The Complete Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course

A complete & practical understanding of Lean/Continuous Improvement & Six Sigma

What you'll learn
A complete & practical understanding of Lean/Continuous Improvement principles & tools
How to achieve the benefits of cost reduction, efficiency gains, quality improvement, lead time reduction. Using lean tools
How to apply 5S within your work environment
Transform a company culture towards a Kaizen - continuous improvement culture
Conduct spaghetti diagrams to visualise and reduce transport waste
Identify & eliminate the 7 types of waste
Understand the lean principles of visual management
Apply lean management principles to help drive change and become a lean leader
Understand the difference between lean, six sigma & Kaizen
Apply lean thinking and lean principles across any industry
Be capable of applying specialist lean tools like SMED, 5S, TPM to achieve sustainable improvements
Identify which improvement tools to select with the greatest impact
Learn which KPIs to select to help track performance and drive team engagement
Be capable of applying lean, kaizen & six sigma principles across any industry and work environment
Have the knowledge & understanding to sit the accredited lean practitioner examination

Requirements
No prerequisites

Description
The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course gives you a complete and practical understanding of Lean Six Sigma. Once you have completed the course you will be highly capable to lead Lean Six Sigma projects and start reaping the huge rewards. This is a complete course for people who want to know more than just the basics & fundamentals - by the end of the course you will have a very thorough understanding of Lean Six Sigma and able to apply what you have learnt practically. ​Upon completing the course you will have the skills and knowledge to sit the Accredited FlowPlus Academy examination and become certified (examination not included), alternatively you can sit the free exam and receive the Udemy completion certificate.This course is different from other Six Sigma courses. We have designed this course to be much more practical and tailored to people who do not want to focus solely on 'quality improvements', but instead apply the powerful lean, six sigma and continuous improvement tools.If you want to learn how to transform a business, remove inefficiencies, & create significant improvements with a continuous improvement culture - This is the course for you. Developed as a fast-track, practical training course for anyone that wants to learn not just the theory, but also the practical side of lean management, six sigma and continuous improvement. By the end of this course, you will be fully trained & equipped to apply lean tools within your business, achieving the huge benefits each tool can bring, along with a step-by-step guide of how to implement the tools.If you work in a service environment, away from a factory this course is perfect for you. All examples are easy to follow and understand.Typical results you will benefit from, after completing the course:Significant Cost SavingsProductivity ImprovementCompany GrowthImproved Customer DeliveryIncreased Customer SatisfactionHigher Quality Products/ServicesThis course has 3 unique characteristics;1.Concise - All the best content has been collated and simplified where possible, using the most impactful examples2.Practical - You will not learn just lean theory, you will learn practically how to apply the tools3.Expertise- Developed by Lean experts (including lecturers from leading British Universities), Lean/CI authors & Consultants.Who this course is for:Lean Six Sigma is a methodology that is effective in every single sector. Regardless of whether you are working in IT, manufacturing, the military or health care. If you want to learn the tools that transform businesses and make significant improvements, this course is for you. It will boost your employability, skills set and salaryWhat you will be able to do after completing the course:A practical understanding of Lean Six Sigma & an ability to select and use an improvement tool to solve specific problemsThe know-how to freely discuss Lean Six Sigma with experts/black belts - understanding all key industry standard terminologyRecognise and eliminate/minimise the 7 types of wasteImplement 5S methodology to create a productive work environmentIdentify improvement potential within any OrganisationCalculate OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) to quantify wasteTransform a company culture to becoming Kaizen - continuous improvement cultureUse a robust problem solving approach to solve complex problemsDraw Spaghetti Diagrams to help reduce the waste of motion/transportDraw Value Stream Maps and visualise supply chain problemsUse change management tools to help overcome resistance to changeUnderstand the unique conditions that lead to Lean being bornMitigate bottlenecks and speed up your processMove from Push to Pull production to reduce wasteImplement a Just In Time (JIT) production system and minimise your inventoryApply quick changeovers using the Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) methodologyCreate standards & achieve standardised workUse Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) to drive continuous improvementApply Statistical process control charts to control & embed quality into your processesUnderstand the importance of the Taguchi loss function & the difference between 'common cause' & 'special cause' variation.Apply the Kano model to uncover the voice of your customer and identify basic, performance & excitement features.Use QFD (quality function deployment) as a tool to maximise the value for your customers and improve your customer serviceUncover the quality improvements that Jidoka can bring to your business Apply Poka-Yoke (error-proofing devices) to enforce the imporance of stopping errors as close to the source as possibleUnderstand how Andon (visual management) can help bring attention to problems Gain a technical understanding of Six Sigma, standard deviations, statistics, confidence levels etcUse the DMAIC Six Sigma improvement process to drive improvements throughout your business

Who this course is for:
Anyone interested in making improvements within their company