ARV Excellence Ltd. provides Lean Six Sigma training for manufacturing and service.
We created a special training curriculum for life science companies to speed up operational excellence deployment and to address their special needs.
The training programme is called MDLeanSigma.
In addition to the traditional core curriculum of Six Sigma MDLeanSigma© is about safely achieving lean six sigma in the medical device and life sciences environment and having the tools to fully implement change.
MDLeanSigma© enables the delivery of breakthrough improvement in quality, cost and speed. It offers the tools to demonstrate efficacy and manage risk. | |
Research has shown that in successful deployments where one percent of a companies workforce has trained as black belts they have been able to drive 4 projects per year with an average saving of $250,000 resulting in and average $1,000,000 per trained full time black belt per year. * | |
| Benefits for Medical Device Companies With MDLeanSigma© companies operating in the medical device environment:
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The Belts
Black Belts drive strategic projects. Black Belts receive extensive training on all aspects of the Lean Sigma roadmap and tools. As a result, they develop extensive expertise in solving complex and chronic problems. Black Belts have what it takes to deliver - now and in the future. By becoming a Black Belt high performers or high potentials gain the skills, knowledge and know-how to more fully engage their ability, to identify projects, take ownership for them, solve the problems and fully execute the solutions. The benefits for the organisation are a combination of direct financial return, reliable, qualified processes, and people who have what they need to succeed. Black Belts complete twenty days training and workshops, over five 4 working sessions accompanied by at least one significant project that yields return to the organisation. |
| Champions are senior-level individuals who sponsor Lean Sigma projects, contribute to the selection of belt candidates, ensure that resources are available and, when necessary, that cross-functional issues are resolved. They have the most critical role in Lean Sigma launch. The ARV Excellence Champion programme provides management with the knowledge to successfully implement Lean Sigma. The ARV Excellence open enrolment workshop brings people with diverse experiences from different backgrounds and supports the development of an independent network. |
| The Green Belt programme enables people to undertake and complete process improvement projects, typically that compliment their exiting role. They have a good understanding of the methodology used to Define, Measure, Analyse and Control processes and are familiar with the tools. Green belts require 7 days training and workshops over two sessions accompanied by an application project |
| The Yellow Belt is a 2 day course which offers participants an overview of the methodology employed in Lean Sigma and a problem solving method. Yellow Belts often function as accountable and knowledgeable team member of Green and Black Belt projects and they resolve issues affecting their day-to-day processes. |