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LEAN Sigma Healthcare Champion

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A significant portion of healthcare cost increases are due to operational inefficiency. Healthcare professionals ahve control of this factor. Inefficiency can be measured and changes implemented to improve quality. The implementation of a LEAN Sigma approach can provide more affordable and better healthcare for a large precentage of the population.

The MMTC's LEAN Sigma Healthcare Champion is a comprehensive training program created especially for healthcare organizations. This program is vital for anyone who is serious about revulutionizing their healthcare organization. Each particiapnt will learn many LEAN tools along with how and where to apply them to improve aspects of organizational performance. Course graduates receive a dual Certificate of Completion as a LEAN Healthcare Champion and Sigma Green Belt.

MMTC’s REAL HOSPITAL is a unique feature of our LEAN training. Augmenting the classroom instruction, participants reinforce their classroom learning by transforming a traditional healthcare operation into a LEAN Hospital utilizing LEAN and Six Sigma tools.

LEAN Sigma Healthcare Champion Training - $2,800
9 days of sessions are held Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday of each week for 3 consecutive weeks

Week 1: Preparing the Lean Champion

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Prepares the LEAN Champion to manage the implementation process and define the value stream of an organization.

  • Learning the role of LEAN Champion
  • Identifying and eliminating waste
  • Identifying value and non-value added activities
  • Adjusting the culture to LEAN
  • Applying communication and listening skills
  • Identifying teams and the roles of team members
  • Understanding and using the consensus decision making process
  • Identifying behavior types and understanding strengths and weaknesses, opportunities and threats
  • 5S and Workplace Organization
  • Visual Management
  • Standard Work methods

Week 2: Elements of LEAN Business Solutions

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Provides an in-depth understanding of LEAN tools and techniques as well as describes the activities necessary to engage the entire company in continuous improvement.

  • Applying the Value Stream Mapping process
  • Theory of Constraints
  • Quick Changeover (QCO) and Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED)
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
  • Poka-Yoke
  • Pull Systems, Material Controls and Kanban
  • Error-Proofing

Week 3: Application of LEAN Business Solutions

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The LEAN Champion learns how to identify and maintain the LEAN implementation process for continuous improvement through Kaizen events.

  • Train the Trainer
  • Focused factory and implementing a LEAN facility layout
  • Cellular Manufacturing
  • Workstation Design and Ergonomics
  • Part Presentation and Flow Racks
  • A3 Problem-Solving
  • Leading a Kaizen event
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