Lean Foundations: Lean Daily Management Systems
39mIntermediate2025-07-16
Authors
Sam Yankelevitch
Author, Trainer, International Conference Speaker
Course details
Lean daily management is a system that helps connect strategy with execution by engaging personnel in a consistent daily cadence of specifically tiered meetings, so that problems are communicated immediately and solved fast at scale. Accelerate continuous improvement in your role as a manager in this course with lean expert Sam Yankelevitch. Sam outlines the essentials of the lean daily management system (LDMS), how tiers are structured, what is reviewed in each tier, how problems are surfaced and solved, and more. By the end of this course, you’ll be prepared to leverage the LDMS to drive strategic initiatives and improve engagement, safety, quality, and operational excellence.
Learning objectives
Define what a lean daily management system (LDMS) is.
Outline how a LDMS connects front lines to supervisor, middle management, and executive-level personnel.
Analyze the role of leadership in a LDMS.
Describe the tier structure of a LDMS and the KPIs that are tracked and discussed.
Explain how each level is in charge of problem-solving for issues in their domain and what the responsibilities are for the next tier up.
Illustrate how a LDMS improves communication, sustainable solutions, engagement, and continuous improvement.
Learning objectives
Define what a lean daily management system (LDMS) is.
Outline how a LDMS connects front lines to supervisor, middle management, and executive-level personnel.
Analyze the role of leadership in a LDMS.
Describe the tier structure of a LDMS and the KPIs that are tracked and discussed.
Explain how each level is in charge of problem-solving for issues in their domain and what the responsibilities are for the next tier up.
Illustrate how a LDMS improves communication, sustainable solutions, engagement, and continuous improvement.
Skills covered
ManufacturingOperations ManagementProject ManagementFoundationsProduct and ManufacturingBusiness Analysis and Strategy
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Everyone practicing lean every day
1. LDMS Foundations
- 02 - History of LDMS and connection to lean thinking
- 03 - Key components of an LDMS
- 04 - Role of leadership
2. Components of LDMS
- 05 - Standard work
- 06 - Visual management
- 07 - Employee involvement and engagement
3. Driving LDMS Meetings
- 08 - Running an LDM meeting
- 09 - Key performance indicators and trend analysis
- 10 - Problem-solving
- 11 - Kaizen
- 12 - Communicating with the next tier
- 13 - LDMS hospital case study
Conclusion
- 14 - LDMS and continuous improvement culture