Boost your career and your organization's performance. Attend world class training from the George Group - a division of Accenture, the leaders and people who wrote the books on Lean Six Sigma and integrating lean and Six Sigma into the Six Sigma framework. If you are only learning lean or Six Sigma, you don't have all the tools in your tool belt. Learn to combine lean speed with Six Sigma quality and variation reduction from the largest lean Six Sigma consulting practice in the U.S. This unique 20-day Black Belt Program by the George Croup is the culmination of over 15 years of conducting performance improvement acress a multitude of manufacturing and service industries.

The curriculum includes all the key tools and skills needed to get fast, sustainable project results. Action learning approach incorporates simulations, examples, team exercises, and case studies taken from real world problems faced by real companies. Learn Minitab through hands-on exercises. To ensure competency and understanding, black belts participants are expected to demonstrate abilities through in-class evaluations, exercises, exams teach backs and a completed off-site project.

Highlights include DMAIC, project definition, control charts, capability analysis, value stream and process mapping, measurement system analysis, regression, hypothesis testing, ANOVA, DOE, FMEA, mistake prodding, cycle time reduction, analytical batch sizing, 5S, pull systems, TPM, quick changeover, process flow and balancing, and much more.

*Black Belts must have access to a laptop with Minitab, PowerPoint, Word and Excel. Minitab can be provided by Greenville Technical College at an additional charge. 30 Day trials should be downloaded in Week 3. If this is not possible, Greenville Tech may be able to provide a computer for classroom work only.

Please contact Marco Luzzatti for detailed information on course content and requirements at 864-250-8063 or Marco.Luzzatti@gvltec.edu.

Week 1 is 10/28/24 - 11/01/24. Week 2 is 12/09/24 - 12/13/24 Week 3 is 01/13/25 - 01/17/25 Week 4 is 02/17/25 - 02/21/25

Materials and lunch are included.

This class will meet from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Center for Manufacturing Innovation.

Please check the "Sessions" tab for the dates for this class.

Funding may be available for this class. Please contact Marco Luzzatti at marco.luzzatti@gvltec.edu for details.

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