Info Session Advance 100227 2

Info session

27/02/2010

Advance

Operations Management School© International Independent Board for Lean Certification® 2009- All rights reserved

“IIBLC wants to offer an objective,

independent proof of knowledge and

skills in the domain of Lean Strategy to

both companies and individuals, and

become a world reference through

standard certifications.”

© International Independent Board for Lean Certification® 2009- All rights reserved

Why IIBLC®?

• Lean strategy growing

• Globalisation

• Reference missing for

– Companies

– Individuals

• Mostly after specific training course


Why Lean Certification?• Globalisation

– Availability in different countries

• Lean strategy growing

• Need for international standard

• Reference missing for– Companies

– Individuals

• Mostly after specific training course– vs. Independent institution

– Validation of existing knowledge/skills


Uniform Quality

Added value IIBLC®

• International

– Europe initially (BE,NL,FR,SP, IT, UK,IRL)

• Independent

– Not for profit organisation

– Content Committee

– Academic & professional specialists

• All-round

– Production, non-production, service, …


Organisation IIBLC®

IIBLC®

Exam centres

Editorial Committee

Content Committee

Strategic Committee

Direction Committee


Direction committee

• Luc Van Landeghem MSc, BS

– President

• Ing. Jörgen Vrancken MSc

– Volvo Trucks, Ghent

– Database, registration

• Lic. Diane Luyten MSc

– VIK Vorming

– Marketing, communication


Content Committee

• Christian Hicks, BSc, PhD, CEng, MIET– Professor of Operations Management

– Newcastle University Business School

• Prof. Dr. Ir. Warse Klingenberg– Associate Professor in Industrial Engineering

– RijksUniversiteit Groningen

• Prof. Dr. Ir. Miguel Ortega Mier– Profesor Titular Interino (TUi)

– Universidad Politécnica de Madrid

• Lic. Norbert D‟hiet, MSc, MBA– Fmr. General mgr. HR Toyota Europe

• Et al.


International experts guarantee objective and widespread

reference

Exam/education centres


Nieuwegein

„s Hertogenbosch

Brussels (Zemst)

Paris Annecy

Strasbourg Toulouse

Madrid Barcelona

Zaragoza

Cork Dublin Galway

Limerick Belfast London

Bologna

Certification• 3 levels

– Green Belt• Basic

• Supervisor level

– Black Belt• Advanced

• Middle mgt. level

– Champion• Expert

• Higher mgt. (Lean manager)

• Progressive program


Certificates/titles

• Certified Green Belt in Lean

– CGBL

• Certified Black Belt in Lean

– CBBL

• Certified Champion in Lean

– CChL



Tests (exams)

• Green Belt

– Theoretical multiple choice (3 hrs) 80 questions

• Black Belt


– Practical report within 1 year after theoretical*

• Champion


– Practical report within 1 year after theoretical


Theoretical test (format)• Pen and paper (all)

• Multiple choice– 4 possible answers

– Right/wrong (no confidence factor)

– Test questions

• Green Belt– Recall/application

• Black Belt– Recall/application/analysis

• Champion– Recall/application/analysis


Practical test• Written report of application

– Electronic/paper form

– Direct to IIBLC® HQ

– Declaration management team

• Vouches for results

• Agreement for audit (IIBLC® decision)

• Judged by Content Committee

– Non-national

– If failure: comment sheet


Certified Green Belt in Lean• Book Of Knowledge (BOK)

– General exam information

– Specific info on topics Green Belt

– References

• Theoretical Distribution of questions


Part TopicPercentage of

exam

Introduction General introduction 10%

Lean Principles 70%

Defining Value 10%

Identifying the Value Stream 20%

Creating Flow 10%

Pull from customer demand 15%

Striving for perfection 15%

Improvement Management 20%

Project Management 7%

Complementary techniques 7%

Change and sustainability 6%

Exam centres• One per country (different exam locations possible)

– BE: CIMCIL

– NL: ATIM/BACE

– SP: CEL

– FR: MGCM

– IRL/UK: IPICS

– IT: ADVANCE• Note: candidate free to choose exam centre

• Provide BOK‟s to candidates

• Candidate administration– Requests for ID numbers

– Exam registration• Administrative

• Financial

– Distribution of certificates/comment letters


Documents

Info Session Advance 100227 2