Rhode Island Government Goes Into Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 14 September 2008 | 9:29 pm
It started when government employees started leaving ahead of the changes in the health insurance coverage for retirees. With the leaving also comes a cut in budget.
Left with fewer employees and a budget cut, government agencies cannot afford to make its operations suffer. So what Gov. Donald L. Carcieri did was to try out Six Sigma.
Providence Business News reports:
Last month, top administrators from a dozen of the state’s largest agencies attended Six Sigma training sessions at Providence-based global conglomerate Textron Inc…
In full-day sessions… 75 state administrators picked through state government functions and processes, locating inefficiencies, prioritizing services, determining where job openings need to be filled and what needed to be streamlined…
The idea: Give department directors and their underlings some methods for dealing with the reduction in the state’s payroll, which has shrunk by more than 1,000 jobs in the last year.
Now, even governments turn to Six Sigma for improved processes, and the list is growing.
Filed under: Six Sigma Organizations, Training, Public Sector, Processes, Textron, Six Sigma, Productivity
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Six Sigma Reference Feature: Six Sigma and S88 Unite for Batch Automation Productivity Improvement
Posted by: meikah | 31 August 2008 | 8:58 pm
Bruce Jensen, Systems Marketing and Sales Support Manager of Yokogawa Corporation of America, presented this paper at World Batch Forum, North American Conference 2001.
It’s rather an old paper, but the lessons are still applicable till today.
ABSTRACT:
Six Sigma is a quality improvement methodology applied to improving any type of process. It is a methodology endorsed by and heavily integrated into several major chemical companies. This paper outlines how the program works with regard to performing process studies for the purpose of improving batch productivity through automation within a manufacturing environment.
Source:
Six Sigma Zone News Feature
Filed under: Manufacturing, Six Sigma Organizations, Six Sigma References, Six Sigma, Productivity
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Six Sigma in the Training and Developing Future IT Workforce
Posted by: meikah | 25 August 2008 | 9:13 pm
Over at Training Zone, Paul Lambert, managing consultant at PA Consulting Group, shares his insights on some of the key factors shaping the workforce, the implications for how a workforce learns and how learning and development (L&D) can address these issues.
Toward the end of the Q&A, the topic was how to make the shift to developing a capable IT workforce, and Mr Lambert offers four steps. On the fourth step, which is picking the right learning approaches, this is what he said:
A shift towards building ’strategic capability’ typically involves a greater focus on learning that is more embedded in business activity. For instance, the energy firm shifted towards learning that included development of six sigma skills (to enable IT process improvement), accreditation of knowledge and skills for a new service delivery model (ITIL), development of professional networks inside and outside the firm and support for IT career development.
Filed under: Training, Six Sigma, IT, ITIL, Productivity
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Lean Six Sigma and Process Analytical Technology (PAT)
Posted by: meikah | 17 July 2008 | 12:38 am
According to the iSixSigma article:
PAT is a scientific program designed to reduce risk and is, essentially, about improving processes for effectiveness and efficiency in the pharmaceutical industry. PAT consists of four basic components:
- Process understanding
- Risk-reduction-based approach
- Regulatory strategy to accommodate innovation
- Real-time release
From the definition alone, it’s quite obvious that it is a perfect fit with Lean Six Sigma. Because like PAT, Lean Six Sigma:
- breaks down processes to make them more manageable
- works toward streamlining processes to reduce waste or risk
- encourages and supports innovation
- improves processes to achieve efficiency
Care to add to the list of reasons?
Filed under: Lean Six Sigma, Processes, Pharmaceuticals, Innovation, Six Sigma, Productivity, PAT
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iSixSigma’s Best Places to Work Competition
Posted by: meikah | 2 July 2008 | 8:15 pm
Last week, Michael Marx announced that iSixSigma is looking for nominees for the Best Places to Work for Six Sigma folks.
Are you in that kind of company? Or Do you know of any company that is the best place to work for Six Sigma advocates?
If you are or you know of one company, check out Michael’s post.
