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Online Lean Training Works! We have proven this – and that means that we can offer training all over the world in both Danish and English. We put together the program according to your needs. You can be a group from a farm, a group of advisers – or just one person.
We just trained 10 people from Dairy Extension at North Carolina State University
Together with the university, we created a tailor-made program that ran over 8 weeks. Each week we had two hours of teaching with theory, assignment submission and discussion. And there were many good discussions while we were teaching the material. This is not least due to the fact that we switched between theory and practice – and that the participants were very committed.
The Lean Farming® course helped our dairy Extension team
Dairy farming today looks so different than 20 or even 10 years ago. The responsibilities of farm owners and managers continue to evolve as farms become more efficient and incorporate more technology and data analytics into their management strategies.
The Lean Farming® course helped our dairy Extension team identify areas on the farm that we can help producers target to reduce waste. Most importantly, applying LEAN strategies to managing the business and employee interactions is one piece we are particularly excited to implement.
COVID put some challenges in place for us to complete the course, but Susanne and her team worked to make virtual delivery of the course useful and applicable to our farms and our team.
Stephanie H. Ward, Assistant Professor, Dairy Extension, North Carolina State University
Thank you, Susanne. I only have kudos to offer to you for leading this 1) online and 2) in a language other than your native one. You’re already a rock star in my mind! I look forward to the next session.
Brittany Whitmire, North Carolina State University
Example of a program
| Lecture no. | Subjects | Method | Purpose |
| 1 | Introduction to Lean The history of the Lean Thinking The Lean HouseLean principles according to agriculture The eight types of waste in dairy farming | 2 hours online session Presentation and discussion | To get the basic Lean knowledge linked to dairy production |
| 2 | People approach Attendees presentation of homework Involving staff and the Lean approach Communication boards Weekly whiteboard meeting – Kaizen meetings and continuous improvements How to implement as the first step on the farm | 2 hours online session Presentation and discussion | To understand the Lean approach and to know how to implement |
| 3 | Structure and steady flow Attendees presentation of homework Structure and stability in the work processes Flow in the production | 2 hours online session Presentation and work in groups | To understand the foundation of Lean from a dairy perspective |
| 4 | Find and remove waste Attendees presentation of homework Value Stream Mapping in dairy farming Workshop with group work Presentation of group work | 2 hours online session Presentation and discussion Work in groups | To know how to use one of the main Lean tools on a farm |
| 5 | Tools: 5S and Standards Follow up on the previous lecture – questions 5S on a farm Case: 5S vision on a farm SOP and protocols Consistency and visibility | 2 hours online session Presentation and discussion | To know how to use more of the main Lean tools on a farm |
| 6 | Visible goal management Attendees presentation of homework Visible goal management Lag measures and lead measures How to break goals down The management board and the team board | 2 hours online session Presentation and discussion | To know how to use more of the main Lean tools on a farm |
| 7 | 3A-method for improvement Attendees presentation of homework Focus area – quarterly themes3A-method Describe the problem and the goal Find the root cause (fishbone, Pareto, 5whys) Possible solutions – improvements Prioritization PDCA Action planning and execution Follow up | 2 hours online session Presentation and discussion | To know how to use more of the main Lean tools on a farm |
| 8 | Implementation on the farm Follow up on the previous lecture – questions Implementation on the farm Start: “What is your biggest challenge?” Next: “What would you like to achieve?” Where to start and what is the frame? Wrap up of the course Question and answers | 2 hours online session Discussion | To see the benefit of starting from the farmers perspective |
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