VCM Training Courses
At the heart of Value-Centered Management is the belief that every business seeking to become a value-centered enterprise must first seek out what their customers truly value. Value-Centered Management is not just a management practice, it is a business culture and way of life. Our training courses are designed to transfer the knowledge and understanding of the VCM principles to professionals across multiple industries and backgrounds. Individuals that complete the courses will learn essential tools in lean management, customer value, continuous improvement and many other value-centered methodologies.
Lean Fundamentals
Utilizing lean management principles can help identify the signs of waste in processes in both the manufacturing and service industry. The elimination of waste is an integral part of business and operation improvement objectives. We will discuss the true history of the Toyota Production System which pioneered the lean management philosophy and why understanding the Toyota Production System in its purest form is the key to lean management success. In addition, participants will learn a plethora of lean management concepts and how they can be used effectively for cost reduction, efficiency increases and quality improvements. We will also discuss how the principles of lean management can be used in diverse business situations to assist in broadening understanding while increasing the ability to apply lean management.
Value Stream Flow
In this course participants will learn how lean flow and value-centered management work hand in hand to create a smooth flowing, efficient operation. Statistics show that almost 70% of our daily work is spent on non-value added or wasteful activities. Whether it’s waiting for approvals or producing unnecessary reports. This eye-opening course will transform the way you see any work activity. You’ll learn how to identify non-value added activities and strategies to eliminate them for good. Leaders today are faced with increasing productivity to fulfill customer demand. By identifying inefficient processes, barriers will be removed that will change your focus from working faster to making work move faster.
Value-Centered Culture
We all know the importance of hiring the right people. It is equally important to keep your team members happy. In this course you will learn new ways to develop and build teamwork and a culture of excellence in which team members are able to persevere through challenges to accomplish goals. Learn how to first create a culture of excellence with your peers that will breakdown barriers and silos throughout the entire organization. Understanding the power of attitude and the impact of team-centered behavior is vital. This highly interactive course will focus on the 7 commitments needed to maintain a value-centered culture. Learn why teams must commit to these principles to work together in harmony as they deliver value to their internal and external customers.
SAFE-T Work Place Organization
Would you like to improve your productivity in just one day? Work place organization and efficiency is critical to the success of any business or operation. It is just as important for team members working within a process to have a clear standardized and orderly work space to perform their responsibilities. Research shows the average employee waste one hour out of every work week looking for misplaced things. On average it cost about $25,000 to fill a filing cabinet, while the average executive waste 6 weeks per year searching for information due to an unorganized work space. As a result of office clutter and team member burnout, job stress is estimated to cause U.S industries an estimated 2 to 3 billion dollars. Could your team members use a morale boost? Are your inventory costs out of control? The SAFE-T Work Place Organization seminar is an award winning simple 5 step method that can be implemented in just one day. Develop a company culture for your team that creates an environment that makes it easy to serve your customers through maintaining a visual, safe and clean work environment. You will be amazed to see the productivity boost and morale increase among your team.
The Kaizen System
Are you seeing that no matter how much creative thinking or mental gymnastics your organization uses, you still cannot solve the problems that are hindering your department or company? In this seminar we will discuss how you can utilize a systematic approach to solving problems and continually improving the workplace through The Kaizen System. This Seminar will give you a general understanding of the kaizen philosophy and culture as well as introduce how the kaizen process can function within any organization. You will learn the vital philosophies and principles necessary to build a strong improvement culture in any organization or work team through the proven principles of Kaizen (Kai = Change, Zen = For the Better).
