This asynchronous course introduces participants to the principles, tools, and methodology of Lean Six Sigma to improve efficiency, reduce waste, and enhance quality in processes across any industry.

The course will present a brief history of Lean and an introduction to Lean concepts, such as the 5 Lean fundamentals, defining value-added activities, the “8 forms of waste” and a Kaizen simulation.

Companies that operate as efficiently as possible tend to be the most successful. But it takes a particular set of skills to know how to run a tight ship, which is why many attend college to get this ...

International Journal of Sociology, Vol. 45, No. 2, Special Issue: Lean Production in the Global Economy (2015), pp. 112-132 (21 pages) The question of how lean management has been transferred to ...