Lean Silver Certification case studies
Lean Silver Certification · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Lean Certification Silver Level is one of the credential tiers listed in SME's Lean Certification program, which sits alongside the Bronze Level, Gold Level, and Lean Knowledge Certificate. It is a professional certification intended for manufacturing and operations practitioners who want to validate their Lean knowledge against industry standards; SME describes its certifications generally as credentials that validate knowledge, can boost career opportunities, and set candidates apart from their peers. The Lean Silver Certification case studies are 5 cases and about 4,731 words.
1Takt Time vs a Capital Request in a Batch-Scheduled Press Shop
A 210-person precision stamping plant runs two 450-minute shifts, five days a week. Customer demand is steady at 640 assemblies per day, and the customer has moved to daily truck departures with a 24-hour order freeze.
867 words, about 4 min2Current-State Map With a Hidden Constraint and a Tempting Inventory Pile
An order-fulfilment plant builds one product family: 600 units/day on one 450-minute shift (27,000 seconds available). Stamping has a 40-second cycle, 90% uptime and 25-minute changeovers, with 6,000 units of raw material on hand.
871 words, about 4 min3Short Shots, a Fishbone Vote and a Solution Before a Cause
An injection-moulding cell supplies a housing to the plant's main assembly line: 1,900 parts/day, two cavities, 42-second cycle, two 12-hour shifts. Short-shot scrap has run at 4.1% on nights and 0.9% on days for six weeks, and the containment bin at the end of the line now holds three days of suspect parts.
979 words, about 5 min4A Green Board, a Silent Supervisor and a Nine-Day Escape
A 400-person food plant has run a daily 06:00 production meeting for eight months. Attendance is supervisors and above; the tier-1 team meetings on the lines were never started.
1,007 words, about 5 min5240 Kaizen Events and No Result: What to Scale and What to Refuse
A 12-site building-products group launched Lean 18 months ago. A central CI team of four ran 240 kaizen events; 5S audits average 4.2 out of 5; 96% of employees have been trained in the eight wastes; there is a monthly newsletter.
1,007 words, about 5 min