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Six Sigma Black Belt Module I - Define and Measure

 
Learn process improvement strategies and mapping, basic statistics, control charts, data collection and more.
  Module I (Planned Topics)
  • Overview of process improvement strategies
  • Why Six Sigma? The DMAIC roadmap
  • Roles of champions, Master Black Belts and Black Belts
  • Choosing a problem-pareto analysis
  • Process mapping-flowcharts
  • Data collection and sampling techniques
  • Basic statistics-location vs. variation
  • Control charts-variable and attribute
  • Control charts for short production runs
  • Subgroup statistics vs. process parameters
  • Rationale for the 1.5 sigma shift

Benefits and Learning Outcomes

  • Understand theDMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control) methodology
  • Apply the appropriate strategy and statistical techniques to help them eliminate mistakes, reduce processing times, and decrease operating costs
  • Learn advanced control charting methods, hypothesis testing and correlation analysis

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This program can be applied toward the:

"Dave, I appreciate your quick review and response on my black belt project. I enjoyed your class with its basis on real life problems and solutions rather than the tedious devotion to statistics that are readily available by computer program. I will recommend you and the UWM program in the future. Thanks "
Bill Bryar, Waukesha Electrical Systems

 
  Sessions  
Tue.-Thu., Sept. 17-19
8am-4:30pm
Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions)
Instructor: Davis R. Bothe, Adjunct Faculty
Fee: $1295
CEUs: 2.0
Program No. 4830-8101
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Tue.-Thu., Mar. 18-20, 2014
8am-4:30pm
Location: UWM School of Continuing Education (Click link for directions)
Instructor: Davis R. Bothe, Adjunct Faculty
Fee: $1295
Program No. 4830-5956
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For more information, contact:
  Murali Vedula, mvedula@uwm.edu, 414-227-3121
Marcia Gabriel, gabrielm@uwm.edu, 414-227-3378
 

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Dave Bothe describes the rationale behind statistical methods and brings them to life in a "sensible" manner.

"I learned to recognize out-of-control processes through statistical analysis."


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