IMC Announces Summer 2022 Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification Graduates

IMC is excited to announce the latest graduates of our Lean Manufacturing Level One Certification program. This eight session certification program uses a unique approach to teach participants to:

Understand how to recognize and eliminate waste through the PLAN-DO-CHECK-ACT (PDCA) cycle
Determine key activity categories: value added, non-valued-added, and necessary non-value-added
Identify and map the value stream, pinpointing areas that require improvement
Develop a roadmap and implementation plan
Turn data into actionable information to quantify problems and prioritize countermeasures
Understand “Kata” methodology and how to use a structured coaching approach to drive continuous improvement thinking and acting, down to the contributor level

Training Topics:

A3 Thinking
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Effective Communication
Kata Principles
Root Cause Analysis
Training Within Industry (TWI)
Graphical Analysis
Project Coaching & Feedback
Teaming
Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
Capstone Lean 101

Lean Certification Training Benefits:

During the course of our Level One Lean Certification, participants learned to:

Apply what they learn to an actual Continuous Improvement project at their facility, and every student develops the components of their own A3
Develop an ability to identify non-value-added activities (i.e. waste) in processes through DVIRC’s “learn and apply” approach
Help develop solutions to minimize or eliminate non-value-added activities
Build essential skills related to job instructions, relations, and methods
Work with a learning partner to implement Continuous Improvement practices

Congratulations to the 41 graduates from the following companies: