Business Improvement Techniques Apprenticeship
Aim
Business Improvement Techniques enables employees to gain
recognition for demonstrating their competence to deliver Quality,
Cost and Delivery improvements within their own workplace, enabling
the employer to achieve measureable improvements in reducing costs
and increasing productivity. The BIT programme is ideally
suited to those intending to get involved with continuous
improvement (Kaizen) and employees already working within a team
environment who want to develop their skills further within a
Lean/World Class Organisation.
What is Lean?
Lean is defined as "The relentless pursuit of improved
performance" by focusing on the customer requirements and the
elimination of £waste within all areas of the organisations
processes against QCD and the seven measures, Not Right First Time,
Delivery Schedule Achievement, People Productivity, Stock Turns,
O.E.E, Value Added Per Person and Floor Space Utilisation.
Why would you want to become a Lean/World Class
Organisation?
- Global competitive markets
- Customers are demanding more and better from their
suppliers
- Pressure on to reduce costs/prices
- Reduce delivery/lead times
- Improvements on quality
- Improved customer service/satisfaction