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Granite Bay provides a variety of options for achieving Lean excellence at your facility. Each is backed by our satisfaction guarantee and designed for successful shop floor implementation.

In addition to our practical training and support options listed below, we offer a comprehensive Lean Manufacturing Assessment to jump start your Lean efforts.

Lean Training Options

Option 1: Fast Track LeanTM is an 8-week process to help you get your Lean initiative started in the right direction as quickly and cost-effectively as possible. Includes a brief assessment, Action Plan development, Lean training and on-site implementation assistance.

Option 2: Successfully Implementing Lean Manufacturing is a comprehensive 3-day workshop designed to give managers, supervisors and shop floor personnel a working knowledge of Lean principles and how to apply them in their unique operating environment. Conducted world-wide.

Option 3: QuickLeanTM is a 3-day applied workshop designed for leaders in small- to medium-size manufacturing plants. This is a cost-effective solution that will help your plant get started on the Lean journey by demonstrating Lean tools and techniques and measuring the results.

Training options include:

  • Manufacturing Lead Time Reduction
  • Improving Equipment/Process Reliability
  • Quick Changeover: The NASCAR approach
  • Applying Lean Quality Tools
  • Continuous Improvement for the Entire Plant
  • Successfully Implementing Kanban/Pull Mfg.
  • Value Stream (Process) Mapping
  • Standard Work/SOP
  • Customizing 5S for Your Plant
  • Visual Management Systems
  • Mfg. Cells, Balancing, Leveling and Takt Time
  • Lean for the Job Shop
  • Lean for Process Industries

The mornings are spent learning about Lean in a classroom. Afternoons are spent on the plant floor, applying the techniques.

Option 4: The Lean ToolboxTM is a 2-day workshop that will enable your team to master the Lean skills and techniques and develop the confidence to properly apply them to the right problem.

Finally, Option 5 is the Executive Lean Overview. This is a one-day session geared for plant/operations managers to provide a common understanding Lean Manufacturing, including a discussion of the tools, implementation strategy, how to sustain the gains and how to ensure continuous improvement.

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