Lean Six-Sigma, The Basics
Last month I attended a Six Sigma Workshop during lunch with Professor Peg Pennington. It was about an hour and students with non-operating majors were encouraged to attend. I had my Matching Supply and Demand class with Professor Hill yesterday -- boy was I glad I had that ops review a few weeks before! Professor Hill's class will focus on different things than what we discussed during lunch, but the workshop was the perfect jolt back to the "ops world".
I saw the Six Sigma Workshop on the Hub, a RSVP system that allows students to review and sign-up for activities. These range from lunches to events put on by student organizations or Fisher departments, information sessions and more. It's a great system that allows students to stay organized and involved with everything at Fisher.
Throughout the workshop we discussed how six sigma is a problem solving methodology that uses research and data to construct a plan. Topics also included the DMAIC method (see illustration below) and quickly talking through two examples of a banks and an emergency room in a hospital. For a one hour workshop, it was jammed-packed with information!
This type of of workshop is one of the reasons I absolutely love Fisher's MBA Program. One of my fellow students described it best: I am treating this opportunity like a dressing room - I want to try on everything and see what fits".
Fisher has given me an opportunity to find out my passions, but has also exposed me to brand new worlds. I will never be a finance guru, but I feel much more comfortable with the topic after my CORE finance classes and my Corp. Finance 1 Class. Operations and Logistics, sign me up! Negotiations and strategy, let's try it out!
My heart will always lean towards marketing and advertising, but why would you ever stop yourself from learning everything you could? I am excited for my Matching Supply and Demand and my diverse course load next semester. Who knows what I'll learn and what "will fit"!?