Lean Six-Sigma Yellow Belt & Green Belt

Course details

Introduction to Six Sigma & LEAN

Business Context

Section – INTRODUCTION TO QUALITY

• Fundamentals of Quality

• What is Quality

• Quality Gurus & Their Contribution

Section – OVERVIEW ON SIX SIGMA & LEAN

Fundamentals of Six Sigma

• Basics of Six Sigma

• Definition of the word ‘Sigma’

• What is Six Sigma

• Six Sigma Methodology

• Thinking Mechanism & Executional Approach

• Evolution of Six Sigma

• The fruits of improvement efforts

• Types of Improvement Projects

• Generic Project Selection Criteria – Six Sigma Projects Only

• Why do we need to learn Statistics in Six Sigma

• Descriptive & Inferential Statistics

• Six Sigma Certification Journey

• DMAIC Framework – An Overview

Fundamentals of LEAN (Overview on Six Sigma & LEAN continued…)

• What is LEAN

• Benefits of LEAN Methodology

• Pillars of LEAN & Six Sigma Methodology

• LEAN Principles

• Eight Types of Wastes in LEAN

Define Phase

Key Deliverables

Section – Voice of Customer (VOC)

• Identifying Customer Segment

• Gathering VOC data

• Analyzing VOC data

Section – Determining Critical-To-Quality (CTQ) factors

• Translating VOC to CTQs

• Drivers of Project Selection

• Defects-Per-Unit

• Defects-Per-Million-Opportunities

Section – Develop Project Charter

• What is a Project Charter

• Critical elements of a Project Charter

• Business Case

• Problem Statement, Goals & Benefits, Goal Statement

• Specimen Project Charter

Section – Map the Process

• Process Maps & Flowcharts

• SIPOC Diagram

MEASURE Phase

Key Deliverables

Section – Types of Data

• Discrete Data

• Continuous Data

Section – Data Distribution

Measures of Central Tendency:

• Mean, Median & Mode

• MINITAB Simulation

Measures of Dispersion:

• Range

• Quartile Deviation

• Mean Deviation

• Standard Deviation

• MINITAB Simulation

Section – Normal Distribution Curve

• Background of Bell Curve

• MINITAB Simulation on Normality Test

Section – Process Capability Studies

• Background of Process Capability Studies

• MINITAB Simulation

ANALYZE Phase

Key Deliverables

Section – Identify Possible Causes

• Root-Cause Analysis (RCA) – An Overview

• Cause-and-Effect Diagram (C&E)

• Pareto Diagram

• 5-WHY Analysis

Section – Correlation

• Scatter Plot

• Correlation Coefficient

• MINITAB Simulation

Section – Hypothesis Testing

• Meaning & Background

• 1-Sample t-Test

• 2-Sample t-Test

• Regression Analysis

• Mood’s Median

IMPROVE Phase

Key Deliverables

• Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Section – LEAN Tools

• 5S

• Poka-Yoke

• Standardized Work

• Continuous Flow

• Heijunka

CONTROL Phase

Key Deliverables

• Elements of Control Phase

• Statistical Process Control – An Overview

Section – Control Charts (Continuous Data)

• X-bar & R-chart

• I&MR Chart

Section – Control Charts (Discrete Data)

• C-chart

• P-Chart

• U-Chart

Section – Control Plan

• Process Management Charts

• Process Control Plan