Kanban: Your Signal for Action
By Kaye Krueger
In this animated object, users view how a kanban signals production to start.
Lean Culture
By Weldon Faull
Learners look through a telescope to see what a company chooses to focus on when making decisions about productivity, reducing waste, retraining, solving problems, and motivating employees.
Waste in the Office
Learners view examples of waste in an office environment and are asked to consider what they can do to eliminate or reduce waste in their own workplace.
Value Streams
By Kaye Krueger, Keith Lodahl
Learners read how to identify a manufacturer's value streams - the first step to value stream mapping.
Heijunka
Learners view a heijunka box and read how this tool is used for scheduling production in a pull system.
Who Is My Customer?
By Julann Jatczak
Students complete an exercise to help determine the profile of customers who would use their businesses.
Six Sigma Training and Certification
By Lee Binz
Learners read descriptions of the following training and certification levels for organizations using a lean approach to quality: "green belt," "black belt," "master black belt," and "champion."
Marketing Your Changes
By Barbara Liang
Learners explore actions that can be taken to achieve a buy-in from employees when changes are to be made in the workplace. Students then rank the steps in the order that they should be taken.
Task Roles in Effective Teams
By Andrea Krabbe
The learner will identify individual roles that help teams accomplish goals.
Dietary Manager Training: Employee Turnover Costs
By Kristy Norenberg
Learners examine the costs of replacing an employee. Using a formula, students calculate these expenses in practice exercises.
Push vs. Pull Systems
In this interactive object, learners read about the differences between push and pull manufacturing systems. A brief quiz completes the activity.
Building a Resume
By Cathy Hopkins
Students read about the components of a resume and write one for personal use.
Lean/Six Sigma Culture
Learners read about the characteristics of a lean/six sigma culture.
Kanban
Learners read how kanban is used in production control.
Writing a Mission Statement
By Ann Heidkamp
The learner explores the purpose of organizational mission statements and practices writing a statement that contains the four elements outlined.
Using Check Sheets
By Mary Lee Rudnick-Kaun
Learners read definitions of discrete, continuous, attribute and variable data and view examples of checklist, location and item check sheets.
Giving Effective Praise
Students review the conditions for giving statements of praise in a way that will motivate employees. They then practice writing these kinds of statements.
The Cost of Quality: A Self-Check Exercise
By John Stewart
In this interactive object, learners check their knowledge of concepts related to the cost of ensuring quality in manufacturing as they relate to the categories of appraisal, prevention, internal failures, and external failures.
The Case for Process Improvement: A Financial Example
By James Bork
Students read how profits can be doubled with the elimination of only a fraction of the "waste" in a company's operation.
Designing Directions
By Rosie Bunnow
Learners practice revising poorly written directions by applying criteria for giving directions.
Communicating Efficiently on the Job
Learners brainstorm ideas for how to gather information from team members who work at different locations. They analyze the pros and cons of each idea and make recommendations.
Cellular Manufacturing
Learners read about the benefits of grouping machines together for an efficient flow of the product.
Kaizen
Learners read a brief description of Kaizen and how it helps to eliminate waste in a process.
Five "S" System in Manufacturing
This objects reviews the Five "S" manufacturing system and helps learners to remember the process.
Six Sigma Methodology
Learners read what the letters DMAIC stand for and then complete a matching activity.