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Sep 18, 2024
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BUSN 430 - Lean Six Sigma Practicum5 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
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