Lean office could tackle 80% of business waste

The Manufacturing Institute has launched a new Lean Office education programme that provides the know how to reduce costs, eliminate waste and boost efficiency within business processes.

 

“Up to 80 per cent of waste in a manufacturing or engineering business can occur in the back office - providing huge and largely untapped potential for business improvement”, said Manufacturing Institute practitioner and course leader Bill Tiplady. “Our programme provides tried and tested practical lean tool kits to identify and strip out this non value added activity, which is less visible than in a production environment.”

 

The three-stage Lean Office programme begins with a five-day (over five weeks) practical foundation stage, after which participants can choose to undertake Lean Office Advanced then Lean Office Champion modules, a development pathway which qualifies them to lead lean office improvement programmes and support organisation-wide improvement strategies.