Lean 7 wastes online training course
Overview / who should attend and why?
The seven Wastes should be the main goal of any business and is the corner stone of Lean. This training course explains the concept of waste, how to identify and eliminate waste in your business. This online course is backed up with email support from a Lean Master and takes around 3 hours to complete including a number of exercises. The course is aimed at any kind of company as the 7 wastes are applicable everywhere.
By the end of the course you will have learnt how
- To introduce the concept of Lean and how the seven wastes are associated with it
- To introduce the concepts of Waste – inventory, lost time, movement, transport etc
- To energise staff to understand the benefits of removal of waste
- To explain how to identify and eliminate waste
- To practically examine the benefits of removing waste and the potential savings
- To practise identification of the 7 wastes in your business and others
Course Content
- Introduction to Lean manufacturing / Lean Thinking
- What is waste, value added and non value added activities
- The 7 wastes what are they and their classification
- Waste walk – exercises looking at different your business
- Develop thoughts on eliminating waste in your business
Benefits of attendance
- Understand the principles of Lean
- Understand the 7 wastes, how to identify them and eliminate them
- Understand the saving potential of waste elimination
- Enable delegates to appreciate waste and why it is vital to eliminate it

