The Lean Institute at Tinker Air Force Base (AFB) is designed to support enterprise-wide transformation of core processes through dynamic, focused professional training that is tailored to meet the Air Force's specific needs. Training includes workshops and coached activities that deploy SCOR, Lean and Six Sigma process improvement knowledge and skills. The Institute reflects a partnership model that builds branding, unity of effort, responsive decision and planning cycles, efficient use of resources, and a powerful collaborative relationship between Tinker AFB and OU. The plan leverages the Air Force's institutional strengths and current capacity and exponentially grows both through a comprehensive training and resource program.

Training is characterized by:

• World class trainers and educators

• Dynamic, challenging and professional training

• Advanced content focused on skills and knowledge required to support transformation efforts

• Emphasizes skills application in the workplace Extensive hands-on activities

• Coached application of skills in process improvement projects

• Integration of SCOR, Lean and Six Sigma process improvement strategies that provides best improvement outcomes and sustainable transformation

• Professional certification, Continuing Education units (CEUs) and academic college credit

   

The Lean Institute at Tinker AFB will use an integrated model that takes advantage of the synergistic power of the SCOR, Lean, and Six Sigma tools. Training promotes the participants' understanding of the interrelationship and interaction that exist among SCOR, Lean, and Six Sigma tool sets and how all three facilitate effective process improvement. This cohesive and integrated approach promotes the appropriate blending of the three methodologies for process improvement while still allowing for discrete content emphasis for each workshop audience. The Venn diagram visually presents the idea of blending training while retaining the specific content emphasis.

The following Lean Institute at Tinker AFB training strategies are used to support the development of process improvement skill sets immediately applicable to the organizational transformation effort:

• Case studies derived from situations and challenges that use practical examples from problems in the workplace at Tinker.

• Simulations that demonstrate first-hand the effects of Lean, Six Sigma, and SCOR-related strategies and processes.

• Real experiences in actual work settings, to include

• Observing the current state in the participants' own work group(s). 0 Practicing techniques in participants' own work area(s).

• Implementing techniques in participants' own work area(s) under the coaching of a SME.

• Individual and team projects targeting performance issues at Tinker.

Among the materials to be used are the following:

• Participant manuals that present information in plain language supported by appropriate graphics and visuals for use during training and as a reference after training.

• Work sheets and exercises that stress applications, not just concepts, and results rather than theories.

• Video tapes that explore how to apply Lean, Six Sigma, and SCOR principles.

A detailed description of each transformation tools is available by clicking here: