Lean SixSigma Certification Classes

University of Arkansas Fort Smith Campus offers course that supports the achievement of Lean Six Sigma certification. The course balanced classroom instruction with web-based learning. ...

... "Using the Web-enhanced delivery format of UA Fort Smith's Lean Six Sigma course, Clay said, would allow companies of all types and sizes to make the best use of classroom time, reduce training costs and improve student retention of Six Sigma concepts. " ...

Via UA Fort Smith: UA Fort Smith News,

Six Sigma Online Course

Here is a Six Sigma online tutorial. Interesting computerized voice. ...

Six Sigma Green Belt Workshop in November

Empire State TAPPI and National Grid are offering a Six Sigma Green-Belt Workshop on November 14-16, 2007 in Albany, New York. ...

... "This comprehensive three-day workshop teaches the components in the American Society of Quality Green-Belt Body of Knowledge (BOK). If you are interested in increasing your profit and enhancing your competitive position, Six-Sigma provides the process to enable rapid implementation for quick, tangible results. This workshop also provides 24 PDHs (Professional Development Hours.) All course materials are provided. This highly-interactive course combines lecture, class participation, group exercises, case studies, and more. " ...

Via TAPPI: Green-Belt Workshop

Lean Six Sigma Maritime Shipping Processes

Maersk partners with Mason School of Business to develop and deliver Lean Six Sigma training program for the company focused on business processes that enable maritime shipping. ...

... "The contract represents a customized engagement, where the faculty of the Mason School designed the Lean Six Sigma training and project management program to fit Maersk's unique needs and operating environment. Participants in the program will represent Maersk's key operating and business processes that will bring added value to its operations by using Lean Six Sigma methods to dramatically improve the effectiveness and efficiency of their processes. Lean Six Sigma is an integrated methodology, applying in a harmonized way two proven, powerful management methodologies: Lean and Six Sigma. Of these, Lean is primarily concerned with ensuring the efficiency of processes, so that they operate at minimum cost and at maximum speed, using resources in an optimal way. Six Sigma, on the other hand, focuses chiefly on process effectiveness, that is, customer satisfaction, high quality and near-zero defect rates. These methods have been known and used in business and industry for some time, primarily in a stand-alone mode. Integrated training and deployment of the two is a more recent development, where the Mason School's faculty has done groundbreaking work, based on long academic and hands-on industrial experience. " ...

Via College of William and Mary: Mason School of Business Partners with World's Largest Maritime Shipping Company

Six Sigma Orange Belt: Syracuse University Training

Syracuse University and Brambles Ltd. of Australia will collaborate on the development of a curriculum for a new three-credit course on Lean Six Sigma. ...

... "Brambles and its CHEP operating unit are working with the school to develop the content and certification requirements for the course, and professionals from Whitman School of Management's Supply Chain Program are also contributing to design the class format. Lean Six Sigma is being offered to undergraduates who have finished their core degree requirements plus two semesters of statistics, and to students studying for their MBA and Masters in Engineering degrees.

Upon completion of the fall term, successful students will receive their Orange Belt, equivalent to the White Belt but changed to reflect the school’s colors. A Green Belt is awarded to students who complete the spring project, which involves examining processes on the Syracuse campus, including activities like service scheduling and logistics. Finally, summer internships around the world are offered and students complete Six Sigma projects for private and public organizations to earn their Black Belt. " ...

Syracuse University and Brambles Partner to Bring Six Sigma Certification to Students

Six Sigma Green-Belt Training

Upcoming green-belt training ...

... "N.C. State University will offer a Six Sigma Green Belt Training course in Greensboro from May 21 through June 14. The course will be at the Sheraton Greensboro ... " ...

Via Winston-Salem Journal: Business Calendar

Value Stream Map Workshop

Pelion offers one-day value stream mapping workshops ...

... "Initial one-day workshops will be led by Pelion's Chief Technology Officer Dave Gleditsch, a 30-year manufacturing industry veteran who has driven some of the world's most successful Lean transformation programs. The course is conducted in a teach & do format where students will learn in class how to create Value Stream Maps of both current and future states considering product flow strategies and customer value as the compelling drivers. Appropriate Lean Manufacturing principles will be used along the way as students work to define the current state, identify wastes and opportunities and discuss how Lean tools can be applied to create a Future State Map with an improvement plan. " ...

Via Pelion Systems: Value Stream Mapping: Beyond Whiteboards Workshop

NewJersey Lean Manufacturing Supports Business

NJ manufacturing takes advantage of lean concepts through the NJMEP. The NJ program has a course coming up on February 8 - Principles of Lean Manufacturing with Live Simulation. ...

... "The program advocates lean manufacturing, whose main tenet is that the processes used to produce things can be made more efficient and therefore more profitable. " ...

Via New Jersey Business: NJ Lean Manufacturing Support

Six Sigma: Ram Charan on Balance with Growth

Ram Charan shares his views on management and leadership. He views Six Sigma as too internally focused and recommends a balanced approach with growth initiatives. ...

... "It's probably also true to say that Six Sigma has most often been applied to improve internal processes, by reducing costs and improving productivity. This is important work, of course, but you need to balance that by not forgetting initiatives that increase revenue. " ...

Via CEO Forum Group: Read

Course: Lean Manufacturing Principles

... "Manufacturers interested in reducing costs and improving on-time delivery are invited to a Principles of Lean Manufacturing course from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Dec. 12 in Harahan. The course will be taught by the Manufacturing Extension Partnership of Louisiana at the Hampton Inn-Elmwood, located at 5150 Mounes St. " ...

Via The Daily Advertiser: Link

Total Productive: Equipment Operating Philosophy

Opportunity to learn about an equipment operating philosophy based on lean principles. ...

... "Total Productive Management: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 6-27 at UW-Marinette, 750 W. Bay Shore, Marinette, Room M-109 of the Main Building. $540 for the 12 hour course. Equipment operating philosophy based on the lean manufacturing concept that aims at extreme productivity by relying on team-based activities to eliminate equipment breakdowns, defects and other losses. " ...

Via Green Bay Press-Gazette: Link

Total Productive Management: Lean Concepts ...

Upcoming lean management course ...

... "Nov. 6: Total Productive Management: 5-8 p.m. Nov. 6-27 at UW-Marinette, 750 W. Bay Shore, Marinette, Room M-109 of the Main Building. $540 for the 12-hour course. Equipment operating philosophy based on the lean manufacturing concept that aims at extreme productivity by relying on team-based activities to eliminate equipment breakdowns, defects and other losses. " ...

Via Oshkosh Northwestern: Link

Lean Training: UTennessee Differentiates: Go Vols ...

University of Tennessee has differentiated itself from the pack with its strengths in lean manufacturing training. The Air Force and other companies have utilized their lean training services. ...

... "when the Air Force launched its plan to implement the tenets of Lean manufacturing throughout its operations, military officials contacted UT for help in establishing training programs. UT responded with a six-month Master Process Manager course " ...

Via Supply & Demand Chain Executive: University of Tennessee to Help U.S. Air Force Improve Operations ...

Business Training: Lean Manufacturing

Upcoming lean manufacturing basics course ...

... "Monday's sessions include: 9 a.m., business consultation; 10 a.m., business basics; 2 p.m., financing your business; 3:30 p.m., business consultation. Tuesday's schedule: 9 a.m., business consultation; 10 a.m., 21st Century marketing system; 1:30 p.m., customer service; 3 p.m. basics of lean manufacturing. " ...

Via The Shreveport Times: Read

Six Sigma Black Belt Certification ...

Six Sigma certification is helpful to companies that are starting or sustaining their quality journey. ...

... "Starting this week students in ISSSC's Green Belt courses can obtain their Six Sigma Green Belt and their Certified Manager Process Improvement (CMPI). Testing for both certifications will be given at the end of the 3 day course. Next Green Belt courses start on October 11th in Chicago, and November 7th in Columbus. Black Belt students can test for their Certified Manager Process Excellence (CMPE) along with their Black Belt Certification. Testing for both certifications will be given at the end of the 5 day course. Next Black Belt courses start on October 9th in Cincinnati, October 16th in Chicago, and November 13th in Columbus. " ...

Via ISSSC: Dual Certifications Offered at ISSSC's Six Sigma Black Belt and Green Belt Courses

Lean Green Belt Course: Six Sigma ...

UCI offers Lean Green Belt training this fall ...

... "UC Irvine Extension announced this month it will hold a new course called Six Sigma Lean Green Belt this fall. The course will be held 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays from Sept. 15 through Nov. 4 at the UCI Learning Center in Orange. " ...

Via Daily Pilot: UCI Extension offers new business course ...

Green Belt Training: Six Sigma ...

... "The Institute for Business & Industry Services of Northeast State Technical Community College is sponsoring Six Sigma Green Belt training on Tuesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. beginning Aug. 15 through Dec. 19. The course is designed for anyone who will be leading a Six Sigma deployment in his organization as well as those who will be participating in any Six Sigma project work. " ...

Green Belt Training: Six Sigma: Via Times News: Event Details

Six Sigma Course This Week ...

Cuurse this week ...

... "WEDNESDAY: Six Sigma course, 8 a.m.-4 p.m., July 25-26, John C. Stennis Space Center, Bay St. Louis. Methodology for eliminating defects in processes from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service. " ...

Via The Sun Herald: WHAT'S HAPPENING ...

DOD Six Sigma: Operations Efficiency ...

Secretary of Defense validates importance of Six Sigma to military ...

... "Q: Sir, a separate but related question. The Army is currently implementing a Lean Six Sigma program to improve efficiency and efficacy in its operations. Have you given thought to applying such an approach DOD-wide?

SEC. RUMSFELD: The private industry, of course, has been doing that for a number of years. I'm pleased the Army is doing it. It does make sense for other elements of the department to do it, and I know that there have been discussions along that line, but I just don't happen to know off the top of my head where they stand. But I -- we can certainly check on it. " ...

DOD Six Sigma: Operations Efficiency: Via DoD: Department of Defense Town Hall Meeting with Secretary Rumsfeld and Gen. Pace ...

Lean TPS: Toyota Production System: Fountain Powerboat Implementation ...

Fountain Powerboats sets course for lean manufacturing through the application of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Fountain will leverage the strengths of Lean consultant, Samuel McPherson, to accomplish its lean journey.

... "Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high performance sport boats, fish boats and express cruisers, announced that it has engaged Samuel R. McPherson, a senior enterprise consultant, to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS) in its manufacturing facilities. McPherson is a proven Lean Manufacturing and public sector leader with over 24 years of experience in driving organizational cultural change and world class lean manufacturing.

The Toyota Production System is the framework and philosophy organizing manufacturing facilities and the interaction of these facilities with the suppliers and customers. The main goal of the TPS is to eliminate seven types of waste: defects, overproduction, transportation, waiting, inventory, motion and over processing. Toyota was able to greatly reduce costs using the TPS, enabling it to become one of the three largest companies in the world. Due to the stellar success of the production philosophy, many of these methods have been copied by other manufacturing companies. Mr. McPherson is a senior Lean-Six Sigma Enterprise and Public Sector Consultant responsible for providing operations, enterprise, extended enterprise level Lean and Lean-Six Sigma, Shingo Manufacturing consulting, training and product development for key commercial, state and government clients within the state of North Carolina. " ...

Lean TPS: Toyota Production System: Fountain Powerboat Implementation: Via Fountain Mercury: FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS TO IMPLEMENT TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN MANUFACTURING FACILITIES ...

Six Sigma Project Risk Management ...

Air Force teams manage risks and Six Sigma improvement projects ...

... "Blue Teams are just one of many ways Electronic Systems Center is doing business consistent with the Air Force Smart Ops 21 construct. Smart Ops 21, which seeks to improve productivity while reducing waste, relies on proven industry practices such as Six Sigma and Lean. " ...

Six Sigma Project Risk Management: Via Department of Defense: Center Charting Smart Course with Blue Teams: The Air Force has vowed to improve its acquisition timeliness and cost through an initiative known as Going Green – green symbolizing a program that is in good shape using the stoplight model ...

Lean Manufacturing Boot Camp ...

Interesting lean course in immersion / boot-camp format ...

... "Lean Systems Boot Camp: Lean Manufacturing Boot Camps are immersion learning experiences for 18 students built upon hands-on, discovery-learning exercises where concepts introduced in the classroom are immediately applied. These exercises involve training factories, simulations, and field activities at manufacturers." ...

Lean Manufacturing Boot Camp: Via Lean Systems Academic Program, UK Center for Manufacturing, University of Kentucky, College of Engineering ...

MBA Course Includes SixSigma ...

... "Elective topics covered during the 30-hour program will include the voice of the customer, process improvement including Six Sigma, sustainable development, leadership, negotiations and maximizing shareholder value. " ...

Via CMU: CMU LAUNCHES PROFESSIONAL MBA ...

Operational Excellence: Committment to Efficiency ...

Foundation Coal is recognized for its committment to operational excellence. ...

Operational Excellence: Committment to Efficiency: Via Foundation Coal Holdings, Inc.: Foundation Coal Awarded 2005 Coal Company of the Year at Platts Global Energy Awards ...

... "Winning Coal Company of the Year honors is a tremendous accomplishment for Foundation Coal, said company president and chief executive officer, James F. Roberts. This award further validates the success of our business strategy over the course of our first year as a public company. Our commitment to operational excellence as a low-cost producer, focus on excellence in safety and environmental stewardship, and management of risk through geographic, operational, and market diversity continues to generate strong returns for our shareholders, provide a safe workplace for our employees, and yield high-value products for our customers, Roberts continued. " ...

Site Manager Position: Six Sigma TPM experience ...

Site Manager Position: Six Sigma TPM experience: Via jobs.telegraph.co.uk ...

... "You should also have a thorough understanding of modern process principles such as six-sigma, TPM and Lean.We are looking for an ambitious leader who thrives in an environment of change, operates successfully in a matrix structure and will be hungry to take on other challenges in due course, elsewhere within the group. " ...

Radical Innovation Shift From Process Management Focus ...

An innovative new product development process is key to sustaining growth in today's enterprise. Knowledge@Wharton explores the trap of overemphasizing Six Sigma and other process management methodologies while dampening an enterprise's capacity for innovation. GE's imagination breakthroughs are a great example of the innovation shifts occuring in industry. ...

Radical Innovation Shift From Process Management Focus: Via Knowledge@Wharton: TQM, ISO 9000, Six Sigma: Do Process Management Programs Discourage Innovation? ...

... "Chief executive Jeffrey Immelt, for instance, has set GE on an ambitious course of growing more revenue from existing operations. This growth is fueled by radical technological innovation, or what he calls imagination breakthroughs proposed by his executive team ... " ...

Lean Manufacturing Seminar Series: California ...

EMS will provide lean manufacturing seminars in California starting in early 2006. ...

Lean Manufacturing Seminar Series: California: Via EMS Consulting: EMS Consulting Group Announces a Series of Lean Manufacturing Seminars and Workshops in Southern California

... "EMS Consulting Group, Inc. has announced a public Lean Manufacturing certificate program beginning in February 2006 in Orange County, CA. The program will assist manufacturers with the challenge of implementing lean and maintaining continuous improvements. It includes a series of eight course modules designed to provide participants with targeted managerial and technical competencies in lean manufacturing. Participants will learn how to apply the key techniques of lean manufacturing: Value Stream Mapping, Lean Production Control and Inventory Management, One-Piece Flow, Cellular Manufacturing, Material Flow and Kanban, Five S, and Kaizen Events and tools. Lean Certification also includes the completion of lean manufacturing projects at attendee companies to reinforce the classroom learning.

The program will take place at the Doubletree Club Hotel Orange County Airport in Santa Ana, CA in eight Thursday sessions. The dates are February 2, 23; March 9, 23; April 6, 20; and May 4, 18. The sessions will run from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Training: UK Towards 2010 Program ...

UK businesses are being offered training by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), Towards 2010 program, in topics such as lean manufacturing. ...

Lean Manufacturing Training: UK Towards 2010 Program: Via the Business: Funding for new skills ...

... "It might be IT skills that allows a firm to use e-commerce, a short course on marketing to help with sales, or a few days on lean manufacturing methods that could quickly transform a production line. " ...

Lean Thinking in Healthcare Event ...

Via Arizona Quality Alliance: Lean Thinking in Healthcare ...

... "Lean Thinking in Healthcare – Collaborative Patient Focused Process Improvement

Friday, September 16th; 9:00am-4:30pm, University of Phoenix, Room #104, 4635 East Elwood, Phoenix 85040

Course Overview: Lean thinking, adapted from Toyota Production System, is a process that engages staff and physicians in making significant change. Organizations that have used lean thinking have developed improvement cultures, not just improvement events or programs. Lean thinking provides fast and dramatic results. " ...

Six Sigma Executive Overview ...

Via SAS: Executive Overview for Six Sigma

... "Executive Overview for Six Sigma: This course is suitable for people from manufacturing or transactional backgrounds. It is designed for executives working directly with champions, black belts, and green belts on six sigma breakthrough projects. " ...

FMEA Failure Modes Effects Analysis: Healthcare

FMEA Failure Modes Effects Analysis: Healthcare: Via National Center for Patient Safety: Healthcare Failure Modes and Effects Analysis

FMEA for Halthcare ...

... "Healthcare Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Course Materials " ...

Six Sigma Corporate Education

Six Sigma Corporate Education: Charlotte Observer | 07/31/2005 | BUSINESS NOTES | MELANIE BASS

... "Gaston College recently announced several upcoming classes in its Corporate Education Program.For details, contact (704) 922-6447. Six Sigma Online Training Course: any time and date, $450. " ...

Six Sigma DMAIC Course Description

Six Sigma DMAIC Course Description: George Group Consulting, LP

... "The first day of the course is delivered as an interactive, business simulation. This simulation has the participants assume roles within an organization and apply the DMAIC improvement methodology and improvement tools on the simulated process. As a team, they move a poorly functioning process to higher levels of performance through the use of the methods and tools including project chartering, process capability, process mapping, narrowing critical process variables, Pareto charts, histograms, box plots, descriptive statistics, run charts, cause and effect matrix and developing and implementing pilot solutions. " ...

Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement ...

Lean Six Sigma Process Improvement: U.S. Department of Defense Transformation Story - U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command Realigns Process Improvement Disciplines

... "The five-day Green Belt training is designed to provide a practitioner's level of understanding and application of the Lean Six-Sigma process improvement methodology. The course addresses the technical, cultural, financial and management components of process improvement. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Certification Program ...

EMS Consulting Group, Inc. Announces Lean Manufacturing Certification Program in San Diego

... "EMS Consulting Group, Inc. has just announced a public Lean Manufacturing certificate program for this fall in North San Diego County. The program will assist manufacturers with the challenge of implementing lean and maintaining continuous improvements. It includes a series of six course modules designed to provide participants with targeted managerial and technical competencies in lean manufacturing. Participants will learn how to apply the key techniques of lean manufacturing: Value Stream Mapping, Lean Production Control and Inventory Management, One-Piece Flow, Cellular Manufacturing, Material Flow and Kanban, Five S, and Kaizen Events and tools. Lean Certification also includes the completion of lean manufacturing projects at attendee companies to reinforce the classroom learning. The program will take place at the Grand Pacific Palisades Hotel in Carlsbad, CA in seven Wednesday sessions. The dates are September 7, 21; October 5, 19; November 2, 16, 30. The sessions will run from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. These training sessions may also be taken separately. To register or obtain additional information, visit www.lean-manufacturing-training.com and view the public workshop schedule. " ...

Lean Six Sigma Course Description ...

Lean Six Sigma Course ...

... "Lean-Six Sigma is a developing management concept that blends Lean Manufacturing principles with 6 Sigma tools. This approach is gaining increasing use within commercial, defense industry and government facilities as the most effective way to reduce manufacturing cycle time, unit cost and improve product quality. The module will be of value to any personnel involved in production or preparing for production, to include those involved in the systems engineering process. The material is presented as a mix of theory and actual applications, from both defense and commercial industries. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Course Description ...

Lean Enterprise Course ...

... "Applying lean enterprise concepts is the key to success for many corporations around the world in the 21st century. This self-paced module, Introduction to Lean Enterprise Concepts is comprised of eight lessons offered in order to establish greater awareness of lean enterprise concepts and techniques. Audience members who may benefit from this module include representatives of the defense industry, interested commercial partners, and individuals seeking an academic introduction to lean enterprise concepts. All participants are expected to have an undergraduate degree or equivalent career experience. " ...

Six Sigma Green Belt Training Curriculum ...

ESS: Training course detail

... "The following topics will be covered: *Team Oriented Decision Making, Variation Analysis, Process Mapping, Failure Modes & Effects Analysis* Day 1 Team Oriented Decision-Making - Barriers to Projects or Activities, Utilizing Diversity, Recognizing Conflict, Developing Trust, and Effective Meeting Management Including: Parking Lot, Voting Methods, Contracting and Goal Focus. Variation Analysis - What affects variation can have on a process. Variation Analysis Tools and Terms. Process Mapping ? What is a process? Why map a process? How to map a process. Failure Modes & Effects Analysis ? What is FMEA and what it can do for you in process improvement? " ...

Lean Production Online Course ...

Tutorials - Lean Production / Lean Manufacturing

... "The Lean Production / Lean Manufacturing Tutorial is intended as a step by step tutorial and it is recommended that you follow the tutorial through each progressive step in order for you to obtain the greatest benefit to this instruction. The table of contents are provided as an over view of the tutorial and to offer the ability to resume your study at a specific step should your view of the tutorial be interrupted. " ...