Lean Thinking and the Practice of a Green

Belt

Ajay S DayRaytheon Missile Systems/ASU

ASQ World Conference on Quality and Improvement

Session M11

Introduction

• Housekeeping

• Why This Course

Lean + DMAIC

• The Green Belt

• Popcorn

Learning Objectives

• Be able to identify each stage of the lean

problem-solving acronym: DMAIC

• Demonstrate broad knowledge of the lean

problem-solving methodology

• Create a lean problem-solving template

that you will take with you

Lean

Your Thoughts?

Tool Box

Module 1: DMAIC

• OBJECTIVE 1: STUDENT WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY EACH

STAGE OF THE LEAN PROBLEM-SOLVING ACRONYM: DMAIC

Define

Measure

Analyze

Improve

Control

Module 2: DMAIC

OBJECTIVE 2: LEARNERS, GIVEN DMAIC STAGE NAMES, WILL DEMONSTRATE

BROADER KNOWLEDGE OF THE LEAN PROBLEM-SOLVING METHODOLOGY BY

IDENTIFYING A GOALS AND/OR ACTIVITIES AT EACH STAGE.

Module 2: DMAIC

Module 2: DMAIC

Module 2: DMAIC

Module 2: DMAIC

Activity: Spaghetti Scramble

SPAGHETTI SCRAMBLE - THINKING LEAN:

Unscramble and then link these tools to where you might

find them useful. Hint: you may find several “roads” to

each stage

Activity: Brainstorming

Brainstorming

Think about each area of DMAIC, list activities you think might help you “solve” in each stage:

Define______________________________________________

Measure____________________________________________

Analyze_____________________________________________

Improve_____________________________________________

Control____________________________________________

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Module 3: The Template (Activity)

OBJECTIVE 3: STUDENT WILL DEMONSTRATE COMPREHENSION OF THE

DMAIC METHODOLOGY BY CREATING A TEMPLATE. THE TEMPLATE WILL

INCLUDE A SECTION FOR EACH STAGE OF DMAIC ALONG WITH AT LEAST ONE

TOOL AND PROMPTING QUESTION FOR EACH LEVEL.

Conclusion

Thoughts, Questions,

Feelings?

Ajay Day, CMQ/OE, LSSGB

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