Session 0: Course Welcome - July 1, 2015
0.1 Welcome & DMAIC Cycle
0.2 Course Structure
0.3 Getting to Know You
Session 1: DEFINE
1.0 Intro - DEFINE
1.1 LECTURE: Defining Quality
1.2 LECTURE: Understanding Customer Expectations
1.2 PRACTICE: Problem Definition
1 PROJECT - DEFINE - Defining Customer Expectations
Session 2: MEASURE - July 8, 2015
2.0 Intro - MEASURE
2.1 LECTURE: Probability vs Statistics
2.2 LECTURE: Probability Distributions & Random Variables
2.3 LECTURE: Important Probability Distributions
Session 3: MEASURE - July 15, 2015
3.0 Intro - MEASURE
3.1 LECTURE: Normal Distribution
3.1 PRACTICE: Standard Normal Distribution
3.1 EXERCISE: Normal Distribution
3.2 LECTURE: Central Limit Theorem
3.2 PRACTICE: Distribution of Sample Average
3.2 PRACTICE: Central Limit Theorem
3.2 EXERCISE: Central Limit Theorem
3 HOMEWORK: due July 29, 2015
3 PROJECT: MEASURE - Establish Baseline Process
Session 4: MEASURE - July 22, 2015
4.0 Intro - MEASURE
4.1 LECTURE: Measurement Theory & Sampling Plans
4.1 PRACTICE: Process Mapping
4.2 LECTURE: Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics
4.2 CASE EXAMPLE: Descriptive vs Inferential Statistics
4.2 PRACTICE: Central Limit Theorem
4 PROJECT: MEASURE - Process Mapping
Session 5: ANALYZE - July 29, 2015
5.0 Intro - ANALYZE
5.1 LECTURE: Confidence Intervals
5.1 PRACTICE: Confidence Intervals
5.2 LECTURE: Hypothesis Testing
5.2 PRACTICE: Hypothesis Testing
5.2 EXERCISE: Hypothesis Testing
5 HOMEWORK: due August 12, 2015
Session 6: ANALYZE - August 5, 2015
6.0 Intro - ANALYZE
6.1 LECTURE: Process Capability
6.1 PRACTICE: Process Capability
6.1 EXERCISE: Process Capability
6.2 LECTURE: Regression & Correlation
6.2 PRACTICE: Regression & Correlation
6 HOMEWORK: due August 19, 2015
6 CASE STUDY: Production Problem at Melon Helmets
6 PROJECT: ANALYZE - Root Cause Analysis
Session 7: IMPROVE - August 12, 2015
7.0 Intro - IMPROVE
7.1 LECTURE: Design of Experiments
7.1 PRACTICE: Design of Experiments
7.2 LECTURE: Analysis of Variance
7.2 LECTURE: Example DOE using Minitab
7 HOMEWORK: due August 26, 2015
Session 8: CONTROL - August 19, 2015
8.0 Intro - CONTROL
8.1 LECTURE: Process Control & Control Charts
8.2 LECTURE: X-bar and R Charts
8.2 PRACTICE: X-bar & R-Charts, Control Limit Calculation
8.2 LECTURE: Case Study: Rational Subgrouping
8 HOMEWORK: due September 2, 2015
8 CASE STUDY: SPC at Melon Helmets
8 PROJECT: CONTROL
Session 9: Six-Sigma Project (Part 1: D/M) - August 26, 2015
Session 10: Six-Sigma Project (Part 2: A/I/C) & Course Summary - September 2, 2015