Six Sigma Companies News: On Lean and Lean Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 9 December 2011 | 2:36 am
Here’s another edition of Six Sigma Companies News.
First on the news is about the Task Force Resolute command. The command provides a Lean Six Sigma course four times a week at the U.S. Forces Afghanistan conference room on Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. More of this here.
Second, a gas plant improves C3 recovery with Lean Six Sigma. Read more…
Third, read about how DST Global Solutions is managing Lean and continuous improvement to maintain that competitive edge. More of this here.
Fourth, find out how Kevin McMullen, the President and CEO, leverages Lean Six Sigma to improve processes at Omnova Solutions. Read more…
Lastly, read about the value of Lean in investments over at Industry Market Trends. Is Lean worth the investment? More of it here.
Filed under: Lean, Lean Six Sigma
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The SixSig Roundup
Posted by: meikah | 11 July 2011 | 2:26 am
Almost a year after my last roundup, I’m bringing back again the link-loving and see what other blogs are saying about Six Sigma, Lean, Lean Six Sigma and other quality improvement processes.
Let’s start with Mark Graban of Lean Blog, who compiled Dilbert’s strips that touch on Six Sigma or Lean. The strips are amusing and at the same they make you think hard about quality strategies. Check out A Collection of Dilbert Cartoons on #Lean and/or #SixSigma!
Over at Huntington Post, Aaron Hurst shares an interview with Ellen Lambert. the Executive Vice President of the Merck Company Foundation. Ms. Lambert talked about how they are using Six Sigma at Merck to make their processes more efficient and effective. Check out The Positive Side of Negative Space: An Interview With Merck’s Ellen Lambert!
Motley Fool reports that 3M used to lead in the area of innovation. In the recent years, however, 3M appears to have lost its innovation magic when it launched Six Sigma. Perhaps, many of you will disagree but this observation seems to be valid. Check out The Innovation Magic is Gone at 3M!
At PharmaExecBlog, there is an article there that is a good follow up on the case of 3M. Kevin Duffin, senior fellow, translational sciences at Eli Lilly – and a Six Sigma practitioner was asked during the Drug Information Association panel if Six Sigma indeed stifles innovation. Some believe so, others don’t. Weight it out for yourself by checking out DIA: Does Six Sigma Stifle R&D Innovation?
An article on Vision Systems Design, even automated systems to improve inspection processes need Six Sigma. How? Find out at how software seeks to minimize false positives in machine-vision inspection systems.
Filed under: 3M, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Pharmaceuticals, Quality, Six Sigma, Six Sigma News, Software/Technology
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Webinar: The New Rules of Lean Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 4 May 2011 | 7:08 pm
In this Webinar you will learn how to:
- Avoid the common pitfalls of Lean Six Sigma (LSS) initiatives and ensure all aspects of your organisation’s behaviour and culture are carefully considered
- Combine LSS tools and techniques with a blend of programme and change management techniques
- Implement training and capability development to ensure the development of a continuous process improvement culture
- Get started with a range of options from a pilot improvement project to an organisation wide process transformation programme.
- Plus, hear how one financial services organisation benefited firsthand from the “game changing” results of this powerful approach.
This webinar presents an alternative cost and service improvement option using a LSS approach for Financial Service processes.
Filed under: Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Webinar
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Upcoming Lean and Six Sigma Training
Posted by: meikah | 30 March 2011 | 7:30 pm
Stat A Matrix Institute is coming up with Lean and Six Sigma Training in the coming months.
Lean Practitioners Certification • LPM • 5 Days
Chicago, IL
May 16–20, 2011
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification • GL1 • Three 5-Day
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Certification • BL1 • Five 5-Day Sessions
For additional courses, dates, and locations, visit www.statamatrix.org or call 800.472.6477
You may also want to visit GoingToMeet.com for other conferences.
Filed under: Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Six Sigma Training
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Webcast: Lean Six Sigma Goes Global at Molex
Posted by: meikah | 19 January 2011 | 11:32 pm
Powersteering brings you this webcast on Lean Six Sigma Goes Global at Molex.
Join Mike Higgins, Global Lean Six Sigma Manager at Molex for a peek into a worldwide initiative to reduce waste, eliminate process variation and develop a stronger customer bond. He’ll describe how continuous improvement is focused on the areas that impact customers, reduce costs and increase revenue. And he’ll share Lean Six Sigma insights from his 4 year deployment journey, including how Molex:
- Prevents problems instead of fixing them
- Eliminates waste and improves efficiency
- Applies quality principles across business processes
- Maintains a pipeline of approved Black Belt projects
- Drives behavior change with executive visibility
- Replicates best practices with PowerSteering
Filed under: Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Molex, Six Sigma, Six Sigma Training, Webinar
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Mark Graban of Lean Blog Interviews Justin Holland of GE Healthcare
Posted by: meikah | 8 September 2010 | 9:37 pm
Topics covered during this interview are:
- how GE integrated lean with six sigma
- how healthcare organizations are striving to have a “lean culture”
- some of the successes and challenges facing hospitals and other healthcare organizations
Filed under: GE Healthcare, Healthcare, Lean, Six Sigma
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SixSig Reference Feature: Tips from Executives on How to Improve Business Efficiency
Posted by: meikah | 8 September 2010 | 9:34 pm
I often hear companies professing to make their business efficient because of quality management programs. On the other hand, others say that these are just all motherhood statements.
But I believe that efficiency can be done, and knowing the Best Practices, I know that there are companies out there that really make Six Sigma or Lean Six Sigma work for them.
Here is an article who shares insights from executives of companies that are improving efficiency through Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma.
Let’s learn from them.
Filed under: Kaizen, Lean, Lean Six Sigma, Quality, Six Sigma, Six Sigma Organizations
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The 7 Deadly “Wastes” that Could Cost Your Company
Posted by: meikah | 8 September 2010 | 8:55 pm
For every business operation, the use of resources is critical. Of course, in every action that you take or in every time and effort investment, you have to make sure that it adds value to your company.
An article on SixSigmaIQ says that, “If an activity consumes resource time or capital but does not add value, it must be wasteful and should be eliminated.”
True! Then the article went on to list and discuss the seven deadly wastes. Read more…
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Volcano Eruption Tests Europe’s Lean Organizations
Posted by: meikah | 21 June 2010 | 10:07 pm
Do you still remember the Eyjafjallajökull volcanic eruption in Iceland last April? It canceled flights and affected the Lean supply-chain structures of the continent and across the globe, even to this day.
From the reports of BBC and Bloomberg News, the following are the companies that were affected by their inability to handle their JIT supply-chain lapses:
- BMW reported a reduction in output at three of its car manufacturing plants in Germany and one in Spartanburg, N.C., USA.
- Nissan had to shut down production lines in Japan for its Cube, Murano, and Rogue vehicles because air-pressure sensors from Ireland could not be shipped.
- Dell experienced delays in sending notebook computers to European customers.
- South Korean electronics firms Samsung and LG said that exports of their products fell by 20 percent during the flight ban.
Filed under: Lean, Six Sigma, Supply Chain
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Citi’s Business Process Reengineering Program is Lean-based
Posted by: meikah | 21 June 2010 | 9:22 pm
After a market letdown and with a very diverse product range, Citi‘s new management introduced Lean methods, which leads to the Citi reengineering method. Some of three critical success factors of the program:
- leadership – the strong management sponsorhip, which allows key employees to leave their dayjobs to do their special assignments for the reengineering program
- people – able to source resources withtin the talent pool of the organization
- finance – strong substantial financing for the reengineering program
Listen more about it from Sofie Blakstad, Head of Reengineering O&T EMEA for Citi, who shares her company’s business process reengineering story at the 11th Annual IQPC Process Excellence Summit and Awards.
Click here to listen to the podcast.
