Lean Philosophy Section 02: Putting Philosophy Into Action

Module: 01 Lean Philosophy
Section: 02 Putting Philosophy Into Action

Course Description:

The second section in the Lean Philosophy Module builds off the concepts discussed in Section 01. Section 02 is primarily focused on putting the general lean concepts from Section 01 into action within an organization. While still very broad in scope, this section begins to drill down into the details of defining true efficiency, understanding efficient performance, and the value of competency.

Material covered in this section:

Key ideas on putting Lean Concepts Philosophy into action
Understanding the types and causes of waste
Eliminating the waste of over production
The difference between process and system efficiency
The concept of Operational Availability
Of a process
Of an organization
Forcing work versus eliminating waste
Competence versus efficiency
Troubleshooting bad accomplishments
Organizational value of respecting people

While maintaining a big picture approach, Section 02 explores how to translate the key concepts of lean philosophy into a real world context. For beginners, those looking to brush up on the basics, or those interested in understanding the core thinking behind the methodology - this is the preferred way to begin the Lean Concepts Journey.