Six Sigma and Lean: Foundations and Principles

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Target Audience
Prerequisites
Expected Duration
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Overview/Description
This course examines the complementary nature of Lean and Six Sigma. In this course, you'll learn about Six Sigma and its methodology, and then explore Lean and some key tools and how they integrate with Six Sigma.

Target Audience
Candidates seeking Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification; those who are new to the world of Six Sigma or have a small role, interest, or need to develop foundational knowledge; quality professionals; engineers; production managers; frontline supervisors; and all individuals, including process owners and champions, charged with the responsibility of improving quality and processes at the organizational or departmental level

Prerequisites
None

Expected Duration (hours)
1.6

Lesson Objectives

Six Sigma and Lean: Foundations and Principles

recognize the purpose of Six Sigma and its potential value to an organization

identify key characteristics of Six Sigma

sequence key developments in the evolution of Six Sigma

recognize core concepts of the Six Sigma methodology

identify considerations when assessing an organization's readiness to use Six Sigma for a project

identify ways in which Six Sigma can benefit an organization

recognize foundational Lean concepts

match Lean concepts to their descriptions

classify examples of value- and nonvalue-added activities and waste

recognize examples of the just-in-time method

recognize examples of poka-yoke

recognize examples of Kanban-pull

identify the types of information revealed by value stream mapping

recognize differences and similarities between Six Sigma and Lean

recognize criteria you must take into consideration before integrating Lean and Six Sigma

recognize activities involved in Lean deployment

demonstrate your understanding of Lean and Six Sigma concepts and tools

Course Number:
apr_07_a01_bs_enus

Expertise Level
Intermediate