The study plan comprises the course structure and the programme specification. The course is divided into 10 Webinar sessions.
Master Green Belt in Lean - CGBL - 1st Level - Interactive Live Webinar

DURATION
10 live webinar sessions
in 4 months

UPCOMING COURSES
13 June 2023
17 October 2023

PRICING
2100 CHF + VAT
Advance has designed this format to meet the needs of those who, for private or professional reasons, cannot attend the classroom sessions for Inter-company courses. Participants will attend live webinars held every 2 weeks: between each live webinar, the participant will study the LEAN contents on the resources provided by the school (i.e. Books, Participant Guide) and and will access the school's Learning Management System (to navigate or access a DEMO click on Advance LMS).
The course is structured across 10 sessions, concluding with a simulated exam. At the end of the course, participants can decide to take the final exam for CGBL (Certified Green Belt in Lean) certification of the IIBLC®.
- Certificate: at the end of the course, you will receive a certificate of completion issued by Advance School.
- Certification (OPTIONAL): if you decide to take the Lean Green Belt IIBLC® exam, you will receive the international CGBL certificate issued by the IIBLC®, attesting to having passed the IIBLC® Test. You can sit the IIBLC® Green Belt exam in various countries around the world. For information on the exam centres click on the link: Exam centres
The course objectives are:
- to transfer the Lean vision of how to create Value for the Customer
- to provide Lean-specific knowledge, including techniques and tools to identify the flow of Value and sources of waste
- to provide a structured approach for successful Lean implementation, introducing the necessary cultural and organisational changes
- to accelerate learning by communicating the critical issues to be faced, and the solutions adopted, via Lean implementation Case Studies
- to prepare candidates to pass the IIBLC® Lean Green Belt (CGBL) exam
The course is delivered by certified IIBLC® instructors with many years’ educational and professional experience in the Lean area.
"I am very pleased with the Interactive Lean Green Belt course at Advance School that has allowed me to learn Lean Best Practices, and to become internationally certified. Between the classroom sessions and the Interactive Learning format, I chose the latter for work reasons, and also because I already had experience in Lean: I found the course very well structured and up-to-date, and the instructors were extremely well prepared". Luca Borgatti, Plant Manager, Cargill Starch & Sweeteners, Italy.
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Teaching plan
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COURSE STRUCTURE
The course includes:
- An individual study phase with remote support from instructors
- Live Webinar sessions with certified instructors.
- a simulation of the exam at home, with corrections and discussion of the results via webinar
Teaching is in English.
DETAILED PROGRAMME
1. Introduction to Lean
What is Lean
History
Business Strategy
Ford, GM and Toyota system
The House of Toyota
The 5 Lean principles: Value, Value Stream, Create Flow, Pull, Perfection
2. Lean Principles
2.1 Defining Value and Waste
Value added activities: Definition and Recognition
Viewpoint of the Customer
Muda/Mura/Muri
7 Muda (7+1): Definition and Recognition
Lead Time: Components of Lead Time
Effects of shorter Lead Time
2.2. Identifying the Value Stream
Basic principles of Value Stream Mapping
Defining product families
Current state Value Stream Map
Basic symbology
Process box - Boundaries
Data box
Inventory triangle (production, office, service)
Material flow
Production Planning
Transportation
Kanban loops and supermarkets
Inventory, Waiting and Delay
Information flow
Lead Time ladder: Components, Meaning
Cycle Time
Process Time
Single Stream VSM: How to start drawing, Paper & Pencil drawing, Software based VSM
Future state Value Stream Map
Loops and Symbology
2.3 Creating Flow
Takt Time: Definition and Calculation
Continuous flow vs. Job Shop
One-Piece-Flow
FIFO lanes
5S technique
SMED technique
• Definition of a setup
• Why (EPEI, Flexibility, Capacity, Cost reduction)
• Internal vs. external setup
• Converting internal to external setup
• Setup instructions
2.4 Pull from Customer demand
Pacemaker
Interval: Definition and Calculation
EPEI
Kanban definition
Kanban types
• Supermarket
• Withdrawal Kanban
• Production Kanban
• Specific Kanban
• Generic Kanban
• Two (three)-bin system
Kanban and ERP system
Heijunka
2.5 Striving for Perfection
Kaizen
Kaizen-event
Standardised work: Definition, Importance, Work instructions, Continuous improvement
Poka-yoke
Visual Management
• Power of visual control
• Andon
• Marking, spaces, pictograms
• Daily reporting board
• Weekly reporting board
• Management reporting
Basic Lean measures
• Throughput time
• WIP
• Scrap/rework/PPM
3. Improvement Management
3.1 Basics of Project Management
Introduction to Project Management
Triple Constraint Management
Five Process Groups of Projects
Nine PMI Knowledge Areas
Project Management Tools
• Project Charter
• Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
• Schedule development
• Cost estimating
• Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
• Risk Management
• Progress reporting
3.2 Complementary Improvement Methodologies Six Sigma
• Jidoka
• Complexity – Variation – Mistakes
• DMAIC improvement methodology
• Basic Six Sigma ToolTQM tools
• PDCA
• Pareto
• Ishikawa
• Flowchart
• Histogram
• Check sheets
• Scatter diagram
• Control sheets
• Five Why’s
Process Mapping
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Who is the course aimed at
The course targets the following professional figures:
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- Representatives and staff in the areas of Production, Supply Chain, Quality, Purchasing and Organisation in the Industrial and Services sectors;
- Area Operations Consultants;
- Plant Managers;
- Production and Process Engineers;
- Companies wishing to implement Lean
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Pricing and enrolment
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ENROLMENT FEE
2100 CHF + VATThe fee includes:
- Teaching live webinars
- IIBLC® BOK
- Diagnostic online tool
- 2 textbooks, in English
- Advance Participant's Guide to the Green Belt Course in Lean, in English
- Registration for the Green Belt exam
The course requires a minimum of 6 participants for the activation. Seats are limited in order to allow optimal interaction between participants and instructors.
To enrol, send the registration form with the receipt of the bank transfer or a purchase order to the following Email: info@advanceschool.ch