Kaizen Objectives: ● discuss just-in-time supply chain logistics principles, value, and value streams ● create a comprehensive current state value stream map of the participant's “focus” dock-to-Point of Use   (POU) supply chain value stream ● using actual case studies and team interactions, thoroughly analyze a product   fabrication, a vehicle assembly, and a machine fabrication manufacturer from the last value adding step at   the upstream supplier, through internal facility material management activities, to the material's point of use ● discuss key aspects of just-in-time supply chain operations, smoothed & balanced workload, visual process  control, and kaizen principles and methodologies ● assist participants in understanding how JIT principles & practices can significantly improve materials flow  within the “focus” supply chain value stream ● assist participants in visualizing, then developing an aggressive, yet feasible future state improvement  design and an aggressive transformation framework ● discuss effective techniques to manage a complete value stream and transform it to just-in-time principles  and practices. To achieve these objectives, participants will: ● practice, through discussions and case study illustration, just-in-time supply chain value stream flow   mapping, logistics kaizen concepts, team building, and kaizen management ● develop current and future state maps of actual case study supply chain value streams ●identify flow impediments which must be eliminated through kaizen to achieve case study future state   improvements and discuss mechanisms which support implementation 。 Day1: Supply Chain Value Stream ● lean flow fundamentals ● conventional supply fundamentals ● world class logistics ● just-in-time supply chain fundamentals ● value and value streams ● base-lining materials activities ● known supply impediments ● traditional supply chain operations ● value stream mapping process ● dock-to-POU value stream mapping ● dock-to-POU case study examples ● supply chain value stream mapping ● cross-functional mapping ● team current state mapping Day2: Current State Supply Value Stream Mapping ● team dock-to-POU current state process assessment ● team dock-to-POU current state map development ● team dock-to-POU current state map presentations ● group dock-to-POU current state map consolidation ● group current state map opportunities ● group final dock-to-dock current state business process design ● JIT supply chain principles and methods ● smoothing requirements ● orchestrating flow ● enhancing flow ● activity cell design ● visual process control ● 2nd day progress wrap-up Day3: Just in Time Supply Chain ● JIT supply chain principles and methods ● continuous flow ● pull systems ● JIT facilities design ● JIT transportation ● JIT material handling ● improving flow thru JIT ● integrating MRP into JIT ● feeder activity synchronization ● inter-facility material management ● synchronizing activities ● synchronizing supplier coordination ● just-in-time WIP flow demonstration ● dock-to-dock future state mapping ● future state case studies ● supply chain future state mapping ● team dock-to-dock future state process improvement assessment ● 3rd day progress wrap-up Day4: Inventing a better future state flow ● team dock-to-dock process improvement assessment (con't) ● team dock-to-dock future state mapping ● team dock-to-dock future state map presentations ● group dock-to-dock future state map consolidation ● 4th day progress wrap-up. Day5: Becoming lean ● group dock-to-dock future state opportunities discussions ● group dock-to-dock final future state map design ● group JIT future state supply chain impediments ● future state performance metric discussions ● becoming lean ● JIT supply chain future state transformation planning ● wrap-up and workshop's value.