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Lean Six Sigma Fundamentals - An introduction
In today’s highly dynamic & increasingly competitive business environment, Lean Six Sigma framework is a time tested and sure bet approach for businesses to improve business profit and market position. And this is the secret of many Fortune 500 companies around the world. In this one-day introductory workshop on Lean Six Sigma framework, the participants will get deep insight, in an interactive way, about (1) what is Lean Six Sigma, (2)what are the tools & techniques to use improve complex process, (3) how to improve company financials and capture them, (4) how to start this initiative, (5) what are the typical challenges and how to overcome them. The workshop is hands on by design with many global case studies
Outline
- Overview - Lean Six Sigma framework, Terminology
- Aligning Lean Six Sigma to company strategy and goals
- KPIs for Lean Six Sigma, Roles & responsibility of managers and employees
- Phases, Steps, Tools & techniques used in Lean Six Sigma implementation
- Techniques for capturing financial savings (hard savings & soft savings) in line with accounting principles, country regulations (GAAP) and audits
- Challenges while implementing Lean Six Sigma and proven change management techniques
Who should attend
- CEOs, Executives, Directors, Senior Managers who are thinking of implementing Lean Six Sigma for improving company margin but want to know the well-rounded view of Lean Six Sigma before implementing the LSS initiatives
- Managers / Supervisors who want to update / refresh / upgrade their skills on Lean Six Sigma so that they can apply these tools in their daily operational process for further improvement
- Leaders of various support functions (such as HR, Finance, IT, SCM etc) that want to get a holistic view of Lean Six Sigma so that they can effectively support companywide Lean Six Sigma initiatives and also improve their individual organization efficiency
- Any individual who want to get a basic understanding of Lean Six Sigma as part of improving their career profile
Profile of Ramesh Rao
The facilitator holds bachelor’s degree in Engineering and Finance, an MBA in Finance & Supply Chain, a certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt, a certified Lean Leader, a certified Supply Chain Professional, Design Thinking Facilitator and a Hoshin & Strategy Consultant. With 25 years of excellent experience in Global MNCs in Product Design, Process Development, Automation Design, Customer Service, Manufacturing Operations, Supplier & Customer Quality, Business Excellence & Finance, he brings an excellent cross-cultural leadership across multiple countries. The facilitator last held the position as Head of operations with oversight of 3 factories across 3 countries followed by being head of World Wide Operations Finance for a leading US MNC managing USD 500 million across 4 different countries, 3 continents. Currently the facilitator runs a Business Consultancy focusing on turning around and transformation of underperforming companies across Asia. He also teaches at local universities in Singapore during his free time.