Lean Six Sigma: Yellow Belt Training

Overview:
Participants in this course will learn the fundamental Lean Six Sigma philosophy and how to apply the tools and methods in their work place on a daily basis. Participants will learn how to identify improvement opportunities and be a valuable resource within Lean Six Sigma project teams led by Green Belts and Black Belts.

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Use Lean Six Sigma terms and concepts to communicate with others with an emphasis on voice of the customer, critical to quality, speed and non-value-added
• Explain each phase of the Lean Six Sigma Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) methodology.
• Map a process, understand inputs and outputs and that every organization is a collection of processes.
• Explain the role of the Yellow Belt in the context of all other Six Sigma roles (Black Belt, Green Belt, Champion, etc.)
• Understand the organization’s improvement project pipeline strategy – selection process, prioritization and tollgate process
• Learn the Six Sigma tools most widely used in manufacturing applications:
  • Define Tools – Metrics, structured brainstorming, SIPOC, process mapping, I/O analysis
  • Measure Tools – Cause-and-effect matrix, FMEA, data collection, cost of poor quality
  • Analyze Tools – Pareto charts
  • Improve and – Solution Design Matrix
  • Control Tools – Control Charts