Executive Overview of Lean Sigma/Six Sigma

Continual Improvement

Lean Six Sigma

Course Description

Executive Overview Lean Sigma is a highly disciplined management strategy to use statistical tools and project work to achieve consistent excellence in quality, reduce waste/costs, and deliver products to customers on time. Lean Sigma uses a problem-solving methodology to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control. It also is a way to make breakthrough improvements in a process that will show up on the bottom line. This four-hour course introduces participants to a basic understanding and application of Lean Sigma tools. It also provides an overview of how these tools can be used to make process improvements.

Course Objectives

• Why do Companies Exist?
• Understanding the Customer
• Being Effective and Efficient
• Goal of Lean Sigma
• Six Sigma: As a Metric; A Methodology; A Management System
• DMAIC Process
• Fit with Lean
• Six Sigma Structure and Training

Course Outline

Who Should Attend:

• Managers & technicians who are responsible for the performance of key processes
• Professionals or analysts that are responsible for testing or experimenting on systems or processes
• Engineers who have responsibilities in developing new processes or improving existing production or manufacturing processes