Lean Bronze Certification is a 24-hour course to teach the Lean Bronze Body of Knowledge from the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME), Shingo Prize for Operational Excellence (Shingo Prize), and the American Society for Quality (ASQ). The standard assesses a person’s lean knowledge (exam), as well as the individual’s ability to apply that knowledge (lean project portfolio). This Bronze Level Exam Preparation Course (with the ability to sit for the Bronze exam as an option), is designed to prepare students to take and pass the multiple-choice, open-book exam that is the first step in pursuing certification. Bronze Certification is focused on the tactical application of lean. Tactical lean is the deployment and application of lean principles, concepts, and methods locally, within a work cell, workgroup, or value stream.