Introduction to Lean 

  • Author: Bob Elliott & Bruce Hamilton
  • Level: Beginner
  • Study time:3 hours
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Course overview
Discover the core principles of Lean and learn how to identify waste, improve flow, and engage people in continuous improvement.
Bob Elliott is a Continuous Improvement Manager at GBMP and a Certified Shingo Institute Workshop Facilitator. Bob has facilitated training and implementation of Lean Principles in many World-Class organizations including: Raytheon, Drager Medical, Flexcon Industries, Mersen, Norfolk Southern Railroad to name a few. 
Bruce Hamilton serves as Senior Advisor to the GBMP Consulting Group. Prior to taking on this new role in January 2025, Bruce served as its President from 2004 to 2024.
Bruce is also Director Emeritus for the Shingo Institute, home of the Shingo Prize, and is a Senior Examiner for the Shingo Prize and a Master Shingo Institute workshops facilitator. Bruce is a past recipient of the Shingo Prize in both the business and academic categories and Inductee to the Shingo Academy (with five awards in all). In 2015 he was inducted into the AME Manufacturing Hall of Fame.