Six Sigma Conference 2011 in Manila
Posted by: meikah | 21 June 2011 | 1:19 am
Fierra De Manila brings you the Six Sigma Conference 2011 in Manila on August 4-5, 2011 at Hotel Intercontinental Manila.
- Creating a Six Sigma Culture Through Operational Excellence
- The Holy Grail of Six Sigma, Lean, and BPM
- Metrics for Successful Six Sigma Projects
- Using Six Sigma Approach for Fixing Performance Issues in Balanced Scorecard Model
- Unlocking Six Sigma for Managing Process Variation
- Six Sigma Project Presentation in Financial/Banking Sector
- Six Sigma Project Presentation in BPO Sector
- A Case Presentation of Continuous Improvement (CI) Implementation Program
- Panel Discussion
- Guidelines and Criteria in the Selection of Potential Six Sigma Projects
- Starting Your Six Sigma Projects the Right Way 92-2751
Find out more and register now!
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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.
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Six Sigma Students Helping Companies Boost Performance
Posted by: meikah | 28 March 2011 | 4:17 am
I saw this article on University of Buffalo News Center, and I got interested in this new development. Six Sigma students enrolled at the University at Buffalo can now help companies with their continuous improvement effort.
These students are enrolled in the Six Sigma Black Belt Student Certification program. They can be hosted by a company and they will make that company a case study.
I think this is a good move for students as well as for the companies, a win-win situation. The students get exposed to how things work at the shop floor so to speak and apply the theories they learned from the classroom. The companies, on the other hand, now have the option to host these students or get Six Sigma consultants, whichever works for the company.
Here’s how the program works:
Companies of any size and type may sponsor one or more students. Students pursue a two-semester project targeted at achieving process excellence by eliminating variation. They are supported by a UB Master Black Belt mentor with varied and extensive industry experience, who works with company officials to identify a project that has defined outcomes and achievable results.
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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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Amherst, New York Goes Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 13 December 2010 | 12:32 am
First, it was Erie County and then other counties such as Aiken and San Bernandino followed. Now, it’s Amherst turns to go Six Sigma.
Already, its Town Board approved $24,000 to begin training for a Lean Six Sigma. The Amherst Chamber of Commerce will pick up the tab for half of the training cost.
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Job Seekers Enroll in Lean Six Sigma Training
Posted by: meikah | 8 November 2010 | 9:16 pm
The recession in the U.S. leaves many workers unemployed. Mary Wolf-Francis, business liaison for Workforce Division of the city of Phoenix Community and Economic Development Department, calls these workers as the “unlikely unemployed” because they are people who have advanced degrees and have decades of high-level experience.
So what city administrators of Phoenix City did was to use a portion of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funds to help these out-of-work professionals. They worked in partnership with the Global Outreach and Extended Education (GOEE) office of Arizona State University’s Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. The out-of-work professionals were given trainings in Lean Six Sigma. The training composed of 2 sessions of a two-week Lean Six Sigma Green Belt program and 1 session of a four-week Lean Six Sigma Black Belt program.
The administrators believe that these trainings will arm the workers with the right skills to join the American workforce.
Filed under: Economy, Lean Six Sigma, Six Sigma, Six Sigma Belt, Six Sigma Training
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3 Methods to Sharpen New Deployment Champions
Posted by: meikah | 15 June 2010 | 8:11 pm
An article on iSixSigma shares three methods to sharpen new deployment champions.
- Provide Early Training – Investing in workshops gives a company’s executive leadership insight into LSS and why organizations invest in a LSS program.
- Apply Little’s Law - Little’s Law, one of the fundamental principles taught in most LSS training curricula, formula: Lead time (LT) = Work-in-process (WIP) / Average completion rate (ACR).
- Establish a Robust Project Selection Process – have a rigorous process in place to ensure that project work is in constant alignment with the LSS program and organizational goals.
Filed under: Deployment, Deployment Champion, Six Sigma, Six Sigma Training
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Compensation for Black Belts
Posted by: meikah | 27 May 2010 | 11:22 pm
If you are an organization that are developing Black Belts and doesn’t have an idea about the compensation, here’s a good article for you.
Read: Six Sigma Black Belts – Salary and Compensation
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Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services Goes Into Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 26 April 2010 | 8:38 pm
Over here, it’s fire prevention month. It’s summer and our temperature is hitting 38 to 40 degrees Celsius. Despite the campaign to be careful, we still hear news of fire and how the fire department has not been able to do what it was supposed to do.
Is it a failure in the procedure? in the process? If so, then it deserves a Six Sigma makeover. Just like what Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services in Chennai is doing.
Tamil Nadu Fire and Rescue Services in Chennai, India wanted to achieve process excellence in the workplace. Thus, the agency has thought of implementing Six Sigma. Initially, its management is organizing a workshop for its senior officers.
DGP (Fire and Rescue Services) K Natraj says, “The concept aims both at qualitative and quantum improvement in performance by making optimum use of the available resources. I may want the moon, but do I have the means. I have to make the best use of the available strength in the target area.”
The next step is to find a solution to the fire fighters’ problems.
Read: Chennai: DGP Natraj fired up over Six Sigma
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7 Remote Six Sigma Project Communication Boosters
Posted by: meikah | 26 April 2010 | 8:16 pm
If you are working for a big corporation, chances are your team will also be in different places; perhaps working in your Asia office or Europe office.
Distance often tests the strength of your team communication strategy. How you manage the team and strengthen it even if you’re miles away from each other is a big challenge.
I am sure, you have encountered communication problems with your remote teams and have already put up measures to address it. But just the same, I’d like to share with you an article by Thomas S. Ostasiewski, PE, PMP on Six Sigma iQ. Ostasiewski cites seven remote Six Sigma project communication boosters:
- Push very hard for an initial face-to-face meeting for the entire team.
- Personally reach out to each member.
- Let the team get to know you — be a “personâ€.
- Get as many in-person events as you can afford, especially early, when major milestones are occurring, or when there are serious issues or conflicts.
- When you can’t meet in person, use video conferencing.
- Discuss the project and its needs with the remote team members’ boss.
- Keep your sponsor VERY well informed every step of the way.
