Module 1 - Six sigma and Organizational Goals

• Organizational roadblocks
• Resistance Analysis
• Overview of all Continuous Improvement approaches
• Overview of Lean
• Overview of Six Sigma
• Lean Management explained — TAKT Time, Cycle Time, PCE, Lead Time, SWIP, Setup time, Changeover time
• Lean Tools explained — 5S, Kaizen, SMED, Heijunka

Module 2 - Lean Principles in the organization

• Lean principles in the organization
• Lean concepts and tools
• Value-added and non-value-added activities
• Theory of constraints

Module 3 - Design for Six Sigma (DFSS) in the organization

• Quality function deployment (QFD)
• Design and process failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA, DFMEA & PFMEA)
• Road maps for DFSS
• Six Sigma – Define – I

Module 4 - Introduction to the Define Phase

• Process elements
• Identify customers
• Collect customer data
• Analyze customer data
• Translate customer requirements

Module 5 - Project Management Basics

 

• Project charter and problem statement
• Project scope
• Project metrics
• Project planning tools
• Project risk analysis
• Project closure

Module 6 - Other Tools and Techniques

 

• Design of Experiments
• Building Charts
• Ten Questions Regarding Six Sigma
• Course Wrap Up

Module 7 - Process Analysis and Documentation

• Process Modelling
• Process Inputs and Outputs
• Probability and Statistics
• Drawing valid statistical conclusions
• Central limit theorem and sampling distribution of the mean
• Basic probability concepts

Module 8 - Collecting and Summarizing Data

• Types of data and measurement scales
• Data collection method
• Techniques for assuring data accuracy and integrity
• Descriptive Statistics
• Graphical methods

Module 9 - Lean Process Improvement

• Understanding Lean
• The Toyota Production System
• The Toyota Production System House
• The Five Critical Improvement Concepts
• Understanding Value with the Kano Model
• Types of Waste
• Creating a Lean Enterprise
• Understanding Lean
• The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) Cycle
• Using the R-DMAIC-S Model
• Lean Thinking Tools
• Kaizen Events
• Data Gathering and Mapping