Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Updated 2017 - In this lecture students will learn about concepts of lean, principles associated with lean and some of the common tools used in lean.  By the end of this lecture you will be able to:

• Define what a lean strategy is.
•  Identify the 5 core principles of lean.
• How lean relates to the Toyota Production System.
• General Benefits of Lean.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture students will learn about concepts of lean, principles associated with lean and some of the common tools used in lean.  By the end of this lecture you will be able to:

• Define what a lean strategy is.
•  Identify the 5 core principles of lean.
• How lean relates to the Toyota Production System.
• General Benefits of Lean.

UPDATED 2017 - In this quiz students will test their retention of information shared in the lecture titled: Overview of Lean.  Students will also be asked to answer one question

Updated 2017 - In this lecture students will learn about the objectives of the overview of six sigma.  Lean Strategies International LLC will also discuss: General History of Six Sigma.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture students will turn in their answers from part 1 and learn what six sigma is along with general concepts of the strategy.  Lean Strategies International LLC will also discuss:

1. What six sigma is.
2. Introduced the concept of standard deviation.
3. How to read a sigma level.
4. Sigma Shift.
5. General Benefits.
6. General Roles.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture students will turn in their answers from part 2 and learn about the core formula used in six sigma.  Lean Strategies International LLC will also discuss:

1. The problem-solving formula.
2. Cause and Effect Philosophy.
3. Students will be asked to complete a “tasty” project.

This quiz will test students retention of information given and shared in the overview of six sigma.

This Lecture will Introduce the four major strategies associated with continuous improvement.

This quiz will test students retention of the knowledge taught in the continuous Improvement section.

Students are taught by Lean Strategies International's Master Coach Cameron Hansen the history of Six Sigma, They are also given a handout which provides students with the Key Take away from this section.

This section will test students understand of the history of Six Sigma.

 In this section students will learn about the general benefits associated with six sigma.

 In this section Lean Strategies International LLC will discuss the core statistical concept used in six sigma.  

 This Quiz will test students understanding and retention of information shared in the problem solving formula lecture.

 In this lecture Lean Strategies International LLC will define what the VOC, VOB and VOE are and why they are so important.  Students will also have the opportunity to take a VOC survey.

This lecture explains the belt structure of Lean and Six Sigma to students.  It will also introduce a basic understanding of some of the skills each belt should obtain.  

This quiz will test participants retention of the information shared in relation to a Lean Six Sigma Belt system.

In this section students will be introduced to some of the roles and general responsibilities they may have as a yellow belt in their organization.

This section will test students retention of the materials shared pertaining to the general roles of a yellow belt.

  In the overview of roles and responsibilities Lean Strategies International LLC talks about how many of each belt should be in your organization, three other major roles in your strategy and how each and every organizations structure will be unique depending on a few elements.  

 Students will learn in this section what a process is, why applying lean and six sigma techniques is beneficial and we will discuss dependent and independent variables.

This quiz will test students retention and understanding of information discussed on processes.

 In this lecture Lean Strategies International LLC will discuss what critical to quality characteristics are.  We will also share examples of CTQ and a tool you can use to translate the voice of the customer into CTQ measures.

This quiz will test students retention of materials shared in the lecture and handouts from the lecture entitled Critical to Quality Characteristics.  

  In this lecture we will learn about the 4 areas associated with the cost of poor quality.  We will discuss benefits of tracking COPQ and share some examples to help your understanding of COPQ.

 Students will learn how to use a pareto priority index in this lecture.  They will also be challenged to use the PPI tool.

 Establishing metrics and times is a critical point in a strategic journey that often get's overlooked.  In this section we will discuss three elements of time that are critical to the success of strategy.  

 Students will learn in this lecture what defects per unit is and how to calculate the metric.  We will also discuss the difference between a defect and a defective unit.  

 Students will learn about an important preliminary measurement used in calculating DPMO.  We will walk through one example together and students will receive an automated template.  

This lecture will share with students what DPMO means and how to calculate it.  Lean Strategies International LLC will also walk through an example using the excel sheet in the attachments to help make calculations much easier.  

 In this lecture students will learn about first time yield and concepts of the hidden factor.  We will walk through a pizza factory and see how the yield is much more accurate using first time yield and we will test our bike tires in preparation for the tour de france.  DOWNLOAD YOUR FREE TEMPLATE!

 When looking at processes that are interlinked we need to be able to see the cumulative effects that the hidden factory has on a process.  Rolled throughput yield is the measurement that will quantify these effects.  Learn what RTY is and how to calculate this metric in this lecture. DOWNLOAD TEMPLATE AND DON'T FORGET THE HOMEWORK.

 This lecture will explain to students what a project charter is, why we use a project charter and how to build a charter.  

***Be sure to complete the charter assignment****

  This quiz will test students understanding of the information that Lean Strategies International LLC shared in the lecture titled: Everything you need to know about a project charter.

This module will introduce students to some of the founders of the Toyota Production system and show timelines of Lean and TPS's development here in America.

This Section will test students understanding and retention of the information shared pertaining to the History of Lean.

In this lecture students will discuss 7 of the main reasons that organizations pursue a lean strategy.  Lean Strategies International LLC will also discuss deliverable elements of lean and benefits.

Students will be tested on their retention of the information taught in this Lecture.

This Lecture will introduce the Customer focus of SIx Sigma.  The Lecture will also introduce two other Quality Management systems commonly used along with Six Sigma.

This section will test students knowledge and retention of curriculum shared in the Six Sigma Opportunities Lecture.

In this lecture students will be given an overview of ISO 9000 as a QMS system.  The Lecture is meant for students only to understand ISO and its similarities to Six Sigma.

This quiz will test the retention of information shared with students in the ISO lecture.

Lean Strategies International LLC gives an introduction to another method of Managing Quality known as TQM or Total Quality Management. 

This section will test students retention of the overview of TQM.

  Kaizen refers to continuous incremental improvement.  This section describes kaizen to students and helps them understand how kaizen is more of a culture than an event.

This lecture will address how Lean is a customer focused strategy.

This section will test the retention of information shared in the Customer Focus lecture.

Students will be taught about the three classifications of work.  They will learn about VA, NVA and BVA.

This quiz will test students retention of the information shared in the Value Added and Non Value Added section.

In this lecture we will look into standardization and define exactly what the term means.  We will also discuss standard operating procedures and share two templates that Lean Strategies International LLC uses ourself.

In this section students will be tested on their retention of the information taught in the Standardization lecture.

This section will define what exactly a problem is and the three major categories that problems can be classified in.  Finally students will learn the benefits of using problem solving methodologies and they will be introduced to two very effective methods of solving problems.

This section will test students retention and understanding of the materials shared in defining problems.

The gemba is where the actual work is done.  In this lecture students will learn the benefits of going to the gemba and will learn about Lean Strategies International's Gemba methodology which can make going to the Gemba much more effective.

This quiz will test students retention of information taught in the lecture on Gemba and Genchi Genbutsu.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture, Lean Strategies International LLC will give an overview of waste as it applies to a lean strategy.  Students will learn what value added and non-value added work is.  They will also learn what waste is and what the 8 major forms of waste/muda are.

  The ©STUDY activity was inspired by Mr. Taiichi Ohno's famous stand in the circle training method.  Whether you're a consultant looking to add to your repertoire, an organization looking for a specific training method or an individual trying to develop the ©STUDY activity is a perfect way to help employees:

1.     Learn to see waste.

2.     Discover opportunities to improve.

3.     Develop a kaizen mindset.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture, Lean Strategies International LLC will discuss in detail the waste of transportation.  By the end of this lecture you will know:

1. What transportation waste is.
2. What causes transportation waste.
3. General solutions.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture Lean Strategies International LLC will discuss three different topics related to inventory.  By the end of this lecture you will know:

1. Different types of inventory.
2. The effects of excess inventory.
3. General solutions.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture Lean Strategies International LLC will discuss the waste of motion.  By the end of this lecture you will:

1. Know what the difference between motion and transportation waste is.
2. Know what the general causes of motion waste are.
3. Understand some of the more common solutions of reducing motion waste.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture Lean Strategies International LLC. Will discuss in detail the waste of waiting.  By the end of this lecture you will know:

1. What it means to wait/queue.
2. Examples of the waste of waiting.
3. General solutions.

Updated 2017 - In this lecture Lean Strategies International LLC will discuss the waste of overproduction.  By the end of this lecture you will know:

1. Why overproduction is so deadly.
2. Causes of overproduction.
3. General solutions.

  In this section students will learn about the waste of overprocessing through a finite lense.  Lean Strategies International LLC will also share some examples and more common solutions used in reducing or eliminating the waste of overprocessing.  

This lecture will share some of the details of the waste of defects.  Examples will be shared and some of the more general solutions for the waste of defects discussed.

Updated 2017 - Lean Strategies International LLC will discuss the 8’th form of waste which is underutilized skills and talent.  By the end of this lecture you will know:

1. What underutilized skills means.
2. Causes of unused skills and talents.
3. General solutions.

In this section we will test students retention of the 8 major forms of waste and origins lecture.

Students will learn what is like to begin a lean six sigma strategy.  They will also be introduced to very helpful tools to use when selecting projects; the pareto priority index and the solution matrix.

  In this lecture on the DMAIC method students will learn about each stage of the DMAIC process.  additionally they will be provided with suggestions of tools they can use during each of the 5 stages of the DMAIC problem solving method.

Students will be introduced to DMADV and DFSS which are used to develop new processes.  

  This section will introduce students to the PDCA cycle.  Students will also gain a general understand of each stage of the cycle.  

Updated May 2017 – In this section Lean Strategies International LLC will introduce the seven basic quality tools.  Students will learn:

1. What quality control is.
2. Why quality control is so important. 
3. The seven basic quality tools.

This quiz will test users retention of the information shared in the seven basic quality tools lecture.

Updated April 2017 – In this lecture you will begin learning about the 5S system.  Lean Strategies International LLC will explain:

1. What 5S is.
2. Why the 5S system is so powerful.
3. Overview of the 5S system.

This lecture will test students retention of the information shared in the lecture on the 5S system.

 Lean Strategies International LLC will introduce their ©VALUE STREAM methodology for traditional value stream mapping.