This page shows more context around the ESTIEM Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course, and showcases additional achievements made by members of the ESTIEM LSS Community.
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History of the Course
To celebrate the publication of the course materials, Gregory H. Watson held an interview on the 8th of May 2020 to reflect on the past, present and future of the ESTIEM Lean Six Sigma course. You can view it on the ESTIEM Facebook page by clicking the link below. (note, in the first minutes there is an issue with the audio)
Summer Academy video
During Summer Academy events that Gregory H. Watson was the academic leader, an idea for a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt came to live. This aftermovie of the Summer Academy event of 2016 in Helsinki shows the spirit that was there in the beginning
Conference Papers
The paper: A blended learning approach to lean six sigma green belt education for European students is written by Mikko Rajala, Henri Jarrett, and Jukka-Matti Turtiainen. This paper was presented during the 61st Congress of the European Organization for Quality (EOQ) in Bled, Slovenia from 11-12 October 2017
The paper: The influence of a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Course on European students – A practical case is written by Thomas Dirkwinkel, Carlo Panieri, Izabella Preś, and Lorenzo Rosi. This paper was presented during the International Conference on Quality Engineering and Management in Barcelona, Spain from 11-13 July 2018
The article: A dynamic approach to teaching lean six sigma at universities is written by Francisco S. Ramires, Hugo M. Costa, José R. Cruz, Miguel J. Carvalho, Paulo A. Sampaio. This magazine article is published in the magazine of the Lean Enterprise Division of the American Society of Quality in June 2020
Articles in ESTIEM Magazine
(Click on the article to be redirected to article on the Issuu page of the ESTIEM magazine)
Developing a Lean Six Sigma course for ESTIEMers
ESTIEM Magazine | Spring 2016 | New Materials
IEM Students in Healthcare – Two LSS Black Belt projects
ESTIEM Magazine I Autumn 2016 I Disruptive Technologies
Summer Academy in Helsinki
ESTIEM Magazine I Autumn 2017 I Sustainability in Projects
Lean Six Sigma – How it is to work in the Team
ESTIEM Magazine I Autumn 2017 I Sustainability in Projects
Lean Six Sigma in a World of Big Data
ESTIEM Magazine | Spring 2018 | 4th Industrial Revolution
Experiences of a Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Project
ESTIEM Magazine | Autumn 2018 | Leadership in the 21st century
Taking the ESTIEM Lean Six Sigma Course to Africa
ESTIEM Magazine | Autumn 2019 | Information security: surviving in a digital world
The story of LSS in ESTIEM:
How it started and how the journey continues today!
ESTIEM Magazine | Spring 2020 | 30th Anniversary of ESTIEM
