Executive Education — On-Campus Courses
Building the Lean Supply Chain Problem Solver
To become a lean supply chain professional, you need to first become a lean thinker and lean problem solver. That is the core focus for the first course. Students will be introduced to lean thinking and critical lean concepts. In addition, students with become proficient problem solvers through gained skills of waste identification and use of fundamental problem solving tools to eliminate waste at the root cause.
This first course is a pivot point in the educational process, and this is where current mental models and business paradigms will be challenged. Participants will learn to see operations from a new vantage point. Upon arrival back to the workplace, participants will be able to “talk” the talk of lean and also have a keen eye for operational waste. However, the real test of the first course is when the participant can “walk” the lean walk and solve business problems at the root cause, completely eliminating the problem for the organization.
Class Schedule
Day 1 - Lean Thinking
- Lean Thinking - Lean Defined
- Mental Models - What is different with Lean?
- Process Thinking: What is a process?
- Fundamentals of Waste
- Why Lean - The burning platform
- Problem Identification - River of Waste
- House of Lean (Stability + Standardization )
- House of Lean (QAS, Flow, Customer Focus )
Day 2 - Fundamental Problem Solving
- "Go See" Management
- Time and Motion
- Value Stream Map (VSM) - Current State - Kaizen Bursts
- Plan Do Check Act Project Requirements
- Pareto - Critical Few
- Cause and Effect (Fish Bone)
- 5 Why Analysis
- Project Selection & XY Matrix
- Team Development & A3 Thinking
- Data Collection Planning
Day 3 - Sustaining Improvements
- Visual Management and 5S
- Brainstorming
- VSM Future State
- Failure Modes Effects Analysis
- Collaboration + Systems Thinking
- Catchball Process + Progressive Dialogue
- Dashboard Creation
- Basic Control Charts + PDCA Process
Post Classroom Training
- Plan : Do: Check : Act Project Completion
Every effort is made to present the course as advertised herein; however, circumstances may make it necessary to alter the schedule and/or presenters.
REGISTRATION
- ON-LINE: Register Online via the GT Executive Education website.
- FAX: Send the registration form along with your credit card information to (404) 894-8925. This line is available 24 hours a day.
- MAIL:
Georgia Institute of Technology
Executive Education—R
P.O. Box 93686
Atlanta, Georgia
30377-0686 - CALL: (404) 385-3501 between 9:00a.m. and 4:00p.m., Eastern time. Have your credit card and registration form handy to aid in this process.
PROGRAM FEE
The program fee of $2400 includes continental breakfasts, lunches, breaks, and all classroom materials. Checks made payable to Georgia Tech are accepted for payment, as well as VISA, MasterCard, American Express, or Discover cards. Note that your credit card will be charged as soon as your registration is received. Registrants should make payment arrangements prior to the start of the program. Advance payment arrangements are required to guarantee your place in the program. If a program registrant must cancel, a substitution or transfer to another program can be made.
If the Supply Chain & Logistics Institute must cancel a program, registrants will receive a full refund. Georgia Tech, however, cannot assume the responsibility for other costs incurred. Due to program enrollment limits, early registration is encouraged. Registrations will be acknowledged by a letter of confirmation from Executive Education.
DISCOUNTS
A discount is applicable to:
- SCL Alumni (anyone who has attended a SCL course): $2160
- CSCMP (Council of Supply Chain Management Professionals), AST&L, INFORMS, NASSTRAC, and the Atlanta Supply Chain Leadership Council. : $2160
- Education Partners: $1950
PROGRAM LOCATION AND ACCOMMODATIONS
This program will be held at the Georgia Tech Global Learning Center located at 84 5th Street, NW, Atlanta, Georgia. The GLC is the new home for all SCL courses at Georgia Tech. Visit the Global Learning Center at http://www.gatech.edu/techsquare/.
To receive the discounted room rate, registrants must call the hotel at (800) 706-2899 and indicate their association with the Georgia Tech program. Reservations made through a travel agency will not be discounted.
CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS
This program meets criteria for the nationally accepted Continuing Education Unit (CEU). Each participant completing the program will earn 1.8 CEUs and a program certificate. A certificate of completion, showing the accumulated CEUs earned, can be requested by emailing ceu-request@dlpe.gatech.edu.
CERTIFICATE PROGRAM
Participants who complete multiple SCL courses can qualify for the Supply Chain & Logistic Certificate. Learn More
CANCELLATION AND REFUNDS
To cancel your registration and receive a full refund, you must call Executive Education at (404)385-3501 at least 10 business days prior to the course start date. A course cancellation received fewer than 10 days prior to the course start date will be refunded the registration amount, less $50 to cover the costs of materials and facilities. If you do not call Executive Education to cancel your registration and do not attend the course, you are still responsible for the full registration fee.