Lean Principles and Six Sigma Projects

Lean is a continuous improvement initiative that streamlines processes and improves overall performance by reducing waste and cycle time. On improvement projects, Six Sigma can provide the underlying DMAIC methodology and tools to reduce variation and defects, whereas Lean tools and techniques can be specifically useful at the Improve and Control stages of DMAIC.

This course introduces key Lean concepts and principles used on improvement projects in both service and manufacturing organizations. The course first examines the relationship between Lean and Six Sigma and introduces a few common Lean tools and techniques. This course is aligned to the ASQ Body of Knowledge and is designed to assist Green Belt candidates toward achieving their certifications and becoming productive members of their Six Sigma project teams.

• Topic T4 Objective O5
• Identify the stages of the Lean deployment methodology
• Topic T7 Objective O8
• Identify differences and similarities between the Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
• Topic T10 Objective O11
• Match Lean tools with the Six Sigma stages they can be generally applied to
• Topic T14 Objective O15
• Recognize how Lean and Six Sigma concepts fit together
• Topic T18 Objective O19
• Match Lean laws to their descriptions
• Topic T21 Objective O22
• Match Lean concepts to their descriptions
• Topic T24 Objective O25
• Recognize the steps in the Lean process
• Topic T27 Objective O28
• Recognize concepts foundational to the Lean methodology
• Topic T31 Objective O32
• Match Lean tools to their descriptions
• Topic T34 Objective O35
• Identify characteristics unique to service organizations
• Topic T37 Objective O38
• Recognize examples of organizational objectives, improvement goals, and tools appropriate for Lean Six Sigma projects in a manufacturing environment
• Topic T40 Objective O41
• Recognize how Lean tools are used in manufacturing and service organizations
• Topic T44 Objective O45
• Recognize key concepts associated with the theory of constraints
• Topic T47 Objective O48
• Match various measures of a system in TOC to their descriptions and formulas
• Topic T50 Objective O51
• Recognize how productivity is measured in Lean Six Sigma
• Topic T57 Objective O58
• Determine whether a given activity should be considered value-added, nonvalue-added, or necessary nonvalue-added