Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Issued by Weatherhead School of Management

Earners of this badge were enrolled in a degree program offered by Case Western Reserve University. They had previously obtained a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt. Additionally they have taken additional coursework and achieved and A or B meeting the requirements of the program.

Skills

Earning Criteria

SCMG 450: Project Management. The objective of this course is to enhance the ability of participants to respond to the challenges of large-scale projects so that they can be more effective as project managers. We study in detail up-to-date concepts, models, and techniques useful for the evaluation, analysis, management, and control of projects.
SCMG 422: Lean Operations. In this course, students will be taught how to identify inefficiencies associated with overproduction, waiting, transport, extra processing, inventory, motion and defects. One-by-one, areas of inefficiencies are to be identified and improved while educating the workforce towards continual improvement.
SCMG 478: Operational Excellence. This course focuses on the essence, principles, and practices of total quality management (TQM) and Operational Excellence. Students learn management issues of identifying, analyzing, and implementing improvement projects in organizations.