Course Description

Lean and Industry 4.0 are two philosophies with a similar target to achieve operational excellence. They complement each other to support the growing demand for high-mix low volume and mass customisation requirements for manufacturing. As digitalisation is raising new kinds of waste (especially in the area of data), new forms of analysing value streams are gaining importance.

This course provides an understanding of the connection between Lean Management and Industry 4.0, how Industry 4.0 can support the Lean approach concerning the challenges of small lot sizes and the requirement of product customisation.

Course Duration: 16 hours

Course Outcomes

Participants are able to:

• Understand the underlying concept of digital transformation and the relationship between process, technology and people as the main building blocks of Industry 4.0
• Identify new opportunities for improvements in production by linking Industry 4.0 to Lean Management
• Understand and implement Value Steam Method/Analysis 4.0 in the respective companies
• Learn from local SME how to start and sustain digital transformation

Course Contents

• Industry 4.0 – The industrial revolutions and the evolution of manufacturing paradigms
• The synergies of Industry 4.0 and Lean Management
• How to use Industry 4.0 elements to avoid typical kinds of waste
• Adaptation of a typical value stream analysis with digital components
• Study trip to local SME to learn how the adoption of Industry 4.0 and Lean Management increased the business performance of the company

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