Lean Six Sigma Foundations
With Steven Brown
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Duration: 1h 10m
Skill level: Beginner
Released: 12/17/2015
Course details
Lean Six Sigma combines the principles of lean enterprise and lean manufacturing with Six Sigma to improve performance and systematically remove waste. Supply chain expert and professor Steven Brown explains the basics of using Lean Six Sigma as a structure for your improvement efforts.
Steven outlines the process stages in Six Sigma (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control), along with the Lean toolkit: the 5s principles, kanban (scheduling), downtime, poka-yoke (error proofing), and kaizen (continuous improvement). He also explains how leadership works within Lean Six Sigma, the principles of project execution, and how Lean Six Sigma is applied to the service sector and supply chain management. Make sure to watch the "Next steps" video at the end of the course for further resources.
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Meet the instructor
Learner reviews
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Manuel Juarez
Manuel Juarez
Passionate leader-by-example that is able to assess productivity challenges through LEAN principles with focus on safety and team member involvement.
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Sean Hickey
Sean Hickey
Certified Purchasing Professional | Procurement & Supply Chain Expert | Operations Manager | Vendor Manager | Problem Solver |
Contents
What’s included
- Practice while you learn 1 exercise file
- Test your knowledge 4 quizzes
- Learn on the go Access on tablet and phone
- Stay up to date Continuing Education Units
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