Lean Six Sigma (Yellow Belt)

Improve business performance through applying the proven techniques of Lean & Six Sigma
Lean Six Sigma is a management approach to business performance improvement that combines the two proven philosophies of Lean (which focuses on speed, efficiency and removing waste from processes) and Six Sigma (which focuses on effectiveness and reducing variation). 

The Yellow Belt certification provides an ideal introduction into both of these approaches and how they complement and supplement one another.

Purpose Of The Course:

• This 2-day Instructor led, Yellow Belt Foundation Course aims to develop understanding and awareness of the Lean and Six Sigma philosophies and introduces delegates to the core principles, tools, techniques and practices of both approaches.

You Will Learn How To:

• Understand the basic principles and concepts of Lean Six Sigma
• Understand the fundamentals of and be able to apply the DMAIC process and methodologies
• Understand and be able to use some of the basic Lean and Six Sigma tools and techniques
• Be able to actively participate and contribute to Lean Six Sigma projects and/or teams

Course Content:

• Enterprise Overview
• Lean History, Philosophy, Principles and wastes
• Six Sigma History, Philosophy and the process equation
• Lean Six Sigma Key Principles and the DMAIC Improvement Model
• Continuous Improvement Organisation – Roles and Responsibilities
• Team Based Approach – Practises, Evolution and Brainstorming
• Other Improvement Methods – Design for Lean Six Sigma (DLSS)
• Define Phase
• The Voice of the Business and the Project Charter
• The Voice of the Customer – CTQ’s Customer Segments Kano
• The Voice of the Process – SIPOC diagrams
• The Voice of the Stakeholders – Mapping and Communication Planning
• Measure Phase
• Discrete and Continuous Data
• Measurement and Systems Analysis
• Data Collection, Planning and Techniques
• Descriptive Statistics and Sigma Capability, Defects and Yields
• Deployment Maps and Transformation Diagrams
• Analyse Phase
• Value Analysis, Value Stream Mapping and Theory of Constraints
• Cause and Effect Analysis – Ishikawa, the 5 Why’s and Hypothesis Testing
• Correlation
• Improve Phase
• Stabilisation and TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)
• Jidoka
• Rapid Improvement Approach (Kaizen)
• Creating Level Work Flow and Setup Reduction
• Work Cells and Product Family Analysis
• Solution Selection – Impact/Effort Evaluation
• Control Phase
• Common and Special causes of Variation
• Statistical Process Control
• Failure Mode and Effect Analysis
• Control Planning
• Visibility Principle
• Project Handover