Introduction Video
DOUG LACHANCE
LEAN MASTER, LSSBB
Doug Lachance is the Founder & President of Design 4 Lean Solutions Inc. With over 20 years of international experience, Doug and his global team of experts offer consultancy, corporate training and education, specializing in Continuous Improvement and Lean Six Sigma Training and Events across a broad range of sectors.
As a Senior Lean Management Consultant, Master and Trainer, Doug has been an agent of change helping clients transform their organizations into effective lean enterprises.
Doug studied lean principles extensively with Isuzu in Japan and was pivotal in developing McCain Food’s popular 6S for Success (5S + 1Safety) Visual Factory program, a global initiative to implement the same look and feel at all 52 manufacturing sites worldwide.
Doug has a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB) Certification in Lean and Six Sigma from Strategy Breakthrough Transformation Innovation (SBTI) in Milwaukee. He has a Lean Master Certificate with emphasis in Leadership and Managing Organizational Change from Isuzu and ITO University.
Doug is an accomplished facilitator, trainer and presenter. He has trained over 10,000 people, mentored 500+ people and has helped complete 500+ projects with results that range between $50,000 and $112 million dollars in savings. His facilitation expertise runs the gamut, from facilitating leadership retreats with top executives, to facilitating Process Walks, Kaizen Events and project team meetings.
Lean Yellow Belt Program
This program provides an overview of the core principles of Lean thinking the essential Lean tools and practices that can be applied across any industry to increase productivity and quality; improve customer and employee satisfaction and reduce waste. It aims to create not only an understanding of Lean and its benefits, but also a basic proficiency in applying key Lean tools and practices.
Learning Outcomes:
- Define Lean, its core values and benefits for the organization, and its brief history.
- Understand the five Lean principles and how Lean organizations create value
- Recognize the costs and quality issues associated with modern day manufacturing and benefits associated with implementing Lean to address key challenges.
- Identify the eight types of waste found in the workplace and distinguish value added and non-value added activities
- Understand and apply Lean tools and practices such as spaghetti diagrams, value stream mapping and POUS
- Identify the requirements for an efficient Kaizen event and describe the benefits that a successful Kaizen event can offer to any organization
- Understand the use of PDCA and A3 thinking and their application in implementing change, solving problems, and continuously improving processes
- Utilize problem solving tools such as the Five Whys, Root Cause Analysis, Fishbone Diagram, and Brainstorming
This Program is For:
Executives, managers, supervisors, organizational Lean leaders and employees working towards their Green/Black Belt certification.
Testimonials
Reza Saljoughian
Process Improvement Officer
“Design 4 Lean is an excellent company with wealth of knowledge and experience in the space of Lean Manufacturing. It was an absolute pleasure working and learning with them during our time at Rockwell Automation.”
UTC Manager
"A true mentor for individuals in all aspects of their lean journey. Superior knowledge of the tools, a charismatic trainer, a respected project leader, who is dedicated to accomplish 100% of customer goals."
Jacky Naidoo
Communications Professional
“Design 4 Lean is an excellent company that brings passion and enthusiasm to their work. During the time that I have worked with them, they have proved to be a strong leader, mentor, and helped guide me through understanding lean principles.”
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