Course Learning Objectives
- The overarching learning objective of this course is to develop a comprehensive set of skills that will allow a student to function effectively as a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Leader.
- The student can communicate the value of LSS to management and other team members. This includes push vs pull, principles of flow, quality at the source, and standardized work.
- The student will be able to identify quality problems with 80% accuracy. Create a value stream map, swim-lane process map, and determine process capability. Use the Voice of the Customer to create an affinity diagram.
- The student will be able to use the Lean Six Sigma Tools to determine the root cause of a quality problem with 90% accuracy. This requires a student to use a fishbone diagram and the 5 whys effectively, collect data using a check sheet and create a Pareto chart.
- The student will be able to use the 7 quality tools and 8 wastes to analyze a quality problem.
- The student will be able to design and implement a 5S project at a local business. The student will be able to analyze when Kanban, SMED and Kaizen should be used.
- The student will be able to create and use an A3 to track the progress of a quality improvement project.
