Description: This program is designed for those who are new or have limited exposure to Lean Six Sigma and want to gain an understanding of the concepts and application methods that are used. The fundamentals and application methods for both Lean and Six Sigma methodologies will be taught. Students will learn and use several different techniques to reduce inefficiency and raise quality.
Objectives:
- Describe both Lean and Six Sigma methodology
- Describe the tools used to identify potential improvements
- Explain how Six Sigma uses data to identify and diagnose opportunities
- Describe how a variety of graphical analysis methods are used to understand opportunities
- Explain how improvement projects are structured
Duration: Up to 3 months
At Successful Completion: Digital Badge & Certificate
Modules:
- Introduction to Lean
- Writing Effective Problem Statements
- Introduction to Kaizen
- Using the A3 Report for Rapid Improvement
- SIPOC Mapping
- Understanding and Implementing 5S/6S
- Implementing and Facilitating Lean Huddles
- Visual Workplace
- Standard Work
- Mapping the Process
- Spaghetti Diagrams
- Gemba
- Constructing Project Charters
- Change Management
- Brainstorming, Affinity Diagrams & Team Voting
- Cause & Effect Diagrams & the Five Whys
- Pareto Charts and the 80/20 Rule
- Introduction to Six Sigma
- Failure Modes and Effects Analysis
- Error-Proofing/Mistake-proofing
- Controlling the Process
- Assessing Process Capability
- Introduction to Basic Statistics
- The Normal Distribution
- Graphical Analysis – The Boxplot
- Graphical Analysis – The Histogram
- Graphical Analysis – The Scatter Plot
