Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Upgrade Course

Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt Upgrade Course

Module 1: Role of the Black Belt

• Black Belt Major Areas of Responsibility

• How the Black Belt Helps the Green Belt During DMAIC?

• Control Frameworks

• Collecting Data
   

Module 2: Lean Management and Cell Theory

• Role of the Lean Manager

• Work Cells

• High Performing Teams (HPTs)

• Rapid Action Teams RATs

• Visual Management

• Bruce Tuckman’s Group Development Model

• Emotional Cycle of Change (ECOC)

• Personality Styles

• Dealing with Resistance
   

Module 3: Project Selection Using PPI

• Selecting Improvement Projects

• Possible Improvement Projects

• Introduction to Advanced Statistics

• What Upsets Customers?

• Aim of Statistical Modelling

• Significance
   

Module 4: Language of Statistics

• Statistics Basics

• Descriptive and Inferential Statistics

• Qualitative and Quantitative Data

• Black Belt Data Types

• Parametric and Non-Parametric Distributions

• Population Parameters Vs Sample Statistics

• Finding Correct Test Results

• How Big Should my Random Sample Be?

• Quadrats

• Calculating the Random Sample Size

• Top Level Road Map for Statistical Tests

• Basic Process Improvement Methodology
   

Module 5: Statistics Basics: Measuring Uncertainty and Measure Phase

• Probability (“p”)

• Margin of Error

• Confidence Interval

• Degrees of Freedom

• A Two-Step Measure Phase

• Building the Data Collection Plan
   

Module 6: Statistics Basics: Minitab Run Through

• Minitab 16 and 17 Interface

• Example of Using Minitab to Create a Control Chart
   

Module 7: Distributions

• Overview

• Z Distribution

• Binomial Distribution

• Other Distributions
   

Module 8: Introduction to Hypotheses Testing

• Hypotheses

• Hypotheses Testing

• Type I and Type II Errors

• Values Used by Minitab
   

Module 9: Design of Experiments (DOE)

• Overview of DOE

• Where to Use Design of Experiments?

• Factorial Approach to Designed Experiments

• Design of Experiments Flow Diagram
   

Module 10: Advanced Control Charts

• Overview

• How to Use Control Charts?

• What Does “Out of Control” Mean?

• How Control Charts Differ?

• Calculating Initial Control Limits

• Combining Charts and Practical Control Charts

• Control Chart Roadmap

• Individual and Moving Range Charts

• Configuring the Control Chart

• X-Bar, R, and S Charts

• Why is it a Good Idea to Chart Both Mean and Variance?

• U, C, and P Charts
   

Module 11: Data Collection Planning

• Sampling Frequency

• Cyclic Patterns

• When to Consider I-MR Charts?

• When to Consider R and S Chart?

• Sub Group/Sample Sizes

• Control Chart
   

Module 12: Lean Metrics

• Control Chart

• OEE and TEPP

• Dock to Dock Time

• Build to Schedule

• Order Fulfilment Metrics

  • Completed Orders Metrics

  • Delivery Metrics

  • Warranty Metrics

  • Customer Feedback Metrics