Online Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) Certificate

Planning and Leading for Efficiency 

System Layout Planning (SLP) is recognized throughout the world as the most organized way to lay out a facility for efficient operation. Leading companies have made it a standard practice in their Lean and Six Sigma programs. Translated into 10 languages, this system is recognized throughout the world and is an effective corporate standard for multi-national firms. 

This on-demand online course will prepare you to lead layout projects using SLP and achieve remarkable results in record time. Upon registering, you have up to four months to complete upon accessing the course in Canvas. 

Learn to

• Employ SLP to eliminate waste resulting from poor layout.
• Prepare a plan to improve material flow and reduce the cost of material handling.
• Develop a more productive facility.
• Organize layout projects and teams. 

20 Things You Will Learn: 

1. The three fundamentals of every layout project.
2. How to lay out a work area, department, or work cell in six simple steps.
3. How to organize large projects and get great layouts in a hurry.
4. What data you need for effective layout planning and where to get it.
5. What types of diagrams and flow charts are best to use.
6. How to visualize material handling effort on your layout.
7. How to measure the material handling waste of one layout versus another.
8. Twelve reasons why activities may need closeness between them (and flow is only one).
9. How to record hundreds of layout relationships and their reasons on a one-page form.
10. How to identify the critical relationships that must be honored in the layout – and the many others that don’t matter at all.
11. How to assure and confirm that the most important relationships have been honored in your plan.
12. How to estimate space requirements, short- and long-term.
13. Why and when U-flow layouts may not be the best answer.
14. Ten important considerations and factors to use when comparing layout proposals – and cost is only one.
15. How to get agreement and buy-in on which layout is best.
16. Twenty issues and conditions to watch out for in a detailed cell layout Systematic Layout Planning for Lean Facilities.
17. Twenty considerations for effective work place design.
18. The ten questions top management wants answered before approving your plan.
19. What software and spreadsheet tools are available for layout planning.
20. How to plan and lead a layout planning workshop or project in your facility. 

Who Should Attend? 

• Plant and manufacturing managers.
• Manufacturing and industrial engineers.
• Lean and Six Sigma program offices.
• Black belts and master black belts leading process improvement projects.