Lead Faculty: Dr. Shekar Viswanathan
Lean Six Sigma is an integration of Six Sigma and Lean for an enterprise to achieve more effective and efficient operations. Six Sigma is a Quality Improvement methodology structured to reduce product or service failure rates to a negligible level. To achieve six sigma quality levels, the Six Sigma process encompasses all aspects of a business, including management, service delivery, design, production and customer satisfaction. Six Sigma companies typically spend less than 5 percent of their revenues addressing and repairing quality problems. Lean Enterprise is a structured, disciplined process for improving the efficiency of operations by identifying and eliminating non-value added activities and streamlining value-added activities. Organizations that deploy Lean Six Sigma routinely realize dramatic improvements in quality, productivity, inventory levels, customer satisfaction and revenue. Recognizing these benefits many businesses are hiring certified professionals in this area to make improvement of their processes.
This Green Belt and Black Belt certification program offers an overview of the Lean Six Sigma concepts and tools including Lean Six Sigma deployment practices, project development, and the DMAIC, DMALC and DFLSS problem-solving approach.
The program is administered through the Office of the Dean of Engineering and Technology in close collaboration with the applied engineering department. Before taking any of the courses in this program, students are strongly advised to contact the lead faculty in the area of concentration for a brief interview by phone or personal visit to review students' career objectives and provide guidance.
Prerequisites for the Certificate (2 courses; 9 quarter units)
Candidates for the certificate program must possess a Bachelor’s degree in engineering, engineering technology, or physical sciences, or a closely related area from an accredited university. Interested students from other disciplines may be admitted to the program but may be required to complete additional courses. Non-degree students will not be allowed to enter this certificate program. Those who have a general non-science and non-engineering degree would be considered for admission based on relevant experience and the following minimum program prerequisites:
MGT 309C - Principles of Management and Organization
MNS 205 - Introduction to Quantitative Methods and Statistics
or
CSC 220 - Applied Probability and Statistics (or equivalent course)
(Prerequisite: Placement Evaluation)
These courses may be waived if their equivalents have been completed at the undergraduate level with a grade of “C” or better.
Required Courses (5 courses; 22.5 quarter units)
Green Belt Program Courses (2 courses; 9 quarter units)
EEX 1201X - Fundamentals of Process Analysis and Optimization
EEX 1202X - Operational Efficiency and Cost Effectiveness
Black Belt Program Courses (2 courses; 9 quarter units)
EEX 1203X - Continuous Improvement Process
EEX 1204X - Advanced Process Analysis
Green Belt and Black Belt Certification Course (1 course; 4.5 quarter units)
EEX1205X - Six Sigma Project Practicum
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