Lean Six Sigma
Black Belt

Two days introduction and practice with Lean thinking.

The Lean methodology is the practice of organisational efficiency in minimizing waste and maximizing customer value.

Module Syllabus

• Five Steps + Eight Wastes of Lean
• Customer Value, Value Stream Mapping
• Calculating Process Lead Time + Process Cycle Efficiency
• Achieving Process Flow, Reduction of Inventory
• Calculating Takt Time, Line Balancing and Workplace Layout
• Standard Work and SOPs
• Kanbans, Visual Management, Mistake Proofing
• 5S Methodology Workplace Management
• Streamlined Changeovers & Single-Minute Exchange of Die
• Standups and Teamwork Co-ordination

Two days introduction to the basics of Six Sigma.

Six Sigma is a structured approach to increase customer satisfaction and reduce costs in business processes.

Module Syllabus

• DMAIC project process: Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve, Control
• Problem Statement, Project Charter, Process Mapping, SIPOC diagram
• Process Capability Analysis, Pareto Charts, Affinity Diagrams
• Benefit Effort Matrix, Failure Mode Analysis
• Managing Change & Communication

Two days of practice with the tools for basic analysis of data and sample statistics for Six Sigma.

In this module we will demonstrate and practice the more analytical tools used in Six Sigma projects.

Module Syllabus

• Data sampling techniques and the errors of sampling
• Sample statistics using mean and standard deviation
• Simple graphical tools to display and evaluate data samples
• Capability metrics Cp, Cpk and Sigma Level and evaluation using simple software tools

Two days of more advanced tools and statistics for Black Belt level Six Sigma.

There will be lots of practice of these tools on more analytical example projects.

We will also discuss the expectations on Black Belts for leading larger projects and mentoring others in Six Sigma.

Module Syllabus

• Confidence intervals
• Hypothesis testing
• Correlation
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis
• Expectations and Mentoring