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Lean Six Sigma Program |
Currently, most companies operate at Three or Four Sigma. This translates into about 6,200 - 67,000 defective parts or transactions per million! That's simply not good enough in today's economy. Winning and keeping customers requires near perfect performance. The bottom line is that companies operating at Three or Four Sigma spend up to 25% of their revenues fixing defects. This is known as the "cost of poor quality".
The Six Sigma approach identifies and eliminates defects with a structured, data-driven, problem-solving method of using rigorous data-gathering and statistical analysis. The statistical representation of Six Sigma describes quantitatively how a process is performing. To achieve Six Sigma, a process must not produce more than 3.4 defects per million opportunities. A Six Sigma defect is defined as anything outside of customer specifications.
Six Sigma methodologies have been successfully applied to an expanding range of applications including: manufacturing (its initial target area), education, government, healthcare, transportation, banking, and numerous other services.
Six Sigma differs from traditional quality improvement programs in its focus on input variables. While traditional process improvement methods depend upon measuring outputs and establishing control plans to shield customers from organizational defects, a Six Sigma program demands that problems be addressed at the input root cause level, thereby eliminating the need for unnecessary inspection and rework processes.
Whereas quality experts identify seven or eight roles that might become involved in Six Sigma projects, HUCE's program focuses on the most essential: Black Belts, Green Belts, and Champions. Black Belts organize Six Sigma projects; Green Belts assist the Black Belts to collect and analyze project data; and Champions use their positions as corporate executives to muster the resources required by the Six Sigma projects they sponsor. HUCE is pleased to have these courses taught by its nationally acclaimed partner 6SigmaTek.
The energetic instructors from 6SigmaTek have decades of experience implementing projects that saved their Fortune 500 clients millions of dollars. They not only provide excellent classroom presentations, they also serve as mentors for their students, coaching them through step-by-step procedures designed to convert each student's project into a compelling blueprint for an actionable initiative that will command the respect and support of the student's corporate sponsor by the course's end.
The courses in this program prepare students to pass the Six Sigma certification examinations administered by the American Society of Quality (ASQ), the world's leading membership organization devoted to quality.
Note: HUCE also offers Six Sigma courses via distance learning
Many readers may be aware that Six Sigma was originally developed to
improve the quality of manufacturing processes, but some may not
be aware that Six Sigma methods have evolved to a point where they are
currently being successfully applied, not just to manufacturing, but to
a surprisingly wide range of service sectors. Interested readers can gain
a tangible sense of the current power and the scope of Six Sigma methodologies
by reading some of the success stories Presented in the following references:
Success A, Success B, Success
C, Success D, and Success E. |
| *** HUCE Courses in Fall 2008 *** |
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
6SigmaTek
-CEBU613- |
Start Date = 11/3/2008 ... End Date = 11/6/2008
... Days = M, T, W, Th ... Times = 8:00a - 4:00p
... Cost = $3600 -- Includes textbooks
... CEUs = 3.2 ... Instructor = Mr. Stephen Griffin |
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This course produces Green Belts -- journeymen with a solid grasp of Lean Six Sigma methodologies that enables them to assist Black Belt project leaders in collecting and analyzing relevant data. It combines presentations of the concepts and theories underlying Six Sigma with hands-on experience in using the tools of the trade, i.e., complex statistical procedures implemented via state-of-the-art sofware applications. Prequisites: ... For students: basic algebra, computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Internet browsing), laptop with CD, USB flash drive for data transferm. Above all, each student must be sponsored by a company and enter the course with a project approved by their sponsor.
... For corporate sponsors: Prior to the Green Belt course, a company representative must attend a two hour Champion Training session to learn how to facilitate successful Six Sigma projects. The company must also ensure that their sponsored students have approved projects with clear objectives and anticipated financial savings. Note: Howard University faculty, staff, and alumni receive a 10 percent discount, but remission of tuition does not apply.
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
6SigmaTek
-CEBU615- |
Start Date = 12/1/2008 ... End Date = 2/5/2009
... Days = M, T, W, Th ... Times = 8:00a - 4:00p
... Cost = $6600 -- Includes textbooks
... CEUs = 9.6 ... Instructor = Mr. Stephen Griffin |
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This course produces Black Belts -- experts in Six Sigma methodologies who can provide leadership in the planning and management of successful Six Sigma projects, who can mentor Green Belts, and who can train other personnel assigned to these projects. The course provides students with a thorough understanding of the DMAIC model (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control). It also provides hands-on experience in using the most important Lean Six Sigma statistical tools and state-of-the-art software applications Prequisites: ... For students: basic algebra, computer skills (Excel, PowerPoint, Internet browsing), laptop with CD, USB flash drive for data transferm. Above all, each student must be sponsored by a company and enter the course with a project approved by their sponsor.
... For corporate sponsors: Prior to the Black Belt course, a company representative must attend a two hour Champion Training session to learn how to facilitate successful Six Sigma projects. The company must also ensure that their sponsored students have approved projects with clear objectives and anticipated financial savings. Note: Howard University faculty, staff, and alumni receive a 10 percent discount, but remission of tuition does not apply.
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| Last updated: 11/19/2008 12:02:24 AM
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