Prerequisites:  a Black Belt designation from a recognized service provider and a screening exam administered by Air Academy Associates.  AAAUniversity@airacad.com for additional information.

Course agenda:

            Module 1     AIR ACADEMY PHILOSOPHY
                                  Six Sigma Definitions & Terminology
                                  The Synergy of Lean & Six Sigma
                                  Applications to Transactional Systems
                                  The First Line of Defense Against Variation
                                  BB Curriculum Review
                                  Skills Assessment Review

            Module 2     DEFINE
                                  Voice of the Customer & the House of Quality
                                  IDOV vs. DMAIC
                                  Team Decision Tools
                                  Project Selection

            Module 3     MEASURE
                                  Measurement Systems Analysis – Special Topics
                                  Goodness of Fit
                                  Transformations to Normality

            Module 4     ANALYZE – STATISTICAL METHODS
                                  t-tests: One-Sample, Two-Sample, and Paired
                                  ANOVA
                                  Historical Data Analysis
                                  Multiple Regression
                                  Multicollinearity
                                  Regression Diagnostics
                                  Cross-Validation

            Module 5     ANALYZE – ADVANCED DOE TECHNIQUES
                                  The Need For Orthogonality
                                  When OFAT Works
                                  Improving Resolution
                                  PF/CE/CNX/SOP
                                  Blocking
                                  Repetitions vs. Replications
                                  Variable Input
                                  Screening vs. Modeling Designs
                                  Sequential CCDs
                                  Attribute Responses

            Module 6     IMPROVE
                                  Multiple Response Optimization
                                  High Throughput Testing (HTT)
                                  Analysis Using Simulation

            Module 7     CONTROL – SPECIAL TOPICS IN SPC
                                  Control Plans
                                  Topics in SPC
                                  Sample Size
                                  Minimizing Type I & Type II Errors
                                  Short-Run SPC

            Module 8     INTRODUCTION TO “DESIGN FOR SIX SIGMA” (DFSS)
                                  The IDOV Process
                                  Expected Value Analysis
                                  Parameter Design
                                  Tolerance Allocation
                                  Sensitivity Analysis
                                  Scorecard