Lean Manufacturing Diploma

Lean certification - Program leader.

The aim of the certification is to train in Lean manufacturing methodology to apply it on the processes where the student is working.

The training is done in four weeks, one week per month so that the students have the opportunity to apply what they learnt in the classroom into the processes where they work. In my personal case, every week was done in different locations of Owens Corning in USA.

In general terms the training is divided in the next topics:

Week 1, Done in OC technological center at Granville, Ohio: Lean tool Kit, where the students recieve a complete training on the TPS model, definitions and lean tools application, as an exit of the module, the students have to report the VSM of their process and The deployment matrix as well as the evidence of the application of both tools into their process.

Week 2, Done in OC technological center at Granville, Ohio: The Kaizen Promotion office, where the students are trained about how to develop a Lean Manufacturing area, what are the main area reponsabilities, what the characteristics are for the CI engineers, how to develop an implementation plan for the plant including the cultural change needed at diferent levels into the organization. This module includes an extensive training on the Kaizen metodology.

Week 3, Done in OCV facilities at Jackson, Tennesee: Development of training skills in Lean manufacturing methodology, the aim of this module is to teach the students to train other people the Lean manufacturing model and tools.

Week 4, Done in OC ISB facilities at Mount Vernon, Ohio: Management for Daily improvement, this module is focused on the standarization at diferent levels into the organization as well as a complete training on 5S progresive methodology.

To obtain the certification, the students have to attend two shadowing events (Kaizen) in a factories defined by TBM and sent a kaizen report out with evidence of savings for at least $75 K usd.