Course curriculum

  • 1

    Welcome to the course!

    • A message from the instructor

    • Foundations-Syllabus

    • Course Expectations

    • How to use this course
  • 2

    Introduction - TFS Foundations

    • Introduction & Reading Assignment

    • TFS Overview - Video

    • TFS-FS1-Overview

    • TFS Learning Path - Nigel Thurlow

    • Introduction to TFS Foundations Course - Nigel Thurlow

    • Test Your Understanding - TFS Overview
  • 3

    What is Flow? Why Flow?

    • What is Flow?

    • What Is Flow?

    • Constructal Law: From Constructal Blog (https://constructal.wordpress.com/constructal-law/)

    • A word about Frameworks.

    • Skills Gap Presentation by Nigel Thurlow

    • Human Factor Skills Gap

    • Test Your Understanding - Flow
  • 4

    What is The Flow System?

    • The Flow System

    • What is TFS?

    • The Evolution of Lean

    • Value is Flow

    • The Flow System - Untapped Goldmines Interview

    • Test Your Understanding - The Flow System
  • 5

    Customer 1st

    • Customer 1st

    • Customer First: Quality, Value

    • Customer First: Deming, Drucker, Denning

    • Stakeholder vs. Shareholder Primacy

    • Begin and End with Customer

    • The Flow System - Part 1 - Customer 1st - Workbook

    • Test Your Understanding - Customer 1st
  • 6

    TPS & The Toyota Way

    • A short introduction to The Toyota Production System from Toyota Production System Support Center

    • Introduction to TPS and Lean

    • The Toyota Production System (pdf)

    • Customer First & Lean

    • The Toyota Way

    • Shingo - Genchi Genbutsu

    • The Flow System -Part 1 - Introduction to TPS & Lean - Workbook

    • Test Your Understanding – TPS & the Toyota Way
  • 7

    TFS Attributes - Conclusion

    • TFS Attributes: Core Principles - TFS - Customer First - Triple Helix of Flow

    • Test Your Understanding - TFS Attributes (Core Principles, TFS, Customer First, Triple Helix of Flow)
  • 8

    Next steps

    • Before you go...