Time Wise Institute®

The Time Wise Institute®, located in Melbourne, Florida is a full service facility that is specifically tailored for training, train-the-trainer and facilitated mentoring programs. During the year Time Wise senior practitioners instruct groups of up to 20 people in the principles of Lean, Value Stream Mapping, Kaizen rapid improvement event, supply chain and sustainment technologies. Courses are structured to admit both “open enrollment” participants as well as customer specific training events. Our clients frequently enroll in one or more Time Wise training events to enhance their employees understanding of Lean or to develop advanced skills in Lean implementation and sustainment.

Time Wise also offers its Time Wise® Center for Lean Excellence Certification Program via the Time Wise Institute® as well as at customer’s sites. The Time Wise® Center for Lean Excellence Certification Program is based on the Toyota Product System’s principles of Lean and utilizes the full Time Wise Solutions’ suite of Lean education, training, implementation and sustainment products and technologies. The Certification Program is a three-level, progressive journey where participants achieve increasing levels of Lean knowledge, practitioner experience and professional development.

A Lean Culture is only achieved when an organization can effectively weave together four key principles.

1.  Education
2.  Training
3.  Sustainment
4.  Workforce Recognition and Certification

Industry analysts agree that more than three-quarters of a Lean journey is about people. Organizations today can create an enduring Lean Culture by providing the workforce with their own, internal path to Lean certification. The Time Wise™ Certification Program is unique from all other certification programs because our approach builds the culture by thoroughly developing each individual team member.

Today’s highly competitive marketplace demands that organizations offer their workforce with challenging educational and training opportunities that support a progressively more responsible and active career path. To meet that challenge and provide clients with services that will maximize and sustain the return-on-process improvement from each Lean project the Certification Program is targeted to people who work in manufacturing operations; service industries; and the healthcare sector.

Time Wise® Lean Steward first level certification emphasizes Lean education and training. This level is ideal for participants that are relatively new to Lean principles or for organizations that require building Lean teams. A Time Wise® Lean Steward certification requires completion of either a Time Wise® LeanPro, or Time Wise® LeanPro Healthcare distance learning course and participation in a Time Wise Principles of Lean awareness one day simulation training event.

A simulation event can be scheduled at an organization’s facility or can be attended at a scheduled Time Wise Institute training event.

After successful completion of a Time Wise® Lean Steward program a participant will be able to:

•  Demonstrate a basic understanding of the entire suite of Toyota Production System techniques.
•  Understand how each theory can be applied within their organization.
•  Effectively participate in continual improvement events.
•  Identify viable projects that can directly impact the bottom line.

Time Wise® Lean Conductor is the next level certification and participants will learn how Lean projects, are designed and deployed using the full portfolio of Lean tools and methodologies. The prerequisites for Time Wise® Lean Conductor are achievement of a Time Wise® Lean Steward certification and a sponsoring organization’s identification of a specific Lean opportunity that will be used in Lean Conductor® training. The curriculum requirements for the five day Lean Conductor® certification includes participation in a one day Time Wise® Principles of Lean Supply Chain simulation; a one day Time Wise Team Involved Problem Solving Workshop; and three days of Time Wise Value Stream Management and Kaizen facilitator interactive workshop training. This course includes introduction and instruction on the Time Wise Director® electronic driven Kaizen rapid improvement event. The highlights of the Time Wise Director® include a full spectrum of event specific forms complete with a comprehensive Facilitator guide. During this phase you will also participate in multiple types of Value Stream Mapping events.

Time Wise® Lean Conductor can be scheduled at an organization’s facility or be attended at a scheduled Time Wise Institute® Time Wise® Lean Conductor certification week.

After successful completion of the Time Wise® Lean Conductor program a participant will be able to:

•  Facilitate problem solving and teaming workshops.
•  Understand how to effectively use the Value Stream Map facilitation kit.
•  Proficiently use the Time Wise Director® and all of the associated forms.
•  Demonstrate a basic understanding of the entire suite of Toyota Production System Techniques.

Time Wise® Lean Pilot is the highest level of certification offered by the Time Wise® Center for Lean Excellence. Time Wise® Lean Pilot is for those participants and organizations that have a commitment to developing a Lean Culture and Transformation Journey. The prerequisite for Lean Pilot® certification is the completion of the Time Wise® Lean Conductor program and a sponsoring organization’s commitment to a Time Wise Management Systems’ senior facilitator mentoring at least one (1) Lean project where the participant facilitates a value stream map and Kaizen rapid improvement event. In addition, the participant will submit to the Time Wise senior facilitator a completed project analysis with recommendations for seeking higher levels of return on process improvement via use of The Time Wise Sustainment Manager®. The Time Wise Sustainment Manager® is a Web-based enterprise wide application system that provides real time data for both operational and financial metrics. For the Lean implementer this system will help guide each Lean event to a standardized successful conclusion as well as benchmark data. A Time Wise® Lean Pilot certification services are provided at the client site.

After successful completion of this phase participants will be able to:

•  Facilitate a successful Value Stream Map Event.
•  Facilitate a successful Kaizen rapid improvement event.
•  Establish key leading indicator metrics that will foster long term sustainment as well as drive continual improvement.
•  Monitor key metrics and proactively act on real time data to mitigate any loss of improvement.
•  Automate reports for key personnel to insure accurate communication throughout the organization.

Time Wise® Lean Champion level is intended for the executive who will manage an organization’s overall Continual Improvement Strategy. This level includes facilitation of a four hour long session of Time Wise Principles of Lean and a four hour long session of Time Wise Principles of Lean Supply Chain Management®. These simulations are supplemented by a 20 hour long self-paced distance learning course that reinforces all Lean techniques and best practice learned during simulation execution. This also includes 90 day free trial of the Time Wise Sustainment Manager®.

A participant that receives a Time Wise® Lean Champion designation will have the requisite skills to:

•  Establish and sustain a Lean Culture.
•  Effectively monitor continual improvement programs throughout multiple departments.
•  Have real time visibility to productivity capabilities.
•  Tie corporate strategy with actual results.
•  Understand how Lean theory can be applied within their organization.
•  Optimize information to improve bottom line impacts.
•  Mitigate interruptions in performance milestones.