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Lean Six Sigma in Manufacturing

Date(s):
Wednesday, September 9, 2020
Format:
Webinar
Status:
Advanced registration is now closed. Please contact Tasha at [email protected] for inquiries.

Eligible for 7 CE Hour(s) of Formal Learning

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This is an educational course and will not conclude with Lean Six Sigma certification.

Event Details

Cost

Engineers and Geoscientists BC Registrant Early Bird Price: $359.00 + GST = $376.95 until Aug 26, 2020

Engineers and Geoscientists BC Registrant Regular Price: $459.00 + GST = $481.95

Non-Registrant Price: $459.00 + GST = $481.95

Student Price: $229.50 + GST = $240.98

Contact

Tasha Booth

Event Description

This course explains the two dominant approaches to process improvement in manufacturing. Lean cuts out wasteful activity in order to speed up a process and Six Sigma is an approach to solving difficult, quality problems.

Event Presenter(s)

Chris Butterworth

About the Event

Objectives

  • Present the Cost of Quality model;
  • Learn Lean principles and tools for process improvement;
  • Introduce the Six Sigma problem-solving approach (DMAIC); and
  • Review actual projects – case studies of some industry projects.

Seminar Outline

  • History of process improvement in industry from the start of the Industrial Revolution
  • Introduction to Lean:
    • Lean Principles
    • Lean Wastes – eight types of waste
    • The Value Stream Map -  the first tool in understanding process behaviour
    • Some Lean Tools (Quick Changeover, 5S)Lean case study
  • Cost of Quality model
  • Origins of Six Sigma
  • Overview of DMAIC
  • A Six Sigma project

Target Audience

  • Technical/Managerial employees in industry
  • Anyone considering a career in process improvement

Speaker

Chris Butterworth

Master Black Belt, Lean Six Sigma, Belfield Consulting
Instructor, BCIT

Chris is a Six Sigma Master Black Belt with over 30 years of experience in manufacturing. His roles have included senior management positions for Quality and Lean Six Sigma. He is currently self-employed as a consultant and trainer focused on technical problem solving. Additionally, Chris is an Instructor at BCIT, teaching courses such as Design of Experiments, Lean Six Sigma, and Quality Management.




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