COMPETENCE CENTER AS A TOOL FOR LEAN MANUFACTURING TRAINING AND RESEARCH

The article considers the system of training specialists in Lean. The purpose of the work is to define the concept of a Competence Center for Lean Manufacturing in high-tech industries based on world experience in lean manufacturing training. For this purpose, methods of analysis and synthesis, benchmarking, and strategic planning were used. The Competence Center is considered in conjunction with industrial partners, the university and the professional community of Lean. The article defines the levels of expertise of specialists in Lean, the ways of competence implementation with respect to international practice. This concept can be applied in the regional, federal and international competence centers in lean manufacturing, combining researches on quality management and lean manufacturing with solving practical problems of the industry.