Course Outline
2 - Fundamentals
- Roles and Responsibilities
- Lean vs. Six Sigma
- Learning Assessment
3 - Lean
- Lean Fundamentals
- Kaizen
- 7 Waste (Muda)
- Current State vs. Future State
- Team Selection
- Project Charter
- Responsibility Assignment Matrix (RAM)
- Process Mapping
- Process Mapping Exercise
- Affinity Diagrams
- 5S and 6M’s
- Visual Management
- Traditional and Lean Production(s)
- Takt Time
- Focused Factories and Demand Flow
- Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED)
- Mistake Proofing (Poka-Yoke)
- Learning Assessment
4 - Fundamentals of Six Sigma
- History of Six Sigma
- Lean vs. Six Sigma
- DMAIC vs. DMADV
- Define
- Introduction to Define
- Define Tools and Terminology
- Y=f(x)
- Rolled Throughput Yield (RTY)
- Voice of the Customer (VOC)
- Critical to Quality (CTQ)
- Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
- House of Quality
- Kano Models and Pareto Charts
- 5 Whys
- Learning Assessment
5 - Measure
- Introduction to Measure
- Measure Tools and Key Components
- Basic Statistics
- Data Collection Plan
- Scales of Measurement
- Sampling
- Data Definitions
- Gauge R&R
- Statistical Process Control (SPC)
- Control Charts
- SPC Errors
- Understanding Variation
- Displaying Variation
- Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
- Quality Loss Function
- Process Capability
- Measurement Error
- Learning Assessment
6 - Analyze
- Introduction to Analyze
- Analyze Tools and Goals
- Revisiting Y=f(x)
- Graphical Analysis
- Problem Statement
- Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Hypothesis Testing
- Confidence Intervals
- Standard Deviations vs. Standard Value
- Sample Mean
- Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
- Bootstrapping (Resampling)
- Risk Management
- Learning Assessment
7 - Improve
- Introduction to Improve
- Improve Tools
- Developing Solutions
- Risk Mitigation
- Design of Experiments (DOE)
- Cause and Effect Matrix
- Finalized Solutions
- Learning Assessment
8 - Control
- Introduction to Control
- Control Tools
- Control Plans
- Response Plans
- Learning Assessment
9 - Course Summary
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Exam
Target Audience
Those seeking to utilize Lean Six Sigma practices to implement cost-reduction solutions, increase revenues and drive quality initiatives should attend this course. There are no prerequisites to take this course.