Schools Programmes : Thinking Efficiency

Overview

Thinking Efficiency offers an insight into proven organisational efficiency techniques and their potential for reducing costs, increasing profits and improving competitiveness. Often omitted from business studies teaching, these commonsense yet counter-intuitive ideas can have a dramatic effect on company profitability. The ideas include elements of lean thinking and can be adapted to any type of organisation or personal endeavour. Customer value is central to lean thinking.

Thinking Efficiency helps to identify those value and non-value adding activities and through value stream mapping, eliminate the ‘7 Wastes’, create flow in work and pull from the customer, all with perfect quality. Using less is the ultimate objective – less human effort, less inventory, less space and less time. Concepts are introduced in a lively and engaging way and practical exercises involve both communication and team working skills.

Programme Duration & Options

Half day (around 130 minutes adjusted to suit school timetable)

Student Year Groups

All students in years 10, 11 and 12 (up to 120 students per session)