OMF751 Lean Six Sigma Syllabus:

OMF751 Lean Six Sigma Syllabus โ€“ Anna University Regulation 2017

UNIT I Lean & Six Sigma Background And Fundamentals

Historical Overview โ€“ Definition of quality โ€“ What is six sigma -TQM and Six sigma โ€“ lean manufacturing and six sigma- six sigma and process tolerance โ€“ Six sigma and cultural changes โ€“ six sigma capability โ€“ six sigma need assessments โ€“ implications of quality levels, Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), Cost of Doing Nothing โ€“ assessment questions

UNIT II The Scope Of Tools And Techniques

Tools for definition โ€“ IPO diagram, SIPOC diagram, Flow diagram, CTQ Tree, Project Charter โ€“ Tools for measurement โ€“ Check sheets, Histograms, Run Charts, Scatter Diagrams, Cause and effect diagram, Pareto charts, Control charts, Flow process charts, Process Capability Measurement, Tools for analysis โ€“ Process Mapping, Regression analysis, RU/CS analysis, SWOT, PESTLE, Five Whys, interrelationship diagram, overall equipment effectiveness, TRIZ innovative problem solving โ€“ Tools for improvement โ€“ Affinity diagram, Normal group technique, SMED, 5S, mistake proofing, Value stream Mapping, forced field analysis โ€“ Tools for control โ€“ Gantt chart, Activity network diagram, Radar chart, PDCA cycle, Milestone tracker diagram, Earned value management.

UNIT III Six Sigma Methodologies

Design For Six Sigma (DFSS),Design For Six Sigma Method โ€“ Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA), FMEA process โ€“ Risk Priority Number (RPN)- Six Sigma and Leadership, committed leadership โ€“ Change Acceleration Process (CAP)- Developing communication plan โ€“ Stakeholder

UNIT IV Six Sigma Implementation And Challenges

Tools for implementation โ€“ Supplier Input Process Output Customer (SIPOC) โ€“ Quality Function Deployment or House of Quality (QFD) โ€“ alternative approach โ€“implementation โ€“ leadership training, close communication system, project selection โ€“ project management and team โ€“ champion training โ€“ customer quality index โ€“ challenges โ€“ program failure, CPQ vs six sigma, structure the deployment of six sigma โ€“ cultural challenge โ€“ customer/internal metrics

UNIT V Evaluation And Continuous Improvement Methods

Evaluation strategy โ€“ the economics of six sigma quality, Return on six Sigma (ROSS), ROI, poor project estimates โ€“ continuous improvement โ€“ lean manufacturing โ€“ value, customer focus, Perfection, focus on waste, overproduction โ€“ waiting, inventory in process (IIP), processing waste, transportation, motion, making defective products, underutilizing people โ€“ Kaizen โ€“ 5S