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Improvement Methods and Implementation Issues in Six Sigma ...thods and implementation issues in Six Sigma. It examines Lean methods used to reduce waste, such as cycle-time reduction, the Japanese principles of kaizen and kaizen blitz, and the application of Goldratt's Theory of Constraints. Also, it looks at tools and techniques for implementing and evaluating the new process. Finally, the course examines risk analysis and mitigation through the use of  more...

Six Sigma and Lean in the Organization ...Lean in the Organization ASQ Six Sigma Green Belt (SSGB) Six Sigma is a highly disciplined, data-driven improvement program that helps companies focus on eliminating defects in any process and delivering near-perfect products and services. Six Sigma has been globally accepted as a profitable and winning business strategy. More and more companies are embracing Six Sigma in a time when  more...

Lean and Six Sigma ...Lean and Six Sigma ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt (SSBB) Six Sigma is a data-driven improvement philosophy that views all activities within an organization as processes whose inputs can be controlled to effect significant improvements in process outputs. Six Sigma uses a rigorous and systematic methodology known as DMAIC (define, measure, analyze, improve, and control) and a number of  more...

Thinking Strategically Thinking Strategically As business success becomes more difficult to achieve, companies are discovering the importance of strategic thinking. Being lean and mean and process efficient is no good if you don't have the correct business strategy. But what is strategic thinking and what does it look like in the context of your business? This course is focused on discovering and using the key  more...

Introduction to Lean for Service and Manufacturing Organizations ...Lean for Service and Manufacturing Organizations Lean has its origin in the Japanese manufacturing industry in the 1980s as a waste reduction and improvement methodology. However, as it turned out, methods and principles of lean thinking spread to logistics, and from there on to the military and construction industries. Lean methods and principles have since been applied successfully  more...

Using Lean for Perfection and Quality ...Lean for Perfection and Quality Lean methodology comprises a powerful set of tools designed to optimize perfection and quality in a manufacturing or service organization. 5S is a tool for organizing and creating a productive work environment. Hoshin Kanri deals with strategic direction and management to ensure creation of value in products and processes. Jidoka helps identify and solve  more...

Lean Tools Techniques for Flow Pull ...Lean Tools & Techniques for Flow & Pull The Lean approach is to eliminate waste from an organization's production and fulfillment processes and to maximize every opportunity to improve efficiencies and customer satisfaction. By applying Lean tools and techniques, organizations can become more competitive and responsive to customer demands. For example, the Visual Workplace is a Lean tool  more...

Value Stream Mapping in Lean Business ...Lean Business Processes are a part of every business. It is important to graphically depict these processes so areas of waste can be identified and eliminated, creating a more efficient, profitable, and lean organization. This course will enable the learner to create and interpret both current and future-state value stream maps and to recognize how a value stream map is used to improve an  more...

Applying Lean in Service Manufacturing Organizations ...Lean in Service & Manufacturing Organizations Experts say that becoming a Lean enterprise is largely culture-related. An organization's culture dictates how people work, their attitudes toward work and change, their relationships with each other and management, and the way change is introduced and implemented. Any company that wants to make sustainable improvements can benefit from a Lean  more...

Reducing Waste Streamlining Value Flow Using Lean ...Lean Eliminating waste is one of the most effective ways to increase the profitability of any organization. Processes either add value or waste to the production of a product or service. The seven wastes originated in Japan, where waste is known as muda. Seven types of waste were originally identified by Toyota's Chief Engineer Taiichi Ohno. Identifying and eliminating these wastes is one  more...

Introduction to ISO 9001:2000 ISO 9000 is increasingly becoming the standard for doing business. Organizations worldwide are implementing ISO 9000 Quality Management Systems. What is ISO 9001:2000 and what does it require? Learn to understand the requirements and apply the standard within an organization. The student has up to 1 year to access the training. However, it must be completed at one sitting, it cannot be saved and  more...

5S TRAINING ...manufacturing technique. And it is much more than simply cleaning up your area it is a discipline that truly can enable you and your organization to achieve greater results. You have access to this online course for 1 year but can complete it as quickly as you care to. We estimate that you could take up to 24 hours to complete this course but many students take much less time. 5S TRAINING 5S  more...

Lean Manufacturing Personal Training Library ...Lean Manufacturing Library gives one learner access to four core Lean Manufacturing courses: Lean Manufacturing, 5S ™s: Workplace Organization, 8D Problem-Solving, and Mistake-Proof It!. For a comprehensive understanding of the role statistics play in Lean Manufacturing, consider the Manufacturing Statistics Library as well. The Lean Manufacturing course provides a comprehensive  more...

Manufacturing Statistics Personal Training Library ...cess. If your company is implementing a six sigma (6S) or lean manufacturing initiative, you know how important it is to optimize your manufacturing processes with DOE. This Design of Experiments training course will give you the tools you need to get the most from this powerful statistical quality improvement technique. (3 Units; 3 Assessments; Approximately 8 hours of training.) The  more...

Six Sigma Green Belt Personal Training Library Six Sigma Green Belt Library gives one learner access to four core Green Belt courses: Six Sigma Start-Up, SPC Workout, DMAIC Problem-Solving, and Mistake-Proof It! The Green Belt Library is a prerequisite to the Black Belt Library. Many organizations use our courseware for their yellow belt, green belt, and black belt programs handling the project components internally on real life (versus  more...

Six Sigma Black Belt Personal Training Library The Black Belt Library gives one learner access to our four core Black Belt courses: FMEA Investigator, Advanced SPC, Measurement System Analysis, DOE: Screening Experiments. It is recommended that you take the Green Belt Library as a prerequisite for the Black Belt Library. Many organizations use our courseware for their yellow belt, green belt, and black belt programs handling the project  more...

AS9100 Aerospace Standard General Employee Training AS9100 is a quality management system (QMS) developed by the International Aerospace Quality Group, or IAQG. Many suppliers to the aerospace industry are required to have AS9100 Registration. This course provides a basic understanding of AS9100: what it is and what it requires from a company. The student has up to 1 year to access the training. However, it must be completed at one sitting, it  more...

ISO 13485 Medical Devices General Employee Training ISO 13485:2003 is a Quality Management System (QMS) specific to organizations providing medical devices, regardless of the type or size of the organization. This course provides a basic understanding of ISO 13485: what it is and what it requires from a company. The student has up to 1 year to access the training. However, it must be completed at one sitting, it cannot be saved and restarted  more...

ISO 9001:2000 General Employee Training ISO 9001:2000 is the standard for quality management systems, and a good tool to improve overall business execution. This course provides a basic understanding of ISO 9001:2000: what it is and what it requires from a company. The student has up to 1 year to access the training. However, it must be completed at one sitting, it cannot be saved and restarted later. ISO 9001:2000 General Employee  more...

Lean Logic ...h explanation of its origin and logic, right? Some of the lean manufacturing suggestions may also strike you as counterintuitive. That's because Lean Manufacturing is more than a concept, it is a philosophy based on definitions, vocabulary, and principles that may be foreign to you. In this course, you'll receive an explanation of lean manufacturing logic and learn about its evolution,  more...

Lean Value ...udits to determine what customers want. Yet, according to lean thinkers these techniques don't go far enough. They still departmentalize the value concept. Lean experts propose a more holistic view of value that stretches beyond organizational boundaries and stream from manufacturer to supplier to producer. This course explores this value principle in depth. In Lesson 1 you'll consider the  more...

Lean Techniques ...y when he wants it? Yes, but the furniture store is not a lean business. In fact, the furniture industry uses batch and queue processes that inconvenience the customer at every turn. In this course, you'll learn how lean techniques can help organizations maximize value and minimize waste. In Lesson 1, you'll examine lean production techniques that can be successful for many manufacturing  more...

Lean Strategies ...es improves your chances for success. An understanding of lean manufacturing principles and techniques will give you the ingredients you need for a lean transformation. But you also need information about how to put all of these together in the correct sequence. In this course, you'll learn how to prepare for, develop, and maintain a lean organization. In Lesson 1 you'll learn what lean  more...

SAP R 3 v4 6 Shipping Employee The course SAP R/3 4.6 Shipping Clerk aims to provide the basic knowledge required to start and log on to the R/3 System, Release 4.6. The learner will be provided with an overview of the basic functions and processes used in shipping processing. Furthermore, the learner will be provided with a detailed overview of the steps involved in outbound deliveries, picking, packing and goods issues in the  more...

Continuous Improvement to Systems and Processes Although it may sound like an exhausting and neverending struggle, continuous improvement is actually about instituting processes and work practices that will direct the evolution of your organisation.  more...

Managing Quality Customer Service Organisational focus on customer service took a leap during the 80s and 90s due in part to the Quality initiative taking place during these decades. For an organization to succeed, intensely managing service quality is absolutely essential. It is only through customer alignment that the organization is on track toward a single, shared vision of customer focus and customer value; a vision that  more...