Program Overview:
Six Sigma is an integrated, discipline proven approach to identify improvement projects, measure results, analyze performance data, and improve and create process solutions that eliminate the cause of customer-end defects. This program provides participants with an exposure to the tools and methods that are necessary to successfully contribute Six Sigma projects. Green Belts play a vital role within a Six Sigma initiative as they learn to contribute to the Black Belt’s efforts of data collection and analysis, process mapping, and design of experiments.
Who should Attend
Operations managers, supervisors, leads and other individual contributors (quality engineers).
Engineers, administrators, manufacturing personnel.
Consultants who want to incorporate Six Sigma, Green Belt in their service offerings.
Individuals seeking to obtain practical skills in Six Sigma, Green Belt.
Individuals wanting an introduction to Six Sigma thinking and techniques.
What You Will Learn
Understand and be able to explain the concept of Six Sigma.
Identify the voice of the customer, their needs and requirements.
Discover all the various ways to collect data.
Learn to identify sources of variation and screen potential causes.
Learn and apply the Six Sigma DMAIC tools as a member of an improvement team.
Understand and apply the concepts of group dynamics.
Benefits
Learn how to concentrate on and use many of the proven Six Sigma problem-solving and statistical tools to create value for the company.
Learn the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control methodology. (DMAIC)
Learn to identify sources of variation, screen potential causes and identify the “vital few”.
Learn the Statistical tools - including process flowcharting, SOP’s, response and variables diagrams, Input-Process-Output (IPO) process, histograms, scatter diagrams, Pareto diagrams, control charts, run charts, design of experiments, and measurement systems.
Two Course Curriculum:
The program is open to all interested persons who possess at least a high school diploma, and is recommended that students have one year of high school or college algebra.
- Introduction to the DMAIC Methodology.
- Expanding on the concepts of Analysis, Improvement and Control.
Completion Requirements:
After the completion of the two course curriculum, a certificate of Six Sigma Green Belt Training will be awarded. If students take and pass the certification examination (3 hour certification examination), they will be certified by the American Certification Institute as a “Certified 6-Sigma Manager—Green Belt Degree”. There is an additional charge for this certification.