Kanban, SMED & Flow Optimization Professional

A practical, workshop-driven curriculum covering design, implementation, and sustainment:

1. Flow Fundamentals

• What flow really means (and why it breaks)

   

• Push vs. pull systems

   

• Identifying constraints and bottlenecks

   

2. Kanban Systems (Pull)

• Kanban principles and rules

   

• Card, bin, and electronic Kanban

   

• Sizing Kanban loops (WIP limits)

   

• Integrating Kanban with planning & ERP

   

3. SMED (Quick Changeover)

• Internal vs. external setup

   

• Changeover observation and analysis

   

• Setup reduction techniques

   

• Achieving flexibility and small batches

   

4. Production Leveling & Flow Design

• Heijunka basics

   

• Batch size reduction

   

• Pacemaker processes and supermarkets

   

Line balancing and takt alignment