The purpose of this programme is to introduce businesses to lean thinking and how an eye for waste can help them reduced costs within their processes and using Lean Workplace Organisation practices in order to achieve space to implement physical distancing.

This short, small group size program, will provide a safe space for small businesses to share their operational challenges, receive group support, benefit from the groups shared experience, and be trained & mentored by an expert facilitator. The group will learn how lean and other business improvement techniques can be used to offset the additional costs of lowered productivity due to new COVID related processes. 

This will be done through learning Eyes for Waste & exploring how Lean Workplace Organisation can be used to redesign processes to implement Social Distancing and maintain productivity.

The program will also cover innovation techniques to find opportunities for the business. The mentor will facilitate the group and be a conduit to the Local Enterprise Office with additional business requirements. 

The program will be delivered in a 3 hour group session, with each company receiving 1 hour of individual mentoring (Optional) to discuss LEAN for their business.  These sessions will be delivered remotely using webinar / meeting software. 

Following participation on the mentoring sessions, companies can then apply for the extended Lean for Micro program to proceed with the identified project.  This program provides the perfect qualification route for extended Lean programs, allowing LEO’s to introduce Lean to many clients and extended funding only where it is needed.

Core Deliverables

• Learn the Tools & Thinking on which Lean & Efficient Businesses are built: Standardization, Visual Management, & 6S
• How Lean Thinking links in with Crisis & Strategic management frameworks.
• Use Lean Workplace Organisation to Implement Social Distancing
• Use Lean Problem Solving to navigate & create exit solution
• Qualification for the extended Lean for Micro program.
• 1 hour group sessions
• 1 Hour of individual mentoring session  (Optional)

Delivery

This sessions will be delivered online / remotely. 

Individual session times will be agreed to suit the business needs.