# Lean/Six Sigma Processes

Diagram of physical and social systems. (Image courtesy of Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld and Chris Musso.)

### Instructor(s)

Prof. Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld

### MIT Course Number

ESD.60

### As Taught In

Summer 2004

### Level

Graduate

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Some Description
Instructor(s) | Prof.
As Taught In | Spring 2002
Course Number | 2.24
Level | Undergraduate/Graduate
Features | Lecture Notes, Student Work

## Course Description

## Course Features

- Selected lecture notes
- Assignments: activity (no examples)
- Assignments: presentations (no examples)
- Assignments: written (no examples)

## Course Description

Students of this course will develop a broad understanding of Lean/Six Sigma principles and practices, build capability to implement Lean/Six Sigma initiatives in manufacturing operations, and learn to operate with awareness of Lean/Six Sigma at the enterprise level. All course materials are organized around a common "single-point lesson" (SPL) format, with some of the SPLs provided by the instructor and guests and with some developed and delivered by student teams.

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Joel Cutcher-Gershenfeld. ESD.60 Lean/Six Sigma Processes. Summer 2004. Massachusetts Institute of Technology: MIT OpenCourseWare, https://ocw.mit.edu. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA.

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