Join our FREE 3-hour White Belt Training to help you learn the fundamental concepts of Lean Six
Sigma.
This White Belt Course Includes:
Exam: 25 multiple-choice questions
PDF files of course materials are available for easy download
Earn a White Belt Micro-credential that is available if you pass the exam
Instructor: Dr. Mohammad Khasawneh
Content: 2 hours of self-paced video lectures with self-assessment quizzes to enhance your
learning experience and a final 25-question multiple-choice open-book exam.
Credentials: A White Belt Micro-credential (digital badge) will be available to students who complete the coursework and pass the final exam
for a fee of $29 (BU students) and $49 (non-BU students). Digital badges are easily
displayed on social media (LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter)
Who can take this course: This course is intended for all engineers as well as non-engineers, professionals,
and students, and is appropriate for both technical and non-technical audiences. The
White Belt course is not a prerequisite for the Yellow Belt course, but is a good
first step for those who would like to pursue their Yellow Belt or Green Belt certification.
ABOUT THE COURSE
This course draws upon over 30 years of experience in helping individuals and organizations
delight their customers while saving millions of dollars. Lean Six Sigma is a process-improvement
methodology that accelerates processes, increases efficiency, and reduces or eliminates
variation. Competition for customers is increasing throughout the corporate world,
putting company profits at risk. Furthermore, customer expectations are changing rapidly
as the rate of information increases, and the operating costs within companies are
escalating. Now, more than ever, achieving process excellence is essential.
TOPICS
Session 1 - What is lean? Lean culture and history, Value added vs non-value added, 7 wastes,
Lean tools, Lean implementation: push and pull, Visual control, Kanban.
Session 2 - What is Six Sigma?
Session 3 - Six Sigma, Lean Six Sigma, Kaizen Event, Six Sigma Model, Key Players in Six Sigma
Program, DMAIC.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
After completing the course, you will be able to list the basic concepts and principles
that underlie Lean and Six Sigma improvement methods: • Describe the history of Lean and Six Sigma • Distinguish between Lean and Six Sigma • List the benefits of using Lean Six Sigma • Define the roles involved in Lean Six Sigma • Explain the Lean Six Sigma DMAIC framework • Recognize the 8 Wastes of processes
ABOUT THE INSTRUCTOR
Mohammad T. Khasawneh
Mohammad T. Khasawneh
SUNY Distinguished Prof; School Director; Healthcare Systems Engineering / Health
Systems / Manhattan Graduate Program Director; SUNY Distinguished Professor; Director
School of Systems Science and Industrial Engineering; Watson Institute for Systems
Excellence (WISE)
Mohammad Khasawneh is a SUNY distinguished professor and chair of Systems Science
and Industrial Engineering at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ. He received his PhD in industrial
engineering from Clemson University in August 2003 and his BS and MS in mechanical
engineering from Jordan University of Science and Technology, in 1998 and 2000, respectively.
Khasawneh’s research is focused on healthcare systems engineering, operations management,
and data science. He serves as the director for the Watson Institute for Systems Excellence (WISE), an institute for advanced studies that generates $2.5-3 million in research funds
annually. In addition, he is the founding director of the Healthcare Systems Engineering
Center, an organized research center (ORC) at ¶¶Òõ¶ÌÊÓƵ.
Since 2003, Khasawneh has been leading a wide spectrum of projects with U.S. hospital
systems that focus on applied research in the area of healthcare systems engineering.
More specifically, his research is focused on the novel application of systems engineering
to transform healthcare systems into high-performance environments that produce better
patient outcomes at lower costs. His work is applied in ways that lead to optimal
healthcare, including more efficient use of hospital resources; better outpatient
scheduling; streamlined patient flow; improved patient satisfaction; reduced hospital-acquired
conditions (such as infections and patient falls) through predictive analytics; and
improved clinical, operational and financial performance using advanced data science
methods.His health systems engineering center generates over $1 million annually in
sponsored research from various healthcare and hospital systems.
Building on a successful research program and partnerships with health systems around
the country and an academic concentration/minor, at the graduate/undergraduate levels,
Khasawneh developed a 12-month Executive Master of Science with a Health Systems Concentration,
which has been offered in Manhattan since 2013. He has also been instrumental in developing
a new MS degree program in Healthcare Systems Engineering.
Over the years, Khasawneh presented his research at various national and international
conferences, including China, India, Mexico, Jordan, Korea, Thailand, Japan, Turkey,
Indonesia, and Canada. His research activities thus far have led to 60-plus refereed
journal articles, 120-plus conference articles, one patent and three new invention
disclosures. In addition, his sponsored research efforts thus far have resulted in
over $15 million in external funding and over $39 million in software/equipment grants.
In 2006, Khasawneh received a U.S. Air Force Summer Faculty Fellowship to evaluate
the use of multi-sensory cues to improve the landing of unmanned aerial vehicles.
In 2009, he received another fellowship from the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific
Research to design ergonomic computer workstations for very large displays. He received
the State University of New York (SUNY) Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching
in 2011, the University Award for Outstanding Graduate Director in 2015, the University
Award for Excellence in International Education in 2016, and the SUNY Chancellor’s
Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities in 2021. He is a member
of the Alpha Pi Mu and Alpha Epsilon Lambda honor societies.
Khasawneh also holds Diplomate status with the Society for Health Systems (SHS), a
professional society within the Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers (IISE)
that supports the industrial engineering profession and individuals involved with
improving quality and productivity within healthcare. More recently, Khasawneh was
also recognized as an IISE Fellow, the highest classification of the IISE membership.
He also holds an honorary visiting professor position with the Industrial Engineering
Department at Hebei University of Technology in Tianjin, China, and Vellore Institute
of Technology in Vellore, India.
In 2022, Khasawneh was named a SUNY distinguished professor, the highest faculty rank
that SUNY awards. It is reserved for those who have achieved national or international
prominence and an exemplary reputation within their discipline.
Education
BS, MS, Jordan University of Science and Technology
PhD, Clemson University
Research Interests
Healthcare systems engineering
Operations management
Advanced analytics
Awards
University Award for Excellence in International Education, State University of New
York (2015-2016)
University Award for Outstanding Graduate Director, State University of New York (2014-2015)
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching, State University of New York (2010-2011)
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