LEAN Six Sigma Green Belt

COURSE DESCRIPTION

This course provides an overview of Six Sigma concepts and language and an introduction to the Define-Measure-Analyze-Improve-Control (DMAIC) process improvement cycle.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND

The course is targeted at team members who need to develop a general awareness of Lean Six Sigma: what it is, why it matters, what makes it successful.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Week One

• Overview and Foundation of Lean and Six Sigma
• Drivers and Metrics
• Projects
• Theory of Constraints
• Customer Data
• Project Planning Tools
• Project Documentation
• Basic Lean Six Sigma Metrics
• Team Dynamics and Performance
• Overview of Measure
• Introduction to Minitab
• Process Mapping
• Cause and Effect Analysis
• FMEA
• Probability and Statistics
• Measurement Systems Analysis
• Data Collection and Summary
• Process Capability

Week Two

• Analyze Phase Overview
• Hypothesis Testing
• ANOVA
• Regression
• Chi-square
• Graphical Analysis
• Lean Analysis Tools
• Analyze Phase Transition
• Improve Overview
• Lean Improvement Tools
• Introduction to Design of Experiments
• DoE Golf Experiment
• Implementation and Validation Solutions
• Improve Phase Transition
• Control Phase Overview
• Standard Work
• Control Charting
• Control Plans
• Control Phase Transition

Week Three

• Enterprise Leadership
• Handling Roadblocks
• Change Management and Team Management
• Benchmarking
• Performance Measures
• Financial Measures
• Team Management
• Voice of the Customer
• Charter and Tracking
• Overview of Measure Phase
• Data Types
• Exploratory Data Analysis
• Probability
• Advanced Process Capability
• Overview of Analyze Phase
• Regression
• Multivariate
• Logistic Regression
• Statistical vs. Practical Significance
• Sample Size
• Central Limit Theorem and Confidence Intervals
• ANOVA
• Chi-Square and Contingency Tests
• Non-Parametric

Week Four

• Overview of Improve
• GB DOE Refresher Minitab
• Fractional Factorial Experiments
• Catapult
• Split Plot Designs
• Design for Six Sigma
• Advanced Lean Tools
• Review Implementation and Pilot Improvements
• Acceptance Sampling Plans
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Visual Management
• Measurement System Reanalysis
• Control Plan
• Sustain Improvements