Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training Course

Overview:

Introduction:

The IASSC Certified Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt (ICYB) is a part-time professional who is well-versed in the foundational elements of the Lean Six Sigma Methodology, leads limited improvement projects, and/or participates as a team member in more complex improvement projects led by a Certified Green Belt or Certified Black Belt. The IASSC Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Body of Knowledge defines a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt as having a full grasp of the fundamental features of the Lean Six Sigma Method, including proficiency in the subject topics covered within the Define, Measure, and Control (DMC) phases. A Yellow Belt in Lean Six Sigma knows how to implement, perform, interpret, and apply Lean Six Sigma.

Course Objectives:

At the end of this course the participants will be able to:

• Gain a basic working knowledge of the Six Sigma DMAIC process

• Develop an understanding of the Lean concepts and their practical application

• Identify and reduce 8 types of waste

• Identify process improvement opportunities

• Develop basic problem solving & continuous improvement skills

Targeted Audience:

• Key operational Staff who have intimate knowledge of and day-to-day expertise with the company's business processes. In Lean Six Sigma Green or Black Belt projects, Yellow Belts are key contributors or team members.
• This course is also appropriate for anybody interested in gaining a broad grasp of Lean Six Sigma ideas and practices.
• Six Sigma is a lean methodology. Yellow belt training is often employed as a basic competence for all employees in world-class Lean Six Sigma organizations.

Course Outlines:

This Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training course covers the following areas

UNIT 1: Introduction to Lean 6 Sigma

• What is Lean 6 Sigma?

• Two Parts of Lean 6 Sigma

• Focus of Lean and Lean Temple and Focus of Six Sigma and Making Customers Happy

• How they Complement Each Other

• Key Principles of Lean 6 Sigma and Lean 6 Sigma Belts

• TKA Lean 6 Sigma Belt Structure and Training Roadmap

• Role of the Yellow Belt and L6S Support Network

• Processes and Different Ways of Looking at Process Improvement

• What is a Process?

• Process Concepts and Types of Process

• Comparing Process Types, Customers, Value, and Waste

• What are Customers? Who Wants the Outputs?

• Tension Between the VOB and VOC

• What Do We Mean by Value?

• Path to Value and Dealing with Values

• Muda (Waste) and Seven Wastes (Muda) of Lean

• Types of Demand, Case Study Exercise and Key Metrics

UNIT 2: DMAIC Cycle

• What is DMAIC?

• Define

• Common Tools for Define Phase and Gemba Tools

• Process Stapling and Measure

• Common Tools for Measure Phase

• Spaghetti (Movement/Transportation) Diagrams

• Measure Tool: Measles Charts and Analyse

• Common Tools for Analyse Phase

• Improve and Common Tools for Improve Phase

• Control and Common Tools for Control Phase

UNIT 3: Yellow Belt Tools and Techniques

• Lean Triad, 5s, Poka Yoke, SMED

• Voice of the Customer (and CTQ’s)

• Customer Chains and 4 Steps of VOC

• Affinity Diagrams and Kano Diagrams

• CTQs and Requirements

• SIPOC

• What is a SIPOC? An Example SIPOC

• CSandF Web Fulfilment SIPOC

• Creating a SIPOC and Top Tips – SIPOC

• Value Stream Analysis and Value Stream Terminology 

• Process Maps and Aim of Value Stream Mapping

• Swim Lanes and Typical Process Map Contents

• Value Stream Maps and Headache Tablets: Value Stream Mapping

• Heijunka and Heijunka in a Nutshell

• Single Piece Flow, Pull, Kanban

• Three-Bin System, Andon

• Variation and SPC and Statistical Process Control (SPC)

• Two Types of Process Variation

• Red Bead Experiment and Standard Deviation (SD)

• Understanding Control Charts, Defects and Process Capability, Conversion Table

• Process Capability, Identifying Process Efficiency

• Process Efficiency and Identifying Process Efficiency

• Key DPMO Terms and Identifying the Root Cause(s)

• 5 Whys and Fishbone Diagram

• Solving Problems and Problem-Solving Framework

• Prioritisation Tools and Tools and Techniques to Generate Needed Solutions

• Introduction to Kaizen, Kaizen in a Nutshell, and Kaizen in a Business Setting

• Lean Teams and Introduction to Lean Team

• Managing Progress and Demonstrating Control