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Introduction to Lean Six Sigma Methods

Aeronautics and Astronautics MIT CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 17 lectures

This course covers the fundamental principles, practices and tools of Lean Six Sigma methods that underlay modern organizational productivity approaches applied in aerospace, automotive, health care, and other sectors. It includes lectures, active learning exercises, a plant tour, talks by industry practitioners, and videos. One third of the course is devoted to a physical simulation of an aircraft manufacturing enterprise or a clinic to illustrate the power of Lean Six Sigma methods. The course is offered during the Independent Activities Period (IAP), which is a special 4-week term at MIT that runs from the first week of January until the end of the month.

Syllabus

  1. 1 Ses. 1-2 The start of your Lean journey
  2. 2 Ses. 1-3 Lean thinking Part 1
  3. 3 Ses. 1-3 Lean thinking Part 2
  4. 4 Ses. 1-4 New Balance® plant tour
  5. 5 Ses. 1-5 People: The heart of Lean
  6. 6 Ses. 1-6 Value stream mapping basics
  7. 7 Ses. 2-1E, 2-3E, and 2-5E Simulation video
  8. 8 Ses. 2-2E Lean supply chain basics
  9. 9 Ses. 2-4E Lean engineering basics
  10. 10 Ses. 2-1H, 2-3H, and 2-5H Simulation video
  11. 11 Ses. 2-2H Continuous process improvement
  12. 12 Ses. 2-4H Improving the enterprise
  13. 13 Ses. 3-2 Variability simulation
  14. 14 Ses. 3-3 Lean for healthcare: An Overview
  15. 15 Ses. 3-4 A3 thinking
  16. 16 Ses. 3-5 Quality tools and topics
  17. 17 Ses. 3-6 Six Sigma basics

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