Lean Management Basics

Process optimization with CIP

This training is held in German.
Embedded in the principles of lean management, the training provides a practical introduction to the most important improvement tools of Kaizen and enables you to establish functioning continuous improvement processes (CIP) for your organization. Increase the quality and efficiency of your processes in the long term by encouraging your employees to contribute to a living CIP system with their own motivation. Make your company fit for the competition!

Contents

Success through Kaizen / CIP

  • The Kaizen philosophy of improvement.
  • Historical development: Toyota Production System, Lean.
  • Objectives of CIP and CIP principles.
  • PDCA cycle.

Introduction of CIP in the company

  • Approach and success factors.
  • Roles in the CIP organization.
  • Involvement and activation of Employees.
  • Create awareness for improvements.
  • Expenses for introduction and maintenance.
  • Roll-out strategy.

Kaizen / CIP methods

  • Numerous selected instruments with group exercises and application examples: e.g. 5S, Muda, SIPOC, Ishikawa, 5-Why, Pareto analysis.
  • CIP moderation and workshop structure.
  • Idea management and CIP process in the team.

Management of a CIP organization

  • Key figures and performance measurement.

Learning environment

In your online learning environment, you will find useful information, downloads and extra services for this qualification measure after you have registered.

Your benefit

  • You will receive an overview of the methods, procedures and principles of lean management, which will show you how to design efficient processes along the entire value chain of your company.
  • You will have a range of lean management techniques that you can apply hands-on in your own organization.
  • You will get to know the objectives and contents of Kaizen and can derive your needs in order to develop a continuous improvement culture.
  • You will acquire the tools and knowledge to successfully introduce and permanently establish CIP in your company.
  • They are trained to encourage employees to be more self-motivated and can show them the path to personal responsibility and self-empowerment in their day-to-day work.
  • You know how to actively involve employees in improvement processes, thereby having a positive impact on employee satisfaction and ensuring increased productivity for the company. 
  • They acquire knowledge and methods to reactivate existing but now inactive lean systems and make them functional.

Methods

Input, group exercises, practical examples, discussion, exchange of experiences.

Recommended for

Employees from all areas and sectors of production and service companies with the task of improving processes.process managers and specialists, managers and QM officers.

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Attendees comments

"An all-round successful event!"

Manuel Lambers
Maschinenfabrik Bernard Krone GmbH & Co. KG, Spelle

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17.11.2025
Hamburg
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26.03.2026
Munich
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