The AllAboutLean Academy - Lean Tools
Apply Lean on Your Shopfloor
Welcome to the Lean Tools section of our AllAboutLean Academy. Here, you’ll find practical, hands-on training designed to help you apply Lean principles where they matter most — on your shop floor. From Pull Production, 5S, and Lean Line Design to smart methods for Quick Changeover and Bottleneck Detection, this section gives you the skills to reduce waste, improve flow, and stabilize operations.
Behind every excellent production system lies a set of stable, repeatable, and optimized processes. This Lean Standards course combines our three lean tools training programs—SMED (Quick Changeover), Work Standards and Pull Production. Mastering Lean Standards is the key to real Lean success—build stability, cut downtime, and synchronize your operations with customer demand to make efficiency the new normal.
Duration: 3 Days (24 Hours Total)
Standards help to synchronize all parts of your production.
In theory, bottlenecks are easy to find, provided the production system remains stable and runs smoothly… which it never does. Learn with us how to identify real-life bottlenecks. Whether they are static, dynamic, or moving, our methods reliably and quickly identify the bad boy in your system.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Do the bottleneck walk, and find out!
Do more changeovers! This is a key approach to low inventory and thus cost reduction. But only if changeovers are fast! Join us to learn how to speed up the change and understand the critical factors for a successful process improvement.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
There is a reason, why F1 pitstops are so fast!
Minimize lost race time in your production!
Breakdowns happen—but they shouldn’t be the norm. This hands-on, shop floor-focused course teaches you how to build a lean, effective maintenance system that cuts downtime, empowers operators, and delivers real impact. TPM doesn’t need to be complex or perfect—we’ll help you make it work your way.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Repair before it breaks down.
And make sure you have all relevant spare parts!
Improving single processes won’t create flow if the value stream is broken. In this hands-on Value Stream Design course, you’ll learn to engineer flow across your entire production system—from raw materials to finished goods. Whether in discrete, batch, or mixed-model manufacturing, you’ll design value streams that cut lead time, reduce WIP, and speed up delivery.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Make your material flow visible and trackable.
Find log jams and develop smart shortcuts!
Designing efficient production lines is key to lean manufacturing. This course gives you the tools to build flow-oriented, flexible, and stable systems, with practical guidance on when and how to move from job shop layouts to streamlined flow lines.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Chaku Chaku, Bucket brigade, Rabbit Chase?
Know what to choose where!
Many production systems still rely on manual planning and push out goods without regard for actual demand, causing excess inventory, delays, and waste. Whether you’re in high mix/low volume or repetitive manufacturing, in this course you’ll learn to select and apply the right pull strategy for your needs.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Kanban, CONWIP, POLCA, MTS, MTO?
Implement the best pull option for your system!
A clean, organized environment isn’t just about tidiness—it signals professionalism, quality, and control. In this hands-on course, you’ll discover how 5S creates safer, more efficient, and more stable processes. We’ll show you how to turn 5S from a cleaning exercise into a foundation for operational excellence.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Organize your Industry!
Work standards are essential for ensuring quality, consistency and efficiency in the workplace. They provide a basis for measuring progress and driving continuous improvement. In this course, you will learn all the details and background information you need to establish effective standards in your company.
Duration: 1,5 Days (12 Hours Total)
We love the intuitive Lego building standards.
Make yours just as easy to follow!
Effective logistics are the backbone of lean operations. This course focuses on designing material flow systems that manage inventory effectively and support stable, responsive production environments.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Right part, right place, right time, right quantity!
Uneven workloads, variable demand, and poor task sequencing can reduce efficiency and increase lead times. This practical training shows how to balance production, level capacity, and streamline workflows for steady, predictable output—even in mixed-model, fluctuating-demand environments.
Duration: 1 Day (8 Hours Total)
Balance your line, so work is evenly distributed.