Lean Warehousing: Cutting Waste and Improving Efficiencies with the Proven Principles of Lean Management
Overview:
Join Brad as he discusses how lean principles such as flow of inventory, disciplined processes, empowered people, problem solving and visual management will reduce waste and drive measurable results in cost, quality, safety, productivity, utilization, and inventory reduction.
Why should you Attend: From material receiving to pick and pack to shipping operations, warehousing is a key enabler to a successful supply chain implementation and in many cases, the starting point for a transformation. It is critical to manage safety, quality, and efficiency to improve customer responsiveness and reduce operating costs - contributing to a supply chain that positions the company for competitive advantage.
In order to manage warehousing as efficiently as possible, we must bring lean principles into the warehouse and distribution center.
Areas Covered in the Session:
- Isolating the key elements of Lean thinking to be used in the warehouse
- Value stream mapping warehouse operations
- Utilizing lean tools to reduce waste in the warehouse
- Creating a warehouse operation based on visual management and real time problem solving
- Creating collaboration between warehousing and other functional areas
Who Will Benefit:
- Supply Chain Professionals
- Logistics Professionals
- Material Managers and Production Control Managers
- Transportation, Warehousing, and Purchasing Managers