Mechanical Engineering (Production) and also holds a Master of Business Administration from University of Southern Queensland, Australia. He comes with more than 25 years of working experiences in manufacturing industries being in Malaysia and overseas multinational companies. He was involved in Greenfield operations in Indonesia and China for the last 7 years. Most of his works are relate to lean manufacturing system which he had gained intensively during his on-job-training at Japan, Korea and Taiwan.

TRAINER PROFILE His vast experiences and exposures in manufacturing management deliberate him to continuous developing his subordinates and peer associates in TQM, 5S, Kaizen, poka yoke, JIT, kanban and many other elements. Michael Lee holds senior managerial position in several organizations and has been engaged primarily to develop lean manufacturing system to improve plant efficiency, safety and ultimately improve the company’s profitability. He is thus able to share all his experiences on how to implement Lean Manufacturing strategically effectively.