Description
This program provides experienced managers with the knowledge to make the business case for, plan for and successfully implement a Lean Six Sigma Improvement program. Learn the principles of quality improvement, including Kaizen, lean 6 Sigma and TQM. Learn how to manage the human resources, and logistics to successfully implement a Lean Improvement program.
- Level:Â Middle Managers and Operations Professionals
- Courses: 3Â (see course details below)
- Learning:Â On Demand 24/7
- CPD Hours: 80 Hours (each course takes approx. 20 hours to complete)
- Duration:Â 3 Months
- Certification:Â GMA Professional Credentials- Certificate in LEAN 6 Sigma
Key Benefits
On completing the Professional Certificate in LEAN 6 Sigma, you will have acquired the skills and knowledge to plan for an implement a successful LEAN improvement program. You will learn how to make the business case for, plan for and successfully implement a Lean Six Sigma Improvement program. You will learn the principles of quality improvement, including Kaizen, and lean 6 Sigma, and a range of other quality improvement techniques and processes. Finally, you will learn how to manage the human resources, and logistics to successfully implement a Lean Improvement program.
PROGRAM CONTENT
The Certificate in LEAN 6 Sigma program comprises the following courses:
COURSE 1: PLANNING A LEAN IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
The core idea in LEAN is to maximize customer value while minimizing waste. Simply, lean means creating more value for customers with fewer resources. A lean organization understands customer value and focuses its key processes to continuously increase it. The ultimate goal is to provide perfect value to the customer through a perfect value creation process that has zero waste. This comprehensive course will provide you with the knowledge and tools to plan for a Lean business improvement initiative, and help build a continuous improvement culture in your organization.
COURSE 2: BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT
This course provides an introduction to the tools used for business process improvement, such as process mapping, statistical process control, and how to use these tools to improve the three most critical aspects of your business process: time, quality, and cost.
COURSE 3: IMPLEMENTING A LEAN IMPROVMENT PROGRAM
This course provides Operations and Quality professionals with the knowledge and skills to successfully execute a LEAN improvement program. You will learn how to manage the physical and human resources required, and the operational best practices used in LEAN program management.
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SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE
On completion of this course, you will be able to:
- Understand customer needs and expectations
- Understand quality standards
- Apply benchmarking with business processes
- Analyze the costs of quality in the organization
- Map business processes
- Know how to improve business processes
- Understand the principles of Kaizen
- Develop a quality improvement plan
- understand statistics in process improvement
- review the quality of core business services
- Understand principles of 6 Sigma
- Understand the principles of LEAN
- Understand the use of statistics in reviewing operations quality
- Know how to conduct value stream mapping
- Understand LEAN and 7 wastes
- Know how to use 5S
- Understand the principles of Just in Time
- Develop an improvement using DMAIC
- Understand the DMAIC framework
- Lead an improvement team
- Set-up a quality improvement team
- Manage risk within a quality improvement program
