Overview/Description
Two key methodologies for improving operations in the manufacturing world are lean manufacturing and Six Sigma®. Both are designed to reduce variation, yet each takes a different track. While Six Sigma utilizes data and statistical analysis to measure and improve a company's operational performance, lean manufacturing collocates all of an organization's processes in sequential order, restructuring the manufacturing method to reduce wasteful activities, such as over-production, waiting, and material hand-offs. Whereas Six Sigma tools focus on an organization's specific aspects, lean tools evaluate the entire operation. In this course, you'll learn about both methodologies and how lean tools can be implemented during Six Sigma's Control phase.
The purpose of Six Sigma's Control phase is to ensure that the previous improvements made by the Six Sigma team remain fixed, or in control, into the future. "Control" is the final step in the Six Sigma process improvement model, DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control).
Six Sigma is a registered Trademark of Motorola Corporation, and all rights, title, and interest in Six Sigma belongs to Motorola.
Target Audience
Candidates for Black Belt certification; managers/executives overseeing personnel involved in the implementation of Six Sigma in their organization; consultants involved in implementing a Six Sigma proposal; and organizations implementing a Six Sigma project