Friday, April 25, 2014

All About Lean Six Sigma Training

By Essie Osborn


When it comes to manufacturing and managing products in a company, there are some ways to be able to be productive so that more sales and profits will be earned. One of the best methods that one could use would be none other than the lean six sigma method. Of course if one would want to master this method, then he would have to undergo intense lean six sigma training.

Now when one would first start his training, he has to first take note that this type of method comes from two separate methods put together to form one. These two methods are known as the lean manufacturing method and the six sigma method. They were combined so that companies who use them together would reach optimal productivity.

Now the first of the two that the trainer would be discussing would be the lean manufacturing method. If one is a beginner in this method, then this type of session will shed some light on it. In a nutshell, this method is a manufacturing method that would help lower down the total costs of production while still maintaining or increasing quality which would in turn result in an increase in profits.

If that method would concentrate on trying to improve the product while reducing costs, the six sigma method deals more on the process of manufacturing. The whole purpose of the six sigma is to simply make sure that there all the processes in the entire manufacturing process are efficient. If there are any processes that would cause defects, they must be eliminated.

Of course in order to learn both of them, one would have to undergo first the classroom session and the application. The lecture session would include theoretical concepts of these two methods. The application portion would make use of real life business cases or situations that would tweak the minds of the trainees so that they know how to properly apply the concepts.

After one has already finished learning these two individually, then he may now learned the combined method. Now the combined method will be making use of the DMAIC process as the basic framework. For those who do not know what this process is, it is the process of defining, measuring, analyzing, improving, and controlling the process.

Basically, one would first have to define the problem, measure the extent of this problem, and analyze it. After making an analysis, one should now think of a solution that would help solve this problem. From there, improve the process and control it so that one can properly maintain the process and make sure that the efficient process is done all the time in order to maximize profits and decrease losses.

So basically, that is how this type of method actually works. Now the levels of the mastery of one in this art would mimic that of the ranking in martial arts. Basically, the ranking for this would be white belt, yellow belt, green belt, black belt, and the last one would be the master black belt wherein one is already a master of this method.




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