Lean Production is a proven approach to designing efficient, high-quality, and customer-focused processes. In this course, you will learn the fundamental principles, methods, and tools of Lean Production, with a strong focus on practical application and real-world relevance.
Lean Production Fundamentals
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Beginner level
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1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Core principles and philosophy of Lean Production. Map process flows, cycle time, takt time, and calculate resource capacity and utilization.
Identify process bottlenecks and suggest improvements to achieve continuous flow.
Relationship between three main process metrics, inventory, production rate and process time and their importance with respect to Lean Production.
Understand the concept and importance of takt time. Understand the impact of variability on a process and calculate the resulting waiting times.
Skills you'll gain
- Process Flow Diagrams
- Quality Control
- Production Management
- Production Process
- Process Improvement
- Resource Utilization
- Capacity Management
- Waste Minimization
- Process Analysis
- Lean Methodologies
- Workflow Management
- Process Mapping
- Lean Manufacturing
- Business Process
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February 2026
Taught in English
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There are 7 modules in this course
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2 videos4 readings
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