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MANSFIELD, Ohio - The Ohio National Guard, both Army and Air, are participating in a National Guard Bureau (NGB) Continuous Process Improvement (CPI) Course held at the 200th RED HORSE Detachment 1, Mansfield, Ohio. The course runs from March 14-18, 2016. There are 12 airmen of the Ohio Air National Guard who are participating in the CPI course with representation from three of the Ohio Air National Guard Wings and the 200th RED HORSE Squadron, as well as three Ohio Army National Guard soldiers.
The Ohio National Guardsmen are focusing on process improvement modeled after NGB's Lean Six Sigma Green Belt course using Six Sigma, Lean concepts, and 8-step problem solving methodology.
Retired Chief Master Sgt. Mark Robertson is the CPI Director working with Joint Force Headquarters in Columbus, Ohio, leading the course along with Chief Master Sergeant Kandi Hughes from the 121st Air Refueling Wing. Robertson said "This CPI course is Lean Sigma Six greenbelt. The goal is to look at the way we operate in the Ohio National Guard and provide our Soldiers and Airmen with the tools and principles of that program to improve our processes and solve problems."
Lean Six Sigma Training is internationally known and accepted within a myriad of industries to achieve savings, reduce process variation, and gain time efficiencies, while increasing customer satisfaction.
The Lean Sigma Six Green Belt program focuses on topics such as; Project Selection, Process Mapping, Cause and Effect analysis, Measurement Systems, Data Analysis, Process Control Planning, Project Planning, Lean Procedures, Graphical Analysis, etc. The processes are improved by controlling variation and understanding the intricacies within them allowing for more predictable results. The program is designed to result in a reduction of waste as well as identification and reduction of non-value added steps within the processes.
Robertson said "The military does a great job with leadership development and strives to find innovative ways to further empower those leaders. Courses like this can really help our Soldiers and Airmen make an impact."
| Date Taken: | 03.18.2016 |
| Date Posted: | 03.18.2016 16:35 |
| Story ID: | 192900 |
| Location: | MANSFIELD, OH, US |
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