Six Sigma
4-day Champion training / 5-day Green belt training
Many organizations struggle with the decision to implement
Lean or Six Sigma. We say you can do both— Lean and Six Sigma
complement one another. Lean focuses on the entire system, and
Six Sigma focuses on the process variations within the system
that are causing you pain. By launching Six Sigma efforts, an
organization is making a commitment to correct the process
variation within the company. Specifically, to learn and adopt
methods that will boost the performance of the organization.
The goal of Six Sigma is to reduce defects, manufacturing
costs, and improve customer satisfaction. We believe your
continuing success beyond Lean will directly relate to the
integration of the Six Sigma deployments into the corporate
value system.
In Six Sigma, customer focus becomes the top priority. For
example, the measures of Six Sigma performance begin with the
customer. Six Sigma improvements are defined by their impact on
customer satisfaction and value. Six Sigma discipline begins by
clarifying what measures are key in gauging business
performance; it applies data and analysis to build an
understanding of key variables and optimize results. At a more
down to earth level, Six Sigma helps managers answer 2 essential
questions to support fact-driven decisions and solutions: 1)
What data/information do I really need?; and 2) How do we use
that data/information to maximum benefit?
In Six Sigma, processes are the key vehicle of success. One
of the most remarkable breakthroughs in Six Sigma efforts to
date has been convincing leaders and managers that mastering
processes is not just a necessary evil, but a way to build
competitive advantage in delivering value to customers.
“Boundarylessness” is one of Jack Welch’s mantras for business
success. Years before launching Six Sigma, GE’s chairman was
working to break down barriers and improve teamwork, up, down,
and across organizational lines. Six Sigma expands opportunities
for collaboration as people learn how their roles fit into the
“big picture’ and can recognize and measure the interdependence
of activities in all parts of a process. It demands an attitude
that is committed to using customer and process knowledge to
benefit all parties. No company will get anywhere close to Six
Sigma without launching new ideas and approaches, which always
involve some risk. The bottom line is that any company that
makes Six Sigma its goal will have to constantly push to be ever
more perfect (since the customer’s definition of perfect will
always be changing) while being willing to accept and manage
occasional setbacks.
Course Description:
At GDC we offer several Six Sigma workshops:
- Champion Training for senior management: a 4-day working
session for selected leaders who will be provided with an
overview of the Lean Six Sigma process, methodology, project
selection, and requirements
- Green Belt Training is a 5-day training session where the
participants learn the tools of the Six Sigma methodology (DMAIC
approach) and how to use them.
- We also can assist you in a Six Sigma implementation project or
certify Black Belts within your organization (certain
restrictions apply). To learn more about certification see our
certification programs.
Learning Objectives:
Upon completion of this training, participants will have a solid
understanding of the:
• DMAIC process;
• Six Sigma reporting structure; and
• Tools and forms tools within the Six Sigma process.
Who Should Attend:
Senior Executives and Plant or Operation Managers for Champion
training
Engineers, Administrative Staff, Supervisors, and Shop Floor
Employees for Green Belt training
Prerequisites:
None
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