Lean Supply Chain and Lean Healthcare Courses International Standard for Lean Certification

The strategy for many multinationals continues to be the relocation to tax favorable countries across the world. This means more extensive and complex distribution and logistics challenges. Therefore, there is a clear need to be as lean throughout the extended supply chain as possible. There is a compelling case for all of these supply chain links to work in as efficient and lean a manner as possible in order to deliver the finished product on time and within budget.

Lean Supply Chain Management is a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste or non-value-added activities in a supply chain through continuous improvement with the goal of creating maximum value.

Lean thinking has existed for over 40 years within major multinational operations worldwide. It started in the 1960s in Japan with the development of the Toyota Production System, and was quickly established as a method for highly effective production of automobiles and related engineered components.

The Leading Edge Group, in conjunction with International Universities, Lean Practitioners, and International Professional Institutes in Engineering and Supply Chain Management, has announced a new Lean Certification International Standard that includes Lean Green Belt, Lean Supply Chain, Lean Healthcare, and Lean Black Belt Certifications.

More on the new Lean Healthcare Green Belt certification program.

Automated Learning Corporation® has partnered with Leading Edge to distribute these International Lean Certification training programs. These comprehensive lean training and certification courses can ultimately lead to a degree in Quality Management. Accredited training is delivered via distance education and on-line learning modules. Individual students anywhere in the world can participate.