Operations Strategy for Lean and Sustainable Systems

Despite successful “lean” applications in many organizations, the journey to implement lean is not easy and is bound to encounter various challenges. These challenges include: uncertainty in demand, pressure from customers and top management, shortening product life cycle, non-effective method, knowledge and information transfer, and training. Moreover, human integration poses a great challenge and has become the top priority for lean-adopting companies to sustain their operations. To tackle such kind of challenges, each individual need to be trained about concept of lean and sustainable systems. Knowledge of such systems will help organisations or professionals to adopt a strategic approach for sustainable development.

Programme Objective

This program is designed with following broad objectives.

  • To develop understanding of key challenges in managing lean and sustainable systems across different sectors
  • To develop appropriate operations strategies for making production systems lean and sustainable to be globally competitive.
  • To understand application of multicriteria decision making tools and optimisation techniques in context to lean and sustainable systems.

Content Outline

  • Introduction and Principle of Lean/Agility/Sustainability/Circular Economy
  • Concepts of 5S and kaizen
  • Process mapping and Value Stream Mapping
  • Tools of Lean, Kanban, Batch sizes, Set-up times, Standard work, Jidoka, Heijunka
  • Secondary tools in lean manufacturing-, Radar chart, Pokayoke, SMED etc.
  • Lean inventory, Flow, Line balancing, Machine cells
  • Lean Manufacturing through Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
  • Supplier Involvement and Support,
  • Quality management tools and six sigma concepts
  • Hoshin Planning, Continuous Improvement, Waste Elimination
  • Green supply chains and reverse logistic strategies
  • Tripple bottom line approach for sustainable operations
  • Industry 4.0 technologies for Lean systems
  • Challenges for organisations in Circular Economy
  • Developing strategic leadership for lean and sustainable systems

Who Should Attend?

This program will be useful for Executives and professionals involved in managing different value adding operations in their respective
organisation across different sectors. It will be helpful for participants in making production systems more ef ficient and responsive to
dynamic market requirements.

Registration & Fees

Participants should be nominated by their organizations. The enclosed nomination form should be completed and returned with all the
details. The fee of the program is Rs. 40,000/- (Rupees Forty Thousand only) per participant which includes a professional fee and all
charges for lodging and boarding and supply of course materials. GST as applicable will be charged extra in addition to the programme
fee. Payment should be made by Cheque/NEFT/RTGS.

Discount Policy
With a view to our long-term relationship with your esteemed organization, we are pleased to introduce the discount policy in a particular
programme. The discount will be observed in the following conditions: (discount applicable in NEPAL also)
• 10% Discount against 3-5 nominations
• 20% Discount against more than 5 nominations