The 7 Wastes of Lean Course

Wage War on Waste

Know your enemy! Success with lean begins with learning to discern the difference between value and waste, and focusing your efforts to overcome your true enemy: waste!

Create Processes that Flow

Progressively improve flow and eliminate bottlenecks in all your processes as you deal with the 7 deadly wastes of lean. Improve quality, cost, and delivery, and massively shorten lead times!

Build a Culture of Waste Elimination

Train all associates in waste elimination fundamentals, including the 7 classic wastes of lean.

Watch the First Video

Waste Training Made Easy

We keep lean simple, and train concepts to unleash participation everywhere.

  • Bite-sized on-demand videos covering the essential 7 wastes of lean.
  • 8 training modules containing everything you need to know about waste (45 min).
  • Supplemental YouTube videos to reinforce concepts with real-life examples from a variety of industries.

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Included in this Course

9 Bite-Sized Videos

Each of the videos are 3-9 minutes long, making them perfect for topical training or even a daily standup meeting.

9 Quizzes

Every course module includes a quiz to test learner comprehension.

8 Facilitator’s Guides

Use standardized facilitator’s guides for conducting training in groups.

Certificate of Completion

A certificate is awarded upon successfully passing the final quiz.

Deliver Training on Your Terms

On the shop floor

Play videos in daily stand up meetings. Reinforce lean behaviors for weeks and months to come!

In your next workshop

Use the course as a complete kaizen curriculum in your next training class or workshop. Train management. Train associates. And even kick-off kaizen events.

At any computer

Assign training to be completed at the learner’s own workstation or desk. Any device with an internet connection will work (phones and tablets included)!

For each new hire

Accelerate new hire comprehension with targeted lean training! Ensure that lean behaviors are taught for years to come.

In your next kaizen event

Prepare participants in your next kaizen event with effective lean knowledge. Make sure they hit the ground running… and in the right direction!

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Course Contents

Value and Waste

Module Contents
  • Learn the difference between value and waste.
  • Discover all 7 of the classic wastes of lean.
  • Understand the importance and goal of eliminating waste.
  • Make your processes go “bang, bang, bang!”

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