Six Sigma Techniques for Improvement

Six Sigma Yellow Belt    |    Intermediate
  • 11 videos | 1h 1s
  • Includes Assessment
  • Earns a Badge
  • Certification CPE
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To carry out business process improvement successfully, it's important that you understand how to use some tools that are commonly used in Lean Six Sigma projects. This course covers common Lean tools used to improve process design and facilitate process control, including kaizen, kaizen blitz, and the plan-do-check-act (PDCA) cycle. You'll also learn how to carry out a cost-benefit analysis, which is an important tool used during the process improvement process. This course is aligned with ASQ's 2015 Six Sigma Yellow Belt Body of Knowledge.

WHAT YOU WILL LEARN

  • Identify characteristics of kaizen
    Sequence examples of activities that happen during the kaizen process
    Recognize examples of activities typically performed during each day of a kaizen blitz
    Determine the best approach for applying kaizen to a project
    Recognize types of projects that are suitable for pdca
  • Recognize activities that take place during the steps of the pdca cycle
    Recognize the importance of cost-benefit analysis as an improvement tool
    Identify four categories of benefits
    Recognize examples of costs you should consider when doing a cost-benefit analysis
    Recognize the steps in a cost-benefit analysis

IN THIS COURSE

  • 34s
  • 7m 53s
    Discover how to identify characteristics of continuous improvement. FREE ACCESS
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    3.  The Kaizen Process
    7m 49s
    In this video, you will learn how to sequence examples of activities that happen during the kaizen process. FREE ACCESS
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    4.  Conducting a Kaizen Blitz
    7m 56s
    During this video, you will learn how to recognize examples of activities typically performed during each day of a kaizen blitz. FREE ACCESS
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    5.  Applying Kaizen in Your Organization
    6m 15s
    In this video, find out how to determine the best approach for applying kaizen to a project. FREE ACCESS
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    6.  Introduction to PDCA
    3m 21s
    Learn how to recognize types of projects that are suitable for the PDCA cycle. FREE ACCESS
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    7.  Steps in the PDCA Cycle
    4m 25s
    In this video, you will learn how to recognize activities that take place during the steps of the PDCA cycle. FREE ACCESS
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    8.  Six Sigma and Cost-Benefit Analysis
    6m 38s
    During this video, you will learn how to recognize the importance of cost-benefit analysis as an improvement tool. FREE ACCESS
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    9.  Identifying Benefits
    4m 36s
    Discover how to identify four categories of benefits. FREE ACCESS
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    10.  Identifying Costs
    3m 53s
    In this video, you will learn how to recognize examples of costs you should consider when conducting a cost-benefit analysis. FREE ACCESS
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    11.  Conducting a Cost-Benefit Analysis
    6m 41s
    During this video, you will learn how to recognize the steps in a cost-benefit analysis. FREE ACCESS

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