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Course Course Number Section Course Title Term and Dates OPRE 6364.0I1 Lean Six Sigma Summer 2013 (May 30 - Aug. 9)
Instructor Contact Information Professor Kannan Ramanathan Office Phone (972) 883-5953 Email Address kannan.ramanathan@utdallas.edu Office Location JSOM 2.613 Online Office Hours TBD About the Instructor Kannan Ramanathan has an MA in Economics and an MBA in Marketing from the University of Pune in India. After working for 12 years as a consultant for various airlines, he returned to school and obtained a PhD in Business Strategy from the University of Illinois at UrbanaChampaign. He is a certified Black Belt and has extensive experience in Lean Six Sigma, and Risk Management with various businesses of General Electric as Black Belt and Master Black Belt. He joined the University of Texas at Dallas in 2008. He teaches courses in Healthcare Management and Lean Six Sigma. His research interests are in the application of Lean Six Sigma to healthcare. Pre-requisite/ Co-requisite OPRE 6301 Course Description This class is designed to introduce students to concepts and techniques in Lean and Six Sigma. Lean manufacturing/service focuses on improving the speed of a process and the elimination of waste, primarily by eliminating non-value-added steps. Six Sigma deals with the effectiveness with which a process meets customer requirements. The graduate course covers these topics with an emphasis on quantitative methods.
OPRE 6364.0I1 Course Syllabus
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Employers are increasingly looking for candidates trained in process engineering. As such, this course will benefit students from all business disciplines, and focusing on different majors. Student Learning