Online Lean Green Belt Certification

 Program objectives

The objectives of the Lean Green Belt course are:

• To be exposed to the history of Lean and the contributing developers of Lean

• To be introduced to the philosophy of Lean

• To be introduced to the five principles of Lean

• To become a practitioner of the basic Lean tools

• To become conversant at how to conduct a Lean project, using a “DMAIC” roadmap that links Lean and Six Sigma.  

who should attend

The program is aimed at directors, managers, engineers, supervisiors and others who are involved in continuous improvement. There is no prerequisite background required to start the Lean Green Belt program.

Program format

The nine week program has a defined start and completion date for the online training portion of the program. The program is delivered conveniently online with video streamed lectures available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The online format provides the flexibility necessary for busy professionals.

A course moderator is provided to support and facilitate the program with coaching and advising for each student.

The online materials provide exercises to practice tools and concepts, case analysis in both engineering/manufacturing and business transactional areas, and interactive discussions with peers and the course moderator.

Students have 60 days after the end of the program to complete and submit their final project for certification. 

Faculty

Dan Shunk, Ph.D. is a professor of Industrial Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. Shunk received his B.S.I.E., his M.S.I.E. and his Ph.D. degrees from Purdue University in 1971, 1972 and 1976, respectively. Other accolades include:

• Captain and Co-Founder of the ICAM Program for the United States Air Force

• Extensive industry experience at the Rockwell Corporation, International Harvester, GCA Corporation, Motorola, the United States Army, Digital Equipment Corporation, SUN Microsystems, Transcript Communications, Level One Communications, Intel, Oracle and Avnet

• Arrived from industry to ASU in 1984 as an associate professor of industrial engineering and from 1984 to 1994, served as the CIM Systems Research Center Director

• Avnet Chair of Supply Network Integration

• Teaches graduate courses in enterprise modeling and integration and formulation of strategy and policy in the organization in W. P. Carey MBA - Technology Program and the W. P. Carey MBA Technology Program in China

• Research and teaching interests are in the areas of computer integrated manufacturing, electronic commerce progression, time compression, cultural acceptance of change, enterprise integration and material/information/knowledge supply network integration

John Fowler, Ph.D. is a professor in the operations research and production systems group in Industrial Engineering in the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at ASU. Fowler received his B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. in Industrial Engineering from Texas A&M University in 1982, 1986 and 1990, respectively. In addition Dr. Fowler;

• Came to ASU in 1995 as an assistant professor after serving as an adjunct assistant professor in the mechanical engineering department at the University of Texas and as a visiting assistant professor at Texas A&M

• Began in industry in 1986 at Lodestone II, Inc. as a simulation analyst

• Served as a project manager at Advanced Micro Devices, a senior member of the technical staff at SEMATECH and a consultant to Tefen, USA

• Focuses research interests in modeling and analysis of semiconductor manufacturing systems, scheduling of water fabrication facilities, and manufacturing applications of operations research and discrete event simulation

• Served as a guest editor and on the editorial board for the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE)

Jim Strickland is an adjunct lecturer at Arizona State University. Prior to his retirement on January 1, 2005, Jim was the senior executive managing Lean Enterprise activities for Raytheon Missile Systems. Jim has also:

• Spent 36 years with Hughes Aircraft/Raytheon in all aspects of manufacturing and numerous transactional areas

• Led Raytheon's transition from traditional manufacturing to winning the Pioneer Award, Industry Weeks "Best Plant", 2004 Shingo Prize

• Helped create the Raytheon Production System and led the team that revolutionized Tucson's manufacturing processes

• Assisted with development and led the R6S (Raytheon Six Sigma) activities that have been recognized nationally as one the best models for the "melding of Change Management, Lean, and 6Sigma in the country

• Managed projects in Europe, Asia, South America, and in numerous companies across the US

Program Requirements

Please review the following course details.

• The following are due dates for the program:

  • 15 days after program start date: submit project ideas for review

  • 30 days after program start date: submit a project update

  • 45 days after program start date: submit a more detailed project update

  • Program end date: All quizzes and online lectures must be completed

  • 60 days after program end date: final project due

• A cumulative score of 70% or higher must be attained on the quizzes to receive certification

• A Lean Green Belt project from the workplace is required and must be completed 60 days after the end of the program to receive certification

A course moderator is available to answer questions and provide project coaching.

Students who meet the above requirements will receive a Lean Green Belt certification from the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering at Arizona State University. 

Course Topics

The Lean Green Belt program is a combination of online course work and an applied project, during which a lean green belt project will be completed.

Students will focus on the topics below:

• Lean Introduction
• Introduction to Strategic Value Processes       
• Lean Principles
• Creation of a Lean Roadmap
• Identifying Strategic Value via a Strategic Assessment
• Value Focus of Lean
• Key Performance Indicators for Lean Success
• Value Stream Mapping
• Introduction to Factory Physics
• Applying Lean at the Factory Level
• Executing the Lean Program
• Value Process Project Design

For more information, view the course syllabus>>

Required Textbook

Students are required to purchase the textbook necessary for success in the program. The textbook is not included in the program fee. Please view the course syllabus for more information.

Program Fee

$1295 (includes training, lecture note, quizzes, and project coaching). Students are required to purchase the textbook. Group discounts for five or more employees from the same company and program customization are available.

Refunds and Cancellations

Payment is due two weeks prior to the program start date.  Payment can be made by credit card, check, money order, or purchase order. Only one discount can apply. Please keep the following important information in mind:

• There is a deadline to complete the program. You until the course end date to complete the online lectures and quizzes. You will have an additional 60 days after the program ends to complete the project. Students who do not complete the program by the deadline are subject to an administrative fee.

• Payments will be processed two weeks before the program start date.  Students who cancel after this date are subject to a 10% cancellation fee.

• There are no refunds or cancellations once the program begins. Students may only cancel this course prior to the program start date.

• Transfers: you will have a period of 14 days from the start date if you need transfer to another start date of the Lean Green Belt program.  There is a fee of $200 to transfer to another start date. After 14 days, there is no option to transfer to another start date.

• To cancel or transfer, please send request via email to Layla Reitmeier at layla@asu.edu

Students will receive an email confirmation upon registering. Approximately one week before the course start date, students will receive more information about the course and accessing the online course materials.