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Foundations of Lean Six Sigma and Operational Excellence

Build a shared language for value, waste, flow, and variation; distinguish Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and operational excellence; and select improvement opportunities based on customer and process need rather than tool preference.

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Subject lessons

  1. Lesson 1 Lean, Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, and Operational Excellence 9 min read
  2. Lesson 2 Customer Value, Waste, and the Value Stream 9 min read
  3. Lesson 3 Flow, Pull, Process Time, and Bottlenecks 10 min read
  4. Lesson 4 Variation, Process Thinking, and Selecting Improvement Opportunities 10 min read
  5. Integrated subject summary Review questions

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