Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course Overview 

• Understanding of Lean Six Sigma principles and terminology 
• Ability to identify and analyse process waste 
• Proficiency in basic problem-solving techniques 
• Skills to support larger Lean Six Sigma projects led by Green or Black Belts 

Prerequisites of the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course     

Who should attend this Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course?    

• Frontline Employees 
• Supervisors 
• Supply Chain Managers 
• Quality Assurance Specialists 
• Operations Coordinators 
• Process Improvement Analysts 

Course Structure      

• In the first day, we will cover the essential materials needed to understand Lean Six Sigma 
• The second day will cover the essential materials needed to take the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt exam 

Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Course Outline 

• What is Lean 6 Sigma? 
  • Two Parts of Lean 6 Sigma 
    
  • Focus of Lean 
    
  • Lean Temple 
    
  • Focus of Six Sigma 
    
  • Making Customers Happy 
    
  • How Do They Complement Each Other? 
    
  • Key Principles of Lean 6 Sigma 
    
• Lean 6 Sigma Belts 
  
  • TKA Lean 6 Sigma Belt Structure 
    
  • Training Roadmap and Role of the Yellow Belt 
    
  • L6S Support Network 
    
• Processes 
  
  • Different Ways of Looking at Process Improvement 
    
  • What is a Process? 
    
  • Process Concepts 
    
  • 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 
    
  • Dealing with Values 
    
  • Muda (Waste) 
    
  • Wastes (Muda) of Lean 
    
  • Types of Demand 
    
  • Case Study Exercise 
    
• Key Metrics 
  

• What is DMAIC? 
• Define 
  
  • Common Tools for Define Phase 
    
  • Gemba Tools 
    
  • Process Stapling 
    
• Measure 
  
  • Common Tools for Measure Phase 
    
  • Spaghetti (Movement/Transportation) Diagrams 
    
  • Measure Tool: Measles Charts 
    
• Analyse 
  
  • Common Tools for Analyse Phase 
    
• Improve 
  
  • Common Tools for Improve Phase 
    
• Control 
  
  • Common Tools for Control Phase 
    

• Lean Triad 
  • 5s 
    
  • Poka Yoke 
    
  • SMED 
    
• Voice of the Customer (and CTQ’s) 
  
  • Customer Chains 
    
  • Steps of VOC 
    
  • Affinity Diagrams 
    
  • Kano Diagrams 
    
  • CTQs and Requirements 
    
• SIPOC 
  
  • What is a SIPOC? 
    
  • CSandF Web Fulfilment SIPOC 
    
  • Creating a SIPOC 
    
  • Top Tips – SIPOC 
    
• Value Stream Analysis 
  
  • Value Stream Terminology  
    
  • Process Maps 
    
  • Aim of Value Stream Mapping 
    
  • Swim Lanes and Typical Process Map Contents 
    
  • Value Stream Maps 
    
  • Headache Tablets: Value Stream Mapping 
    
• Heijunka 
  
  • Heijunka in a Nutshell 
    
  • Single Piece Flow 
    
  • Pull 
    
  • Kanban 
    
  • Three-Bin System 
    
  • Andon 
    
• Variation and SPC 
  
  • Statistical Process Control (SPC) 
    
  • Two Types of Process Variation 
  • Red Bead Experiment 
    
  • Standard Deviation (SD) and Understanding Control Charts 
    
• Defects and Process Capability 
  
  • Conversion Table 
    
  • Process Capability 
    
  • Identifying Process Efficiency 
    
• Key DPMO Terms 
  
• Identifying the Root Cause(s) 
  
  • 5 Whys 
    
  • Fishbone Diagram 
    
• Solving Problems 
  
  • Problem Solving Framework 
    
  • Prioritisation Tools 
    
  • Tools and Techniques to Generate Needed Solutions 
    
• Introduction to Kaizen 
  
  • Kaizen in a Nutshell 
    
  • Kaizen in a Business Setting 
    
• Lean Teams 
  
  • Introduction to Lean Team 
    
  • Managing Progress and Demonstrating Control