Lean Six Sigma-Yellow Belt

Yellow Belt is the introductory level of Lean Six Sigma certification, which is suitable for everyone who has an interest in learning and practicing continuous improvement. This course is designed with generalized contents applicable to all sectors, such as healthcare, banking, manufacturing, and general office operations.

Conducted by faculty from the UTSA College of Engineering, this course is offered as an open-enrollment certification program. Customized on-site training at your organization’s facility (for the convenience of organization’s employees) is also available.

Course Description

Lean and Six Sigma, two methodologies evolved separately, share the same ultimate goal: answer voices of customers by achieving process excellence. While Lean is famous for its continuous pursuit of perfection, Six Sigma provides a structured data-driven methodology to achieve world-class operational capability. Integrating the two methodologies synergizes the improvement efforts for enhanced results.

This short course consists of two (2) days of lecture-based coverage of topics in Lean and Six Sigma, from fundamental concepts to practical skills and case studies. The training course consists of lectures, discussions, hands-on simulation games, video clips, and review quizzes

Who Should Attend

Personnel in all levels are welcome, including company executives, managers, engineers, and etaff of all areas.

Personnel in all sectors (e.g., service providers, manufacturers, and general offices) are welcome to take this generalized course.

No prerequisite course is required. Basics of systems engineering and statistics will be introduced/reviewed.

Learning Outcomes

After completing this course, the participants are expected to:

Understand the core concepts and terminology of Lean and Six Sigma

Independently practice fundamental skills of the Lean Six Sigma tool set

Perform in process improvement project teams

Pursue higher level Lean Six Sigma certifications (e.g., Green Belt, Black Belt)

Course Schedule

Day I - 8:30am - 4:30pm

Module 1 – The Foundation of Lean Systems

What is “Lean Thinking”?

Lean Thinking in Practice

Focusing on Value: The Voice of Customer

Module 2 – Preparing for the Changes

Seeing the Waste in Your Value Streams

The “Roadmap to Lean”

Lean Metrics

Module 3 – Starting the Changes

Lean Tools for Waste Elimination – Part I

Lean Transformation Case Study

Module 4 – Improving the Value Streams

Lean Simulation Activity

Lean Tools for Waste Elimination – Part II

Module 5 – Pursuit of Perfection

Value Stream Management: Part I – Current State Map

Value Stream Management: Part II – Future State Map

The Journey to Lean: Improve and Sustain

Day II - 8:30am - 4:30pm

Module 6 – Six Sigma Overview

Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma

Statistics Boot Camp for Six Sigma

Six Sigma Quality and Capability Indices

Module 7 – Starting Your Six Sigma Project

DMAIC Methodology

Define Phase: VOC, CTQ, and Project Charter

Quality Function Deployment (QFD)

Starter Tools for Management, Planning, and Quality Control

Module 8 – DMAIC: Measure, Analyze, and Improve

Control Charts

Design of Experiments

Statistical Tests

Project D-M-A-I (Hands-on Practice)

Module 9 – DMAIC: Control and Sustain

Control Phase: Sustain the Improvement

Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Module 10 – The Lean Six Sigma Journey

Integrating Lean and Six Sigma Methods

The Wheel for Continuous Improvement

Certificates

Upon successful completion of the course, participant will receive UTSA Continuing Education Units (1.4 CEU for 2-day course) and a CAMLS Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt Certificate.

Registration Fee

Registration	Fee Per Person
Early Bird	$650.00
Regular Registration	$750.00
Group Registration 3+	$675.00
UTSA/UT Health Employee	$675.00

What's Included?

All workbooks and course handouts

Catered breakfast and lunch

Visitor's parking pass

Classroom learning and discussions

Multimedia demonstrations

Hands-on simulations

Review and discussion of case studies

Registration

Registration for this course is closed. Please use the sign-up form below to receive notification when new course dates are available. Thank you for your interest.