Course Overview

A 20-day program spread over four months. The class is held once every week per month for four months. By learning to define critical to quality characteristics (CTQ's), participants will be able to focus on "closing the value gaps" that exist within the business, operations and process levels of an organization. This in turn will create the source of financial gains as well as creating value for both the company and its customers. Examples are provided for both transactional (commercial) and non-transactional (industrial) areas allowing a Black Belts to apply their knowledge across divisional boundaries within all industries. Black belts are at the core of every Lean Six Sigma implementation, considered as the Improvement Specialist, Change Agent and primarily as project leaders. As project leaders, Black Belts are accountable for the root cause identification, variation reduction, and elimination of defects. The training strategy follows the Train-Plan-Apply-Review cycle. After each training week, the participants return to their work environments and apply the tools and methodologies learned in training on their projects. This training program is designed to provide participants with the knowledge, techniques, and tools necessary to successfully fulfil the Lean Six Sigma Black Belt role.

Who Should Attend

Anyone wanting to learn this highly valued skill set.

• Engineers
• Managers
• Executives

Who desires to use the DMAIC methodology to eliminate current businesses problems.

Pre-Requisites

• Basic SPC knowledge
• Lean Six Sigma Awareness
• An Open Mind
• Each participant will have a project during prior to the session
• Minitab R15 is required for this session

Course Materials

Each participant will receive:

• Course Manual
• Templates for Lean Six Sigma Tools
• Six Sigma Memory Jogger
• Lean Six Sigma 10 Steps Project Guide

Course Goals

Participants will be able to develop into certified Lean Six Sigma Black Belts with a thorough understanding of the following:

• Work high-level projects and lead teams through the DMAIC process
• Align internal measurements to critical customer requirements
• Apply the proven tools and techniques of Lean Six Sigma to eliminate non-value add process steps, reduce variations and defect drivers
• Use advanced statistical tools and techniques to make decisions, minimize errors and optimize processes
• Identify and measure critical to Qualities (CTQ's)
• The communication skills to interact with all levels within the organization

Course Topics

• Introduction to Six Sigma
• Identify Process Boundaries
• Determining Cost of Quality
• Characterizing CTQs’
• Lean Six Sigma Project Management
• SIPOC Diagram
• Introduction to Minitab
• Lean Time Analysis (JIT, COT,LT, PT, CT)
• Overall Equipment Analysis
• Basic Statistics
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Mapping
• Statistical Thinking and Control Charts
• Measurement System Analysis – Variable and Attribute Data
• Process Capability – Variable and Attribute Charts
• Handling Non-Normal Data
• Cause and Effect Analysis
• FMEA for Six Sigma
• Inferential Statistics – 7 types of Hypothesis Testing
• Correlation and Simple Linear Regression
• Multiple Regression
• Determining Solutions
• Basic Design of Experiments
• Full Factorial Designs
• Response Surface Methodology
• Statistical Process Control – Variable and Attribute Charts
• Control Plans
• Standardized Work
• Visual Controls
• Error Proofing – Poke Yoke

Course Duration

• 20 Days