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Lean Six Sigma techniques can deliver real benefits to any organization’s bottom line in industries such as manufacturing, healthcare, government services and IT. Executives, leadership, management and employees can benefit from bringing Operational Excellence ideas to their work.

What can Lean Six Sigma training do for you and your organization?

Increase revenue
Decrease costs
Improve efficiency
Build trust and transparency within an organization

Upon completion of this five-day (35-hour) program, participants can expect to know how to start their organizations down the path of operational excellence by instilling a Continuous Improvement culture.

Objectives:

Gain hands-on experience in Lean Six Sigma (LSS) implementation
Understand LSS tools and methodologies
Learn the qualities of a Lean Leader
Learn to value a Continuous Improvement culture
Train to run Kaizen events

You may have established company goals and identified who shares your mission and vision. You even may have established Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and tied them to specific metrics. But understanding what is meant by a Lean Enterprise to minimize waste and improve the bottom line — in any company and in any area — can be a nebulous concept. This Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification Program will demystify Lean and Six Sigma to help you understand the benefits of Lean, the components that drive a Lean or Kaizen culture, the role of Kaizen events and Continuous Improvement, organizational change and the role of leadership in introducing Lean and Six Sigma concepts.

After attending this class, participants will:

Have a clear understanding of what a Lean Enterprise is
Understand the Kaizen methodology and the Kaizen culture
Identify specific Lean tools and methodologies available for initiating and implementing Lean in an organization
Have a toolkit of information to begin the process of implementing Lean and Six Sigma within their organization

Coursework will include lecture, video, class participation and simulations. Real-world applications will be discussed, and students will be encouraged to talk about examples from their professional lives. Active student participation in class is a key component of the learning experience. There will be small homework assignments and a certification exam on the final class session. Students must attend at least 4 of the 5 class days, participate each day, satisfactorily complete all assignments, and earn at least 70% on the open-note certification exam to earn their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

Day 1:

Introduction to Lean
Introduction to Six Sigma
DMAIC
Change Management
VOC (Voice of Customer)
Value-Added (VA) v/s Non-Value Added (NVA) analysis

Day 2:

5S
8 Wastes
Charter Creation
Process Mapping
SIPOC
Visual Workplace
Visual Controls and Visual Boards
Problem Solving
A3
Gemba Walks

Day 3:

JIT (Just In Time)
One-piece flow
Kanbans
Takt Time
Cycle Time / Lead Time
Standard Work
KPIs and Metrics
Mistake-proofing (Poka yoke)
Push vs. Pull
Inventory Management (2-bin system)
Change Over Reduction
TPM (Total Productive Maintenance)

Day 4:

Kaizen Simulation

Note: The objective of the fourth day will be to provide hands-on experience of running a kaizen event. We will be using a real work example. Students will go through all the steps including charter creation, current state mapping, future state mapping, gap analysis and creating a roadmap for improvement.
This simulation may be conducted online in order to provide a quality Kaizen experience while following University social distancing measures. If so, more information will be provided to registered students about how to login to class remotely that day, and access to a computer (ideally with a camera and mic) and internet connection will be necessary to participate in class this day. Please contact EXSprograminfo@lists.unr.edu with any questions or concerns.

Day 5:

Principles of the Toyota Production System
Policy Deployment (Hoshin Kanri)
Conducting a Lean Assessment
Qualities of a Lean Leader
Certification Exam

Students must attend at least four of the five class days, participate, satisfactorily complete all assignments and earn at least 70% on the open-note certification exam to earn their Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification.

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Certificates Details

Classes offered: 1

Classes required for completion: 1

Mandatory Classes: 1

Classes in this Certificates may be taken in any order.

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