Lean Logistics
Stanwick Academy

Lean Logistics

At a time when efficiency and cost savings are essential, a lean logistics course provides warehouse managers with the knowledge to optimise processes. By eliminating waste, you can increase productivity and improve customer satisfaction. This course helps logistics managers solve today's and tomorrow's challenges with innovative solutions by using Lean smartly. Lean logistics is more than a trend, it is a necessity for modern warehouse management. Make sure your warehouse is ready for the future.
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Approach

  • The Lean logistics course consists of 1 working session of 2 consecutive days.
  • Each working session offers a mix of theoretical foundations and practical exercises.
  • Each participant should preferably have a process improvement project.
  • Feedback moments regarding progress and potential problems in these projects will be provided during the training programme.
  • Each working session provides an opportunity to exchange experiences with other participants.
  • At the end of the training programme, an exam is provided which, if a score of 70% is achieved, entitles you to a Lean logistics training certificate.

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What can you expect?

  • We provide insights into the lean tools that have proved to be a great help in solving everyday problems in an industrial environment.
  • Concrete ways to apply the Lean toolbox in a structured and logical way in your own organisation (avoid cherry picking).
  • Lean Logistics, a methodology developed by Stanwick, optimises these logistics processes so that they require the absolute minimum of resources to meet customer expectations. The Lean Logistics approach ensures increased output, improved information and knowledge flow, higher customer satisfaction and reduced errors, making processes more effective and efficient.
  • As with any lean initiative, staff engagement is crucial but difficult at the same time. However, if you do this successfully, results become achievable and a foundation is laid for continuous improvements, as employees will be committed to new ways of thinking and working!

Programme

Module 1: Introduction to Lean Management

  • The 5 lean basic principles & types of losses ("wastes") applied in logistics

Module 2: Value Stream Analysis and Process Mapping

  • Techniques for value stream analysis, process maps (spaghetti diagram etc.), elimination of bottlenecks applied to process steps: Inbound, warehousing, pick/pack, outbound

Module 3: Lean Toolbox

  • 5S, visual management, standard work, Kaizen, SMED, line balancing, load levelling

Module 4: Understanding customer demand & segmenting inventory

  • Techniques for understanding and analysing customer needs and demands (Evolution of demand pattern & understanding variability). Methods to predict customer demand and align with logistics processes. Types of stock and impact on stock levels: cycle stock, buffer stock, event stock, safety stock. 

Module 5: Lean Leadership and Culture

  • Developing a Lean leadership style, creating a Lean culture, team engagement
  • Working with KPIs and best practice target KPI levels (obeya)

Module 6: Problem-solving and Continuous Improvement

  • Ishikawa diagram, Kaizen methodology, real-life examples of Lean improvements
  • Techniques for standardisation, PDCA cycle, identifying areas for improvement

Module 7: Warehouse set-up

  • Principles of efficient warehouse design and management
  • Applying Lean principles in warehouse design and layout (SLP= systematic layout planning)
  • Techniques for space optimisation and streamlining goods movements

Module 8: Planning and controlling a warehouse organisation

  • Make-to-order versus make-to-stock
  • Basic statistics applied to demand patterns & impact on stock levels

Module 9: Best Practice Analyses in Logistics: Case Studies and Practice Sessions

  • Understanding product portfolio analysis and ABC classification for inventory management
  • Best practices and benchmarking techniques in logistics
  • Using data analytics to optimise logistics processes
  • Analysis of real-life case studies, practical exercises in a warehouse environment

Optional: company visit


Testimonials

"The approach Stanwick developed for implementing Performance Management is practical, powerful, realistic and very respectful of what lives on the shop floor. Collaboration, between teams and people, during and after implementation are central and secure sustainable practices that drive continuous improvement!"

Participant

"Stanwick's strength is that they also thoroughly work out the "behavioural component" of projects. You notice this not only in the content of the training, but also in the cooperation. The trainers we work with know very well how to sense exactly what the client needs and when. Once the needs are clear, they create a tailor-made and appropriate training. The special rapport with us as customers, creates a partnership for the future. The origin story of "LEAN" around those aircraft, can still fascinate and retell everyone who was in the training."

Participant

"If statistics were explained in the same practical way in our school study, more people would deal with data more professionally."
"A course that I hated at the university suddenly becomes a passion and my most important tool for process improvement."
"Unbelievable how ignorant and clumsy we dealt with data before this training."
"It is unbelievable how we can better understand and make our process easier to understand with a very limited number of tests (Design of Experiments)."
"The pallet of tools provided now allows us to find the causes and find solutions for practically all problems."
"The tools provided in the Green Belt are now also much clearer to us."
"The importance of statistical process control is seriously underestimated and it is not understandable that it will no longer be applied."

Participant

"Interesting content brought in an interactive way. Good exercises."
"Very interactive course, with also interaction between the different participants of the training. Challenging us with the exercises gave me an extra incentive to do well."
"I learned a lot to work with effectively."
"Good energy, well explained, trainer really fun and professional. really good balance between seriousness and fun. The way the training went was perfect. Really good way to respect our "flow". She was very flexible and adapted the training to the audience, which is not easy."
"Thanks to the training, I can now use tools to make my workload/time more efficient."

Participant

"Strong interaction with own examples from the group."
"One of the better trainings that I have already attended. Concrete and useful tips."
"Very interesting training as a capstone for tackling projects."
"I am very happy that I took the course because it really adds value to my ongoing projects."
"Theory becomes very practical by working with actual projects."

Participant

"A course that I hated at the university suddenly becomes a passion and my most important tool for process improvement."

Participant

"The pallet of tools provided now allows us to find the causes and find solutions for practically all problems."

Participant

"The tools provided in the Green Belt are now also much clearer to us."

Participant

"Unbelievable how ignorant and clumsy we dealt with data before this training."

Participant

"It is unbelievable how we can better understand and make our process easier to understand with a very limited number of tests (Design of Experiments)."

Participant

"If statistics were explained in the same practical way in our school study, more people would deal with data more professionally."

Participant

"Interesting content brought in an interactive way. Good exercises."
"Very interactive course, with also interaction between the different participants of the training. Challenging us with the exercises gave me an extra incentive to do well."
"I learned a lot to work with effectively."
"Good energy, well explained, trainer really fun and professional. really good balance between seriousness and fun. The way the training went was perfect. Really good way to respect our "flow". She was very flexible and adapted the training to the audience, which is not easy."
"Thanks to the training, I can now use tools to make my workload/time more efficient."

Participant

"The importance of statistical process control is seriously underestimated and it is not understandable that it will no longer be applied."

Participant

"Interesting content brought in an interactive way. Good exercises."
"Very interactive course, with also interaction between the different participants of the training. Challenging us with the exercises gave me an extra incentive to do well."
"I learned a lot to work with effectively."
"Good energy, well explained, trainer really fun and professional. really good balance between seriousness and fun. The way the training went was perfect. Really good way to respect our "flow". She was very flexible and adapted the training to the audience, which is not easy."
"Thanks to the training, I can now use tools to make my workload/time more efficient."

Participant

"Interesting content brought in an interactive way. Good exercises."
"Very interactive course, with also interaction between the different participants of the training. Challenging us with the exercises gave me an extra incentive to do well."
"I learned a lot to work with effectively."
"Good energy, well explained, trainer really fun and professional. really good balance between seriousness and fun. The way the training went was perfect. Really good way to respect our "flow". She was very flexible and adapted the training to the audience, which is not easy."
"Thanks to the training, I can now use tools to make my workload/time more efficient."

Participant

"Interesting content brought in an interactive way. Good exercises."
"Very interactive course, with also interaction between the different participants of the training. Challenging us with the exercises gave me an extra incentive to do well."
"I learned a lot to work with effectively."
"Good energy, well explained, trainer really fun and professional. really good balance between seriousness and fun. The way the training went was perfect. Really good way to respect our "flow". She was very flexible and adapted the training to the audience, which is not easy."
"Thanks to the training, I can now use tools to make my workload/time more efficient."

Participant

"The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the better courses.”
“The link to practice makes statistics a very interesting and useful fact."
"Not only useful for Six Sigma projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude to the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the better courses.”
“The link to practice makes statistics a very interesting and useful fact."
"Not only useful for Six Sigma projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude to the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the better courses.”
“The link to practice makes statistics a very interesting and useful fact."
"Not only useful for Six Sigma projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude to the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the better courses.”
“The link to practice makes statistics a very interesting and useful fact."
"Not only useful for Six Sigma projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude to the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the better courses.”
“The link to practice makes statistics a very interesting and useful fact."
"Not only useful for Six Sigma projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude to the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the better courses.”
“The link to practice makes statistics a very interesting and useful fact."
"Not only useful for Six Sigma projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude to the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the better courses.”
“The link to practice makes statistics a very interesting and useful fact."
"Not only useful for Six Sigma projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude to the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training has given me insight to solve complex problems in a structured way."
"The training is strongly applicable within own work domain, very practical."
"The link to practice makes the lean philosophy a very interesting and useful read."
"Not only useful for Lean projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
"After the training, you know what you are getting into in a project, or what you are not getting into."
"Insight into practical application, real-life examples are realistic."

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training has given me insight to solve complex problems in a structured way."
"The training is strongly applicable within own work domain, very practical."
"The link to practice makes the lean philosophy a very interesting and useful read."
"Not only useful for Lean projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
"After the training, you know what you are getting into in a project, or what you are not getting into."
"Insight into practical application, real-life examples are realistic."

Participant

"The training has given me insight to solve complex problems in a structured way."
"The training is strongly applicable within own work domain, very practical."
"The link to practice makes the lean philosophy a very interesting and useful read."
"Not only useful for Lean projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
"After the training, you know what you are getting into in a project, or what you are not getting into."
"Insight into practical application, real-life examples are realistic."

Participant

"The training has given me insight to solve complex problems in a structured way."
"The training is strongly applicable within own work domain, very practical."
"The link to practice makes the lean philosophy a very interesting and useful read."
"Not only useful for Lean projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
"After the training, you know what you are getting into in a project, or what you are not getting into."
"Insight into practical application, real-life examples are realistic."

Participant

"The training has given me insight to solve complex problems in a structured way."
"The training is strongly applicable within own work domain, very practical."
"The link to practice makes the lean philosophy a very interesting and useful read."
"Not only useful for Lean projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
"After the training, you know what you are getting into in a project, or what you are not getting into."
"Insight into practical application, real-life examples are realistic."

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

"The training has given me insight to solve complex problems in a structured way."
"The training is strongly applicable within own work domain, very practical."
"The link to practice makes the lean philosophy a very interesting and useful read."
"Not only useful for Lean projects, but surely also in day-to-day life/work."
"After the training, you know what you are getting into in a project, or what you are not getting into."
"Insight into practical application, real-life examples are realistic."

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

“The training helped me to understand how to solve complex problems in a structured way.”
“The training is highly applicable within my own work area, it is very practical.”
“After the Green Belt training, you realise what you’re getting yourself into when starting a process improvement project.”
“Certainly one of the best courses.”
“The training convinced me of the practical use of statistics.”
“Useful not only for Six Sigma projects, but certainly also in my daily life / work”
“Insight into the practical use of these methodologies, case studies are realistic.”
“Very open attitude of the trainers, they responded well to needs of the group.”

Participant

“Within our organisation we are convinced that the principles of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement form the basis to understand and tackle performance losses. To be able to translate this conviction into practical improvement projects, we turned to Stanwick because they were able to provide training specifically tailored to our business. For each element of a Lean Production System, Stanwick could provide very concrete and recognisable examples to clarify the theory. As a result, 8 participants from different departments, with new insights and a lot of enthusiasm, have successfully completed a Lean Green Belt Project. During this training and during the implementation of the projects, the participants were forced to look in a different way at the organisation and processes within their specific department and the link to other departments. We now see a close team that has become stronger in recognising losses and in identifying flows within manufacturing. Through this approach, improvements have been made to processes that would otherwise not have been questioned. We can therefore demonstrate that this training has more than exceeded the investment. It is now up to us to make this improvement culture grow further in our company."

Participant

“Within our organisation we are convinced that the principles of Lean Manufacturing and Continuous Improvement form the basis to understand and tackle performance losses. To be able to translate this conviction into practical improvement projects, we turned to Stanwick because they were able to provide training specifically tailored to our business. For each element of a Lean Production System, Stanwick could provide very concrete and recognisable examples to clarify the theory. As a result, 8 participants from different departments, with new insights and a lot of enthusiasm, have successfully completed a Lean Green Belt Project. During this training and during the implementation of the projects, the participants were forced to look in a different way at the organisation and processes within their specific department and the link to other departments. We now see a close team that has become stronger in recognising losses and in identifying flows within manufacturing. Through this approach, improvements have been made to processes that would otherwise not have been questioned. We can therefore demonstrate that this training has more than exceeded the investment. It is now up to us to make this improvement culture grow further in our company."

"Stanwick's strength is that they also thoroughly work out the "behavioural component" of projects. You notice this not only in the content of the training, but also in the cooperation. The trainers we work with know very well how to sense exactly what the client needs and when. Once the needs are clear, they create a tailor-made and appropriate training. The special rapport with us as customers, creates a partnership for the future. The origin story of "LEAN" around those aircraft, can still fascinate and retell everyone who was in the training."

Participant

"After an introductory game to immerse everyone in the Obeya mindset and the working groups setting the right KPIs, we were ready to really get started. Obeya has since been rolled out at various levels across almost the entire organisation and we clearly see the added value."

Participant

"After an introductory game to immerse everyone in the Obeya mindset and the working groups setting the right KPIs, we were ready to really get started. Obeya has since been rolled out at various levels across almost the entire organisation and we clearly see the added value."

Participant

"Our team workshop was really illuminating and enjoyable."

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"Very interesting and enriching experience!"

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‘In an interactive and playful way, you learn very clearly the fundamentals of Obeya’
‘Strong interaction with own examples from the group.’
‘Very interesting training as a capstone to get started with Obeya.’
‘I am very glad I took the course because it really adds value to my ongoing projects.’
‘Theory becomes very practical by working with real projects.’

Participant

‘In an interactive and playful way, you learn very clearly the fundamentals of Obeya’
‘Strong interaction with own examples from the group.’
‘Very interesting training as a capstone to get started with Obeya.’
‘I am very glad I took the course because it really adds value to my ongoing projects.’
‘Theory becomes very practical by working with real projects.’

-

"The Stanwick team has provided my HR team with excellent training, coaching and serious challenges in the analysis of our HR processes. This way, the HR team can take further steps in realising its mission to make competent, performing and committed personnel available to our customer in an efficient and customer-oriented way."

Participant

"Very interactive course, with also interaction between the different participants of the training. Challenging us with the exercises gave me an extra incentive to do well."
"Good energy, well explained, trainer really fun and professional. Really good balance between seriousness and fun. The way the training went was perfect. Really good way to respect our "flow". She was very flexible and adapted the training to the audience, which is not easy."
"Thanks to the training, I can now use tools to make my workload/time more efficient."
"I have learned a lot to work with effectively."

-

‘In an interactive and playful way, you learn very clearly the fundamentals of Obeya’
‘Strong interaction with own examples from the group.’
‘Very interesting training as a capstone to get started with Obeya.’
‘I am very glad I took the course because it really adds value to my ongoing projects.’
‘Theory becomes very practical by working with real projects.’

Participant

‘In an interactive and playful way, you learn very clearly the fundamentals of Obeya’
‘Strong interaction with own examples from the group.’
‘Very interesting training as a capstone to get started with Obeya.’
‘I am very glad I took the course because it really adds value to my ongoing projects.’
‘Theory becomes very practical by working with real projects.’

-

"Interesting content brought in an interactive way. Good exercises."
"Very interactive course, with also interaction between the different participants of the training. Challenging us with the exercises gave me an extra incentive to do well."
"Good energy, well explained, trainer really fun and professional. Really good balance between seriousness and fun. The way the training went was perfect. Really good way to respect our "flow". She was very flexible and adapted the training to the audience, which is not easy."
"Thanks to the training, I can now use tools to make my workload/time more efficient."
"I have learned a lot to work with effectively."

Participant

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Fundamentals

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