Lean Courses

• 5S
• 8D Problem Solving - In-House Only
• Application of Kaizen
• Creating Continuous Flow
• Developing Pull Systems (KANBAN)
• Effective Problem Solving
• Engaging Employees in Continuous Improvement
• FMEA - Failure Mode & Effects Analysis
• Introduction to Lean Principles (Lean 101)
• Kaizen Event & Train the Trainer  
• Lead Time Reduction
• Lean Leadership
• Lean Strategies for Execs & Leaders
• Lean Supervisor
• Line Balancing
• Overview of Lean Principles
• Root Cause Analysis (5Y)
• Statistical Process Control
• TAKT Modeling
• Team Facilitation Skills
• Thinking Lean & Being Green
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Value Stream Mapping
• Visual Management
• Work Cell Design

Lean in Admin/Purchasing & Finance

• 5S for the Office
• Applications of Lean in Accounting & Admin
• Financial Applications for Non Financial Managers
• Lean Accounting
• Purchasing Strategies in a Lean Org.
• Value Stream Mapping for the Office

Other Lean Training

• Six Sigma in a Lean Organization
• Six Sigma Yellowbelt, Greenbelt & Blackbelt

About the Trainers

Founded to assist manufacturing &service organizations to better compete in North America, VSS is an International Lean, Business Transformation & Human Capital consulting firm.

LEAN = INCREASED PROFITS

In today's competitive global market, only businesses focused on achieving optimized process improvement can effectively compete and succeed… not only building your own success through best practices, but also supporting your customer's efforts to compete as well.

The AtoZ Lean Program gives you the ability to demonstrate to your customers that you are different… achieving continuous improvements and bottom-line ROI! The AtoZ Lean program is  a comprehensive 4 tier high-impact learning approach to business transformation, with the objectives of helping you to better meet your customer's needs faster and more profitably than any of your competitors.

"In the first event, we managed to reduce our changeover time by 81%, resulting in productivity improvements of 23%!  We just completed our 2nd event and managed to reduce changeover time by 87%.  The results speak for themselves!" Doug Harper, Blommer Chocolate

Program Objectives:

• Allow companies to effectively manage all aspects of their business with Lean philosophies;
• Provide organizations with resources knowledgeable in Lean
  principles, able to understand and apply the tools
  necessary to improve;
• Allow organizations to become independent in their ability to apply tools and transfer knowledge to others in their company;
• Increase participant's profitability & productivity through the
  creation of value for their customers;
• Certify participants (upon successful completion) with a recognized industry standard in advanced  Lean training, that recognizes their accomplishments as an expert in the field