Survey results show that an organization sponsoring a Kent State Black Belt trainee will see an estimated 28 to 1 return on the training investment with the first project alone.

Smoother processes, greater efficiency and cost savings are just a few of the advantages that will make your organization more competitive when you implement Lean and Six Sigma continual improvement principles.

Lean techniques eliminate wasteful activities, while Six Sigma is a disciplined method for meeting customers’ expectations and eliminating defects in any process.

Investing in Lean Six Sigma training is the beginning of a new way of doing business. A commitment to implementing these methodologies and tools creates a culture of operational excellence. In the end, you’ll achieve bottom-line results from the projects your Black Belts undertake and you’ll transform your organization into a more efficient, customer-focused one.

Program Content
Lean and Six Sigma tools and methodologies have helped to increase quality and improve efficiencies when applied to assembly lines since the 1980s. Now, steeped in the traditions of the great quality initiates, continual improvement practitioners are finding exciting new applications for these tools and concepts in the healthcare, transactional and service industries.

Attend the Kent State Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification - Healthcare and Service Concentration. You will learn how to apply the tools to increase your efficiency while maintaining a high level of quality to deliver services and value to your internal and external customers. The end result is fewer non-value added processes and time-consuming mistakes, with contented customer who receive superior service, leading to increased productivity and profitability.

Kent State's Lean Six Sigma curriculum is structured to allow students and employers maximum flexibility in obtaining the Black Belt certification. The curriculum follows a four-week approach with the class meeting one week each month for four months (160 contact hours; Kent State's Lean Six Sigma Black Belt certification also requires the completion and approval of an independent project).

Project
Each participant of Kent State's Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification is required to complete a project using the methods learned, which will contribute significant results to the sponsoring organization.

Who Should Attend Lean Six Sigma Training?
Key candidates for Kent State's Lean Six Sigma training and certification are:
• Quality technicians, supervisors and managers • Plant managers • Directors and managers of engineering • Vice presidents or managers of customer service • Operations managers • Vice presidents of manufacturing • Directors and managers of patient services • Patient quality managers • CFOs • Presidents • CEOs

Organizations in the manufacturing, healthcare and service-based industries, as well as in higher education, will reap significant benefits from employees attending this program.

Cost
Four-week Black Belt training and certification program (including continental breakfast, lunch and afternoon snacks each day) costs $6,950.

Minitab/Laptop
To maximize the benefit of attending Lean Six Sigma training and to continue to realize return on investment for future Lean Six Sigma projects, Kent State requires that each participant brings a laptop that has Minitab v15.0 statistical software and Quality Companion software loaded to each day of training. Kent State provides you the opportunity to purchase Minitab v15.0 software as part of the program for an additional fee of $995, which is $200 less than the retail cost, and Quality Companion for an additional fee of $750, which is $145 less than the retail cost.

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