Lean Manufacturing Tools

ETAC have been delivering Lean & Six Sigma training since 2006 and have trained over 400 staff. The company has mentored projects worth around €10million in hard financial benefit to our clients.

Lean Sigma projects aim to standardise processes on best known methods, improving competitiveness, cash flow and customer service.

Our team apply Lean Sigma principles to both manufacturing and service processes. We talk the same language and have probably met the same issues that your people will face. 

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Concept and origins of Lean 

5 key principles

Apply PDCA to business process improvement

7 process ‘wastes’ and how they can be eliminated

Successfully complete a Lean project

Lean Thinking

5s, the Visual Workplace, TPM,

OEE

Improvement Cycles & PDCA

Lean Material Systems & Kanban

Quick Changeovers (SMED)

TAKT time & Standard Work

Kaizen Events

Value Stream Mapping

Quality, Mistake Proofing, Line Layout

Day 1 - History & Introduction to Lean.  The 7 wastes. Lean foundations.

Day 2 – PDCA & improvement Tools. SPC & Process Capability, Standard Work, 5s & the visual workplace, SMED

Optional on-site mentoring day

Day 3 – Kanban, value stream mapping, Kaizen. Quality, Poka Yoke, Project Closure

Day 4- Project and VSM presentations

This course can be supplemented with an on-site days to focus on individual projects – please ask for details.

ETAC is an Irish Company specialising in the provision of training, expertise and software solutions in all matters related to Lean and Six Sigma Business Improvement Programmes.

All ETAC associates have extensive knowledge and many years of practical experience in Lean Implementation, Programme Management, Change Management & Six Sigma in many different industries in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the USA.

ETAC has been responsible for the training of over 400 Six Sigma and Lean practitioners.