KAIZEN Lean Material Handling

Lean Material Handling Workshop

The KAIZEN Lean Material Handling workshop will teach participants how to deliver materials to the floor with greater frequency and productivity, thereby reducing shop floor inventory of raw materials and WIP. This two-day KAIZEN Lean Material Handling workshop is ideal for any organization that employs material handlers to deliver product throughout the organization. A simulation is used to demonstrate the chaos and inefficiency of traditional material handling methods. Material handlers will be able to relate to the chaotic manner in which materials are delivered, while supervisors and operators will be able to relate to the amount of late and/or incorrect deliveries. During the workshop, participants will design a Lean Material Handling route, which will be completed at a regular pitch interval by a material handler. In designing this route, workshop participants will also be eliminating waste within the material handler's duties, thereby increasing productivity.

Learning Objectives

• Review basic lean concepts


• Review several KAIZEN Lean Material Handling systems


• Simulate a KAIZEN Lean Material Handling system


• Design a KAIZEN Lean Material Handling system within your facility

Program Agenda

KAIZEN Lean Material Handling is a two-day workshop. The first day includes classroom theory and a case study exercise. The second day is spent designing a KAIZEN Lean Material Handling route within the facility.

KAIZEN Lean Material Handling - Day One

• Introduction to KAIZEN Lean Material Handling


• KAIZEN Lean Material Handling Systems


• Introduce KAIZEN Lean Material Handling Systems


• Complete a Simulation Exercise


• Review Material Handling Issues

KAIZEN Lean Material Handling - Day Two

• Design a KAIZEN Lean Material Handling System


• Conclusion

Who Should Attend?

This workshop is ideal for:

• Managers


• Supervisors


• Material Handlers


• Anyone with responsibilities relating to material delivery, such as team leaders

Prerequisites

• Organizations wishing to implement KAIZEN Lean Material Handling should be working on their second iteration of their Future State Map.


• Prior to implementing KAIZEN Lean Material Handling, several Making Value Flow work cells should be implemented (for a few organizations, Making Value Flow is not applicable, therefore they may ignore this prerequisite)