Process optimization in one day

Everyone feels that the process is going slowly. After this day, you can point out where, and what you can do about it.

Process optimization in one day does what the title promises: in one training day of the Supply Value Academy you map out a work process, identify the bottlenecks, and immediately formulate actionable improvements. The training does not require any prior knowledge and is intended for anyone who wants to tackle a cumbersome process in their daily work.

Why this training

You don’t have to be a Green Belt to improve a process. Most of the gains come from simple, well-executed work: really mapping out the process (not the way it should be, but the way it actually works), identifying the bottlenecks, and choosing three things you’ll fix this month.

That is exactly what you do on this day, using your own process as the material. A small investment, and you go home with a plan for improvement that can be started tomorrow.

You can do this afterwards

  • You map out a process as it really happens, including the workplace detours.
  • You recognize the most common bottlenecks: waiting times, transfers, duplication of work, and corrections.
  • You choose improvements based on impact and feasibility, and formulate them in a way that colleagues will be interested in adopting them.
  • You go home with a concrete improvement plan for your own process (three actions, one month).

Target group

Professionals, coordinators and team leaders from any industry who want to improve a specific process, from order processing to grant application. It’s also fun (and effective) to work with two or three colleagues from the same process.

Previous knowledge: none.

Program

  • Quick and accurate mapping: brown paper instead of thick manuals
  • Collecting facts: lead time, waiting time, and where the work accumulates
  • Your process: drawn and outlined together with the group
  • The top 3 bottlenecks: choosing based on impact and feasibility
  • Design improvements that make the work easier (otherwise they won’t stand the test of time)
  • Your improvement plan: three actions for the next month, plus how to get your colleagues on board

Trainer

The training is given by improvement consultants from Supply Value who review processes weekly with clients. They have hung up hundreds of brown papers and know exactly where to look for the yellow slips.

Frequently asked questions

This is the compact start: one day, one process, three improvements. The Lean Green Belt goes three days deeper, with techniques, data analysis and a guided improvement project. Many participants start here and then move on.

We would even like that; that makes the day the most valuable. If you come without your own case study, you will work on another participant’s case study and take the approach home with you.

Practical information

€ 795 p.p., excluding VAT

€ 3,950 per group per day (up to 8 participants; hall and catering provided by the client)

Duration
1 training day
Next date
4 February 2027
Location
Zeist (office), another location by arrangement, or in-house at your location
Training format
Open registration and in-house
Level
Educational level
MBO+/HBO
Group size
Maximum of 12 participants
Study tax
Training days plus approximately 2 hours of preparation per day
Language
Dutch
Certificate
Certificate from the Supply Value Academy
Sector focus
All sectors
Bookability
Open registration according to the scheduled dates. Without scheduled dates, the training can only be booked in-house.
Included
Training material, certificate and lunch
Payment
Invoice immediately after registration; payment term 14 days

Prices exclude VAT · free cancellation up to 4 weeks in advance

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