Introduce Lean Six Sigma as a structured approach to continuous improvement.
Enable participants to apply Lean Six Sigma methods in improvement projects.
Understand and practise selected Lean tools.
Understand and apply the Six Sigma statistical tools included in the Yellow Belt syllabus.
Understand and use selected quality-control tools.
Understand the sequence, logic and methods of Lean Six Sigma.
Analyse data and interpret its meaning.
Identify waste and carry out waste-reduction improvements individually or as part of a team.
Contribute to higher-level Lean Six Sigma projects, including Green Belt and Black Belt projects.
Build a foundation for more advanced training, such as Green Belt.
2. Participants and duration
Suitable for learners seeking an introduction to Lean Six Sigma.
Basic arithmetic skills are required: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division.
Also suitable for university students specialising in quality management.
4 days.
3. Course content
1. LSS fundamentals and Lean tools — 1.5 days
Course introduction; Six Sigma, Lean and their combination; implementation phases, belt responsibilities and Yellow/Green/Black Belt comparison; processes, inputs and outputs (KPIVs/KPOVs).
Value-added and non-value-added work; seven wastes: motion, overprocessing, waiting, inventory, transport, defects and overproduction.
Takt time, cycle time, lead time and line balancing.
Original bilingual syllabus: LSS fundamentals and Lean tools.
2. Define and Measure — 1 day
Define: implementation steps, Pareto analysis, process flowcharts, brainstorming and applicable tools.
Measure: implementation steps, data types, data collection plans, basic statistics, Sigma levels 1–6, yield, defects, DPPM and applicable tools.
Practice uses trainer-provided cases and datasets; company data may be used where available. Excel is specified for Pareto analysis, basic statistics, Sigma levels and process quality.
Original bilingual syllabus: Define and Measure.
3. Analyze, Improve and Control — 1.5 days
Analyze: implementation steps, the 4M principle, 5 Whys, fishbone analysis, hypotheses and validation, and applicable tools.
Improve: implementation steps, calculation of improvement results and applicable tools.
Control: implementation steps, control methods and an example LSS project report. Sections include practice with trainer-provided cases and data.
Final assessment for the LSSYB certificate.
Original bilingual syllabus: Analyze, Improve, Control and final assessment.
Final assessment: 90 minutes, following the Vietnamese source column. The image’s English column says 60 minutes; this note resolves that inconsistency in favour of the Vietnamese original. “NA” entries indicate that no software is specified.
4. Support and adaptation
This course does not include a separate project-support programme, as Yellow Belt participants are not being trained to lead improvement projects.
The content may be adapted to the business’s products, services or production processes.
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