Here’s your round-up of Six Sigma news this week.
At Six Sigma Zone, Jim Hogg has been named hotel manager of the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort. With Hogg’s experience working in the company and his Six Sigma background, he will surely contribute a lot of wonders to Disney.
The InterContinental Hotel Group bounces back after the tourism downturn due to 9-11. The group is working with Xerox Global Services to implement a range of managed services to cut down on IT spending on helpdesk, deskside, and server support. The methodologies are Six Sigma and eventually to Lean Six Sigma.
Over at iSixSigma, Montgomery Alger, a certified Six Sigma master black belt, is now the vice president and chief technology officer of Air Products. Alger had extensive training at GE and at Air Products he will help execute the company’s growth strategy. Exciting things are indeed coming up at Air Products.
Heritage Valley launches its fully automated clinical laboratory, a first in the health system in the tri-state area. This laboratory will help reduce variation in the laboratory process. And according to officials this is in line with Heritage Valley’s Lean and Six Sigma initiatives. Read also about how Heritage improves its customer service.
Sources:
Six Sigma Zone
iSixSigma
