Lean Skills

Creating the capability for individuals at all levels to continuously improve what they do is an essential element in creating sustainable continuous improvement.  Lean is a proven methodology focused on minimising waste whilst maximising customer value which enables organizations to do this. By adopting lean principles, organisations will improve processes, reduce costs, and drive sustainable growth. We help organisations build capability, develop lean programs, but most importantly we help you build the behaviours that enable a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Benefits of developing Lean Skills :

  • Increase Operational Efficiency
  • Boost Productivity
  • Enhance Customer Satisfaction
  • Drive Continuous Improvement
  • Foster a Culture of Innovation
  • Employee Engagement

Lean and continuous improvement is at the heart of what we do. We have been at the forefront of Lean thinking for over 30 years and have published multiple books to share our knowledge with the Lean community and industry. Our books include: Staying Lean: Thriving not just Surviving; Creating a Lean & Green Business System; the Essence of Excellence; TPM: A foundation of Operational Excellence and Deep Excellence: Seeing and Hearing a Culture of Deep Excellence.  Find out more about our books HERE. 

Lean Skills as part of the Business Transformation Model

Lean Skills

Lean Skills equip your teams with the skills to continuously improve systems, processes and tasks to deliver sustainable transformation.

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"Perfection is not attainable. But if we chase perfection, we can catch excellence"

Vince Lombardi

Lean Certification & Training Courses

Through the S A Partners Academy, we offer many courses to support organisations develop and deploy Lean.

You can find more details on each course below:

LCS Level 1

LCS Level 2

"Efficiency is doing things right; effectiveness is doing the right things"

Peter Drucker

Key Lean Tools

5S

Sort, Set in Order, Shine, Standardise, Sustain

Kaizen

Continuous Improvement

Kanban

Visual Workflow Management

Value Stream Mapping

Just-In-Time Production

JIT

To find out more, take our Lean Awareness Course

Certification

Lean Competency

Our Lean Training is certified by Cardiff University and the LCS – Lean Competency System. We also work with other certification bodies such as the Shingo Institute, TWI and Blanchard based on customer requirements. 

We have certify over 1000 candidates each year.

Case Studies & Success Stories

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Strategy Deployment at one of Europe's largest, branded Food Companies
Revenue:
Industry: Food and Drink, Manufacturing
Service: Business Transformation, Operational Excellence
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Intercast & Forge
Supporting the Intercast & Forge 'New Ways of Working'
Revenue: AUS $ 69.82 million
Industry: Manufacturing, Process Industry
Service: Business Transformation, Operational Excellence
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Cook Medical
Developing a Lean Academy at Cook Medical
Revenue: US$ 2.2 billion
Industry: Life, Science & Health
Service: Business Transformation, Operational Excellence
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Mylan (now Viatris)
Achieving Operational Excellence through TPM at Mylan (now part of Viatris)
Revenue: US$ 15.43 Billion
Industry: Life, Science & Health, Manufacturing
Service: Business Transformation, Operational Excellence, Shingo, Total Productive Manufacturing
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DSV A/S (Previously Panalpina)
Achieving the Shingo Prize at Panalpina
Revenue: £18.4 Billion
Industry: Aerospace & Defence, Retail & Distribution
Service: Business Transformation, Operational Excellence, Shingo
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Inalfa Roof Systems
Roadmapping & Capability Building at Inalfa Roof Systems
Revenue: EUR 1.4 Billion
Industry: Manufacturing
Service: Business Transformation, Operational Excellence

Resources and Blog

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Visual Thinking Clinic With Gwendolyn Galsworth
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Changemakers Bitesize: Transforming Huddles and Problem Solving
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Changemakers Bitesize: Factory For The Future or Factory For The Planet
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S A Partners earns 2024-5 Great Place to Work Certification
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