BUSN 430 - Lean Six Sigma Practicum

5 Credits

Applies tools and techniques for lean and six sigma process improvement in an industry project environment. Students work in teams with faculty and industry mentor to define, measure, analyze, improve and when possible implement control mechanisms. This is a shared course with CWU.

Pre-requisite(s) BUSN 420 min 2.5
Instructor Permission Required Yes
Program Admission Required Yes Admitted Program BAS - BUSN
Fees

Quarters Typically Offered
Spring Evening

Designed to Serve Students in BAS Applied Management program who wish to obtain green belt Lean Six Sigma certification.
Active Date 20230320T11:42:56

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 5
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Lecture 55
Total Contact Hours 55
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Course Outline

Using DMAIC to improve speed, quality and cost
Working with ideas
Value Stream Mapping and Process Flow tools
Voice of the Customer
Data Collection
Descriptive Statistics and Data Displays
Variation Analysis
Identifying and Verifying Causes
Reducing Lead Time and Non-Value-Add Cost
Complexity Value Stream Mapping and Analysis
Selecting and Testing Solutions

Student Learning Outcomes
Apply the DMAIC process to a business process improvement project

Define a business problem, improvement activity, opportunity for improvement and project goals associated with a business process improvement project.

Analyze a process to determine root causes of poor performance and variation

Propose process changes that may be implemented to eliminate root cause performance deficiencies

Design the control factors that will help to evaluate and control for on-going process improvement

Apply various lean and six sigma analysis and management techniques that can result in the improved performance of one or more business processes