Implement Lean Six-Sigma Geylang, Central

Course details

Lean Six-Sigma (LSS) is a synergised system designed to help organisations increase efficiency and enhance effectiveness.

>This course focuses on helping you to adopt a process-oriented and systematic way to eliminate wastes and create value-add to your organisation.

>Target Audience:

This course is suitable for executives or managers, especially those who are responsible for managing, analysing and leading transformation of business processes.

>Course Objectives:

At the end of the course, you will be able to:

• Understand Lean Six-Sigma
• Apply Six-Sigma methodology
• Identify opportunities for process improvement
• Know the synergy between Lean & Six Sigma
• Recognise the benefits of Lean Six-Sigma 

>Course Outline:

Introduction to Lean Six-Sigma

• What is Lean Six-Sigma?
• Six-Sigma methodology
• Lean philosophy & principles
• Lean Six-Sigma benefits to your organisation & your customers

>Lean Roadmap

• Need for the Lean roadmap
• Phases of the Lean roadmap

>Prepare for Lean Adoption

• Importance of preparing for Lean adoption
• 14 Toyota way principles
• Building a case for Lean implementation
• Preparing the foundations for Lean implementation
• Preparing for Lean adoption at the process level

>Define Value

• Who defines value?
• Kano’s model
• Types of activities
• Calculation of value-add

>Identify the Value Stream

• What is a value stream?
• Value stream map
• Useful tips for mapping value stream
• Steps involved in creating a value stream map

>Eliminate Waste

• Definition of waste
• The 8 wastes
• Spaghetti diagram
• Process simulation: Speedy Corporation Round 1

>Execute Improvement

• 5S
• Implement flow
• Activity: Speedy Corporation Round 2
• Implement pull
• Quick changeover

>Evaluate Improvement

• Activity: Speedy Corporation Round 3
• Importance of evaluating improvement
• Approach to evaluating improvement

>Strive for Perfection

• Process variations, defects & errors
• Poka Yoke (Mistake Proofing)
• Managing change
• Process improvement as a continual journey

>Methodology: Mini-lectures, sharing, group discussions, written assessments and case studies etc.

>Teacher & Student Ratio: 1:25 (maximum capacity)