KTH Royal Institute of Technology

This course is taught in Swedish. Expand your Lean toolbox with a "Green Kaizen" tool that works! We now have less than seven years to meet the 1.5 degree target based on the CO2 budget calculated by the IPCC (UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change). New technologies and new environmental investments are an important part of the societal transformation needed, but equally important is changing the way we work and behave in our daily lives and workplaces to reduce our environmental impact. In this course you will get training on an environmental improvement tool that has been successfully tested in a number of companies. The tool engages co-workers and teams to reduce the environmental impact in their own workplace and also helps to accelerate the pace of improvement. The course has four main themes: Identifying waste to avoid risk of harm to people and the environment Using improvement methodology for environmental and resource efficiency improvements Analysing and developing sustainable processes Working with visions and goals for long-term sustainable development Waste is anything that is not necessary of energy, raw materials, equipment, components, land, space and working time, to meet the customer's needs. With "green Lean glasses", the risks of harm to people and the environment are the most unnecessary and in the long run the most expensive wastes, not least for the climate. Lean & Green is a refresher course in green lean tools for those who want to build and develop a sustainable organisation. We use the Green Performance Map, an improvement tool for environmental and resource efficiency that also helps to identify opportunities for a more circular economy. Course objectives After completing the course you should be able to: Use the Green Performance Map tool to identify environmental failures and engage the whole staff in the improvement process Understand how the approach could be implemented in your organisation Integrate environmental improvement work into daily lean work Course outline The course consists of 4 digital half days plus homework. These include lectures, group discussions and practical exercises, including sustainability analysis of a process within your own organisation. You will be given a homework assignment between the course days in order to deepen your knowledge of Lean & Green. The assignment is based on your own and your organisation's work with sustainable development. The course is conducted by KTH Leancentrum in Södertälje. The lecturers are researchers and practitioners from KTH and RISE IVF. Among other things, you will learn: Seeing "green" as part of lean Identifying environmental failures in the workplace Using the "Green Performance Map" tool Target group Supervisors, production managers, environmental managers and lean coordinators. See all courses that KTH Leancentrum offers

This course is taught in Swedish. The course alternates theory and practical exercises, based on the lecturers' experiences and the latest international research on lean, leadership and lean/agile leadership. A lot of focus is put on creating space for training and own reflection on these issues. Are you ready for the leadership of the future? How can you as a leader develop your ability to lead change and sustainable development? Leadership is crucial for an organisation's lean journey. What distinguishes lean leadership from other leadership? The course is based on four main themes: Developing and clarifying your operational leadership Coaching and developing employees Leading organisational change Working with vision and goals for long-term development Course objectives On completion of the mission training you should be able to: discuss and reason about models of Lean leadership related to leadership conditions and sustainability and how this affects your own leadership, analyse and evaluate where your own business/department is from a lean leadership perspective, explain the methods applied in lean leadership, suggest those that are appropriate for your own business/department's improvement work and use them, formulate a vision based on lean principles and concretise it in an action plan for the business. Course outline The course consists of 10 days, spread over 5 sessions. These include lectures, seminars, group discussions, study visits and practical exercises, including analysis of both your own leadership and your own business. You will receive homework assignments between the course sessions in order to deepen your knowledge of lean leadership. The assignments are based on your own and your organisation's work with leadership development. The course is conducted by KTH Leancentrum in Södertälje. The lecturers are researchers and practitioners from e.g. AstraZeneca, KTH, N4 and Saab Aeronautics. You will learn among other things: Lean, leadership and lean management How an organization can work to implement lean in a sustainable way Leadership and lean in relation to impacts, such as quality and health Leadership conditions Target group People in management positions (managers and improvement leaders), in both the private and public sectors, who have started their lean work. Participants are expected to have a basic knowledge of lean and should be experienced in the role of a leader. See all courses that KTH Leancentrum offers

This course is taught in Swedish. Lean production consists of a set of principles and techniques, which are included in the business's systems and processes. These can be derived into a particular business philosophy and strategy that encompasses the entire organization's operations. The course lays the foundation for continued broader and deeper studies of how operations are run at the new generation of world-leading companies with a Lean business strategy. This starting course covers the following topics: Strategies and principles for Lean production Stable processes and standardized working methods Design of value streams Pulling and pushing production systems Quality philosophy and quality methodology Teamwork, commitment and participation Management system with PDCA methodology Business collaboration along value flows Transformation to a Lean corporate culture Course structure Five two-day meetings consisting of discussion lectures, practical exercises and analyzes of operations in companies that practice Lean methodology. Course literature Jeffrey Liker, The Toyota Way, Liber, 2009 Modig & Åhlström, This is Lean Petersson et al., Lean turns deviations into success, 2009 Target group People within organizations considering and Lean business strategy. See all courses that KTH Leancentrum offers

Climate adaptation is the process of adjusting to current or expected climate impacts to reduce harm and, where possible, capitalize on potential benefits. This course provides an introduction to the core concepts, strategies, and challenges associated with climate adaptation and risk management, such as: Climate change impacts and fundamental concepts like risk and vulnerability Key principles and strategies of climate adaptation Tools used by scientists and practitioners to assess climate risk and monitor solutions Global adaptation challenges, including financing and transboundary cooperation

This course is taught in Swedish. This course is an extension to the course Introduction to materials in a circular society. The course gives you basic insights into the circular economy and the recycling of metals. You will also gain an understanding of the recycling of the most common metals and their role in a sustainable society in a circular economy. During the course we will review: The basics of the properties of the most common metals and their different uses The basics of the production of the most common metallic materials Recycling of metals and their environmental footprint The basics of the circular economy The course is completely free of charge, taught online with no scheduled sessions, and can be followed at your own pace. You can take the course without subject-specific prior knowledge. The course consists of five parts: Introduction to metals Properties of metals Classification of major metals Preparation of the most common metals Recycling and environmental perspectives  You will be examined continuously by answering questions related to each part. The examination is based on questions that are automatically corrected. To pass, you must answer all questions correctly. There is no limit to the number of times you can answer the questions. After passing the course you will have learned to: Explain the characteristics of metallic materials and describe the properties, uses and production processes of the most common metallic materials. Reason insightfully about the strengths and weaknesses of different metallic materials from both a user and sustainability perspective. Explain the process for recycling different metals in a circular economy with low environmental impact. Explain what a circular economy is and explain key circular economy concepts. Other courses about the circular economy: Introduction to materials in a circular society Materials in a circular society - Recycling See all free online courses that KTH offers

This course is taught in Swedish. This course is an extension to the course Introduction to materials in a circular society. The course summarises the state of the art in circular economy and recycling of materials. The course includes the following elements: What is recycling? Different materials and processes for recycling Open and closed systems for recycling Standards and recycling in a circular society The course is completely free of charge, taught online with no scheduled meetings, and can be followed at your own pace. You can take the course without subject-specific prior knowledge. You will be continuously examined by answering questions related to each part. Examination is by automatically corrected questions and reflection tasks. To pass, you must answer all questions correctly. There is no limit to the number of times you can answer the questions. The reflection questions allow you to stop and give answers from your own perspective. These are not graded.  Other courses about the circular economy: Introduction to materials in a circular society Materials in a circular society - Metals See all free online courses that KTH offers

Improve work environments using RAMP (Risk management Assessment tool for Manual handling Proactively)! In this course, you practice using all four modules in the RAMP tool to manage musculoskeletal (MSD) risks. You become skilled in managing the whole risk management process and get to work with authentic cases from the business community. MSDs are one of the most common reasons for absence from work today. It leads to reduced productivity and quality losses at companies, as well as increased medical costs. This course is part three of a RAMP program. The other courses are Assessment of Work-Related Injury Risks using RAMP I and Risk Management of Work-Related Injuries using RAMP II.

This course is taught in Swedish. The availability of the electric power system and the risks that exist for the power system are of very high importance for our entire society, not least with regard to moving towards a more sustainable society. This course starts with a jump start of about two hours where you get a quick overview of the topic so you can also decide if you want to go deeper in the course. You will learn about the electric power system in general, with some focus on electricity distribution with problems and challenges in the area, and then more specifically about: Components, determine the lifetime Systems, calculate system availability for two-node systems Power system analysis, calculate system metrics (SAIDI and SAIFI, etc.) Risk analysis, basic elements and how these are often performed The link between sustainability and reliability Life cycle cost (LCC) calculations

Improve work environments using RAMP (Risk management Assessment tool for Manual handling Proactively)! In this course, you learn to use all four modules in the RAMP tool to manage musculoskeletal (MSD) risks. This includes, for example, how to present results from risk assessments and how to create action plans for improvement. MSDs are one of the most common reasons for absence from work today. It leads to reduced productivity and quality losses at companies, as well as increased medical costs. This course is part two of a RAMP program. The other courses are Assessment of Work-Related Injury Risks using RAMP I and Proficiency in using RAMP for Risk Management of Work-Related Injuries.