Training System Structures & Methods

Organisations are employing a diverse range of education and training models in order to deliver effective lean knowledge transfer to employees in an effort to get them to apply tools and techniques to make improvements. This theme aims to understand the nature of the approaches taken and their impact.

Research themesTraining System Structures & Methods

Past projects

Accelerate Wales – Supply Chain Champions Programme

Accelerate Wales was an initiative developed in consultation with the Welsh Automotive Forum, focusing on the improvement of the performance of the automotive supply chain. LERC developed a training programme for the participants or ‘champions’.

Current projects

Geographical Factors Influencing Training System Design & Delivery

The research is examining the impact that geographic factors have on the design and delivery of lean training in organisations and on the implementation approach adopted. It is a case study involving global logistics company Panalpina and has involved a survey of its trainers and training participants. Panalpina hope to draw conclusions that will help improve effectiveness of a dispersed CI training system. The research started in 2018 and will continue into 2019. Preliminary results were presented at teh European Lean Educator Conference in November 2018.