Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt

• No common language for problem solving across teams.
• Difficulty defining problems and collecting the right data.
• Limited ability to interpret variation and basic statistics.
• Small issues remain unsolved and grow into chronic losses.
• Improvement ideas lack structure and follow-up.
• Low engagement with daily improvement and standard work.

Teams from various fields seeking to enhance their understanding of Lean Six Sigma principles will benefit from this training. It’s ideal for groups that want to actively contribute to the organization’s improvement initiatives, driving collaborative success and process optimization.

• Review of White Belt concepts
• Yellow Belt introduction
  
  
  • Statistical tools for Yellow Belts
  • Improvement events and A3 thinking
  • Four quadrant analysis
  • Facilitation techniques
• Production flow improvement
  
  
  • Standard work and SMED
• Information flow improvement
• SIPOC and process mapping
• Maintenance improvement
  
  
  • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
  • Kobetsu KAIZEN™
• Lean principles integration
  
  
  • Eliminating waste
  • Pull flow
  • Value stream mapping
  • Just-in-Time (JIT) principle
  • Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
• DMAIC
  
  
  • Define: Project charter and A3 thinking, Voice of the Customer, communications, project management tools
  • Measure: Data collection plan, Measurement System Analysis (MSA), capability analysis
  • Analyze: Data analysis, basic root cause analysis, correlation and regression, hypothesis testing
  • Improve: Solution implementation, FMEA, Total Productive Maintenance, Kaizen Events, cost benefit analysis
  • Control: Statistical Process Control (SPC), monitoring and sustaining improvements
• Team collaboration and leadership 
• Risk management 
•  Case studies and practical applications 
•  Introduction to Green Belt concepts 

• Apply the DMAIC framework to define, measure, analyze, improve, and control processes. 
• Use basic statistical tools, SIPOC and process mapping to collect and interpret data. 
• Support improvement events with A3 thinking, standard work and SMED. 
• Build simple control plans and use SPC to sustain gains. 
• Work effectively on cross functional project teams and prepare for future Green Belt study.