Identifying Non-Value Added Activities | Continuing Education

Course description

This course focuses on identifying non-value-added activities within business processes to enhance efficiency and reduce waste. Participants will learn to use various Lean tools and techniques to pinpoint areas of waste. The course emphasizes practical applications and real-world examples to help participants develop skills in waste identification, understanding intrinsic problems and their root causes in created processes.

Course details

Hours: 7

Credits: 1

Prerequisites: None

Corequisites: None

Build courses into a credential

This course is part of the following micro-credential(s):

Lean Six Sigma

Credit transfer

Have you taken this course or an equivalent course? Contact the Credit Transfer Office.

This course is not currently open for registration. There may be an equivalent course listed above.

Registration dates

Not all courses are offered each term.

Spring 2025 registration is now open.
Fall 2025 registration opens July 21, 2025.

Delivery options

In person: classes held in person on a campus/site in a classroom/lab/shop/studio for the course duration

Online - Asynchronous: 100% online delivery, no scheduled day or time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Online - Synchronous: 100% online delivery, scheduled day and time course requirements with the instructor, assigned due dates

Hybrid: any combination of in person, timetabled, on campus, online, and hyflex delivery