Maricopa Community Colleges  MET132   20046-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/22/04
MET132 20046-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Six Sigma
Six Sigma methodologies, tools and implementation. Application of Six Sigma concepts to a manufacturing organization. Identification of variation and resulting organizational cost. Organizational buy-in. Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
MET132   20046-99999 Six Sigma
1. Identify Six Sigma methodologies used in manufacturing organizations. (I)
2. Apply strategies for organizational buy-in. (I-VI)
3. Implement variation reduction strategies. (I-VII)
4. Explain how Six Sigma is adapted to current manufacturing organizations. (II)
5. Identify variation in a manufacturing organization. (III)
6. Identify the cost of variation in a manufacturing organization. (IV)
7. Apply Six Sigma tools in a manufacturing organization. (V)
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MET132   20046-99999 Six Sigma
    I. Six Sigma Methodologies
        A. Define Six Sigma
        B. Define quality
      II. Application of Six Sigma Methodologies
          A. Aerospace manufacturing
          B. Auto manufacturing
          C. Computer manufacturing
          D. Food Industry
          E. Heath Industry
        III. Types of Variation in a Manufacturing Organizations
            A. Product variation
            B. Process variation
            C. Customer variation
            D. Vendor and suppliers variation
            E. Methods use to identify variation
          IV. Quantifying the Cost of Waste
              A. Estimating total amount of variation
              B. Applying a cost to the variation
              C. Estimating cost savings
            V. Six Sigma Tools
                A. Thought process map
                B. Process mapping
                C. Measurement system evaluation
                D. Failure mode effects analysis (FMEA)
                E. Design of experiments
                F. Components of variation
                G. Statistical process control
                H. Activity base management
                I. Time studies and standards
              VI. Organizational Buy-in Strategies
                  A. Shop Floor
                  B. Support Teams
                  C. Management
                  D. Customers
                  E. Vendors and suppliers
                VII. Implementation of Variation Reduction Activities
                    A. FMEA
                    B. Timeline
                    C. Measurement
                    D. Communication
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