Happy Memorial Day!

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Upcoming Lean, Six Sigma Conferences on GoingToMeet.com

GoingToMeet.com, the most comprehensive online directory of conferences around the world, has listed a good number of Lean and Six Sigma conferences in the coming months.

Check out the list below.

• Lean Six Sigma Certification Programs Hyderabad from CSI and KINDUZ
  Hyderabad Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh India 500007
  Jul 18, 2009 – Jul 26, 200
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to Black Belt Upgrade (July 2009)
  New York, New York United States
  Jul 20, 2009 – Jul 24, 2009
• 8th Lean Six Sigma for Pharmaceutical, Biotech & Medical Device Excellence
  Los Angeles, California United States
  Jul 27, 2009 – Jul 29, 2009
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to Black Belt Upgrade (August 2009)
  New York, New York United States
  Aug 10, 2009 – Aug 14, 2009
• WCBF’s 4th Annual Lean & Six Sigma in Service & Transactional Environments Conference
  Chicago, Illinois United States
  Aug 18, 2009 – Aug 20, 2009
• WCBF’s New to Six Sigma
  Chicago, Illinois United States
  Aug 31, 2009 – Sep 02, 2009

For more conferences, visit and subscribe to GoingToMeet.com.

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Wordless Wednesday: Happy Earth Day!

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The Oil Industry Looks at Six Sigma as Savior

In a press release on MarketWatch, oil industry visionaries foresee a decrease in consumption of gasoline. Thus, energy companies see the need to use their resources more efficiently to maintain and grow revenue and profit.

To address this need, iSixSigma Live! sets an Energy Forum for Process Excellence in Houston, the energy capital of the world, on May 19-22. The workshop will detail how upstream and downstream energy companies can spend fewer resources and achieve faster results.

One of the goals of the workshop is:

Explore, understand and discuss ways for you to integrate and apply Strategic Process Management, Lean and Six Sigma, to rapidly improve your business performance.

Register now!

Via: MarketWatch Press Release

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Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma Upcoming Conferences

8th Annual Lean & Six Sigma and Business Improvement in Healthcare Summit
InterContinental New Orleans Luxury Hotel New Orleans, Louisiana United States
Mar 17, 2009 – Mar 20, 2009

Lean Six Sigma – 3rd edition
Blue Tree Towers Faria Lima, Sao Paulo Brazil
Mar 30, 2009 – Apr 01, 2009

Lean Six Sigma for Military
Grapevine/Dallas, Texas United States
Apr 21, 2009 – Apr 21, 2009

11th Annual Design for Six Sigma: A Total System Approach
Chicago, Illinois United States
Apr 27, 2009 – Apr 29, 2009

WCBF’s Green Six Sigma
Chicago, Illinois United States
May 12, 2009 – May 14, 2009

WCBFs 5th Annual Lean & Six Sigma in Sales & Marketing Conference
Chicago, Illinois United States
Jun 03, 2009 – Jun 05, 2009

For more events and related events, subscribe to GoingToMeet.com now!

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What Your Lean and Six Sigma People Don’t Want You to Know

Catch this Live Internet Broadcast.
Sponsored by Realization Technologies
Thursday, January 22, 2009 – 2:00 p.m. EST (GMT -05:00, New York)
Estimated Length: 1 hour

This IndustryWeek-hosted presentation will cover:

• Why lean and Six Sigma projects often do not produce measurable results in project environments
• How the management policies you set cause an impact on the success of projects
• How management typically measures success, and why those measurements often cause projects to be less effective
• How to prioritize which areas should be targeted for improvement programs
• How companies like Boeing and Delta Air Lines are achieving between 25%-40% more throughput that Lean and Six Sigma alone did not deliver

Click here for more info and to register.

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Happy Holidays!

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SixSig Looks at Some Important Data on Thanksgiving Day

Six Sigma is a data-driven initiative, and so if you are to apply it to any process, you must start with some data.

Over at ThomasNet, they shared Thanksgiving by the Numbers. Figures that will matter to mostly service industries, e.g. hospitality, transportation, retail, among others.

EATING

• 271 Million – The preliminary estimate of turkeys raised in the U.S. in 2008, with 49 million expected to come from Minnesota [Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. Census Bureau]
• 46 Million – The number of turkeys predicted to be eaten at Thanksgiving, with the average turkey weighing 15 lbs [Source: National Turkey Federation]

TRAVELING

• 41 Million – The number of Americans anticipated to travel more than 50 miles from home this Thanksgiving weekend [Source: AAA]
• 33.2 Million – Holiday travelers expected to go via car, a 1.2 percent decrease from 2007 [Source: AAA]
• $1.89 – National average price of gasoline per gallon as of Nov. 24 [Source: Energy Information Administration]

SHOPPING

• 34% – The percentage of shoppers hitting the stores on “Black Friday” — the day after Thanksgiving [Source: Maritz, Inc.]
• $875 – Amount to be spent on gifts by 33 percent of Black Friday shoppers; 17 percent plan to spend over $1,000 [Source: Maritz, Inc.]
• 1.2% – Expected sales gain on Black Friday, down 7.1 percentage points from last year’s 8.3 percent sales increase [Source: BDO Seidman, LLP]

Read more…

To my friends in the U.S., Happy Thanksgiving!

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Upcoming Lean, Six Sigma Conferences

4th Annual Lean Six Sigma & Process Improvement Summit
Oct 27, 2008 – Oct 30, 2008
Hotel, Okura, Amsterdam, Noord Holland Netherlands

Six Sigma for IT 2008
Aug 25, 2008 – Aug 27, 2008
American Strategic Management Institute, Arlington, Virginia United States

4th Annual Lean Six Sigma Improvement Week 2008
Sep 15, 2008 – Sep 18, 2008
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place, Chicago, Illinois United States

2nd Annual Lean Six Sigma for Electronics
Oct 06, 2008 – Oct 07, 2008
San Jose, California United States

WCBF’s Global Six Sigma Summit
Oct 07, 2008 – Oct 10, 2008
Las Vegas, Nevada United States

ASQ Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Oct 12, 2008 – Oct 16, 2008
Crowne Plaza Hotel, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

For more events, check out GoingToMeet.com!

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Webinar Series: Lean Six Sigma for Tough Times – Leveraging Performance Excellence During an Economic Downturn

In a press release, the Breakthrough Management Group International (BMGI) will launch a six-part webinar series called Lean Six Sigma for Tough Times.

During this economic difficult times, we hear about layoffs and closures left and right. If you’re worried about your company, you may want to listen to BMGI’s CEO, David Silverstein.

Topics that are covered during this six part series include:

Retool your Deployment for an Economic Downturn – Aug 6

* Learn which projects make the most sense — which do not –when times are tough.
* Increase project speed — now is the time to learn to get through projects in days and weeks, not months.
* Find out how to look for atypical projects that you don’t normally work on.

Deal with Underperforming Belts – Aug 13

* Ensure closed projects are delivering results as promised.
* Determine when to give up on underperforming projects.
* Team complimentary skill sets and re-engage.
* Recall former belts from other parts of the business.

Read more and register now!

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