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.
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Husqvarna Goes Lean Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 14 April 2011 | 9:33 pm
In recent years, Husqvana had to deal with increased demand for thier products. So to increase production capacity, this is what the company did:
According to David Rucker, the Beatrice production line features multiple equipment models, each requiring unique assembly methods and different amounts of dedicated assembly time from the operators. Using Lean principles to balance production flow, Rucker’s team created a more visual and flexible assembly line, delivering only the next two hours’ worth of raw materials. Rucker is president of Rucker & Associates whose team specializes in finding industrial and operational efficiencies.
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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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Six Sigma Reference Feature: 10 Rules for Six Sigma Innovation
Posted by: meikah | 26 January 2011 | 9:50 pm
Let me share with you an article by Hisham Sabry titled “Ten Rules for Six Sigma Innovation” on PEX.
I agree with him that during difficult times, we need to innovate to survive, but we don’t really need to reinvent the wheel. Learning from Best Practices is a good thing. My attention was caught by his 1st rule:
- “Somewhere, someone else had the same problem and has come up with a solution for it.” Do not waste your time in reinventing the wheel. The probability that the problem you are trying to solve was solved in another organization is more than 99%. Search for similar projects on line and ask other professionals, this will minimize the time you need to come up with a solution on your own. Even if you can’t find a ready made solution, you will have something to customize to fit what you have.
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10 Accelerators of Six Sigma Results
Posted by: meikah | 20 January 2011 | 12:02 am
Through Six Sigma IQ/Process Excellence Network, I got hold of Terence Burton’s article entitled The Ten Accelerators of Lean Six Sigma Results. They are:
Strategic Leadership and VisionAccelerator 1: Reset deployment leadership, strategy, and visionDeployment PlanningAccelerator 2: Develop a robust deployment planAccelerator 3: Provide customized education and developmentAccelerator 4: Communicate, communicate, communicateAccelerator 5: Launch with the best in mindExecutionAcclerator 6: Provide strong extensive mentoring supportAccelerator 7: DMAIC the deployment process regularlyAccelerator 8: Accelerate individual project pathsAccelerator 9: Complete the C in DMAICAccelerator 10: Practice concurrent continuous deployment
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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
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Quality Quiz from PQ Systems e-Line
Posted by: meikah | 12 January 2011 | 7:42 pm
PQ Systems through it’s Quality eline newsletter brings us another quality quiz by Professor Leary.
For this month’s quiz and a chance to win a copy of Quality Quiz Classics, submit your response by January 28 to be entered in the drawing.
Here’s the quiz:
Justin Tyme, quality technician for National Dairy Products, represents the newest threat to colleagues Marsha Mallow’s and Maura Thesame’s reputation as statistical experts, especially since he has his eye on their job. He recognizes the limitations of their understanding, and feels quite smug about his own statistical prowess.
Winners of last month’s quiz who will get a copy of Quality Quiz Classics DVD:
Angie Hicks (Appalachian Regional Healthcare System)
Juan Pardo (Worthington Steel Specialty Processing)
Eliazer Rivota-Ortega (Solar Spring & Wire Forms)
Kevin Tinson (Lonza Biolgics PLC)
Linda Willett (NPR Manufacturing LLC).
Congratulations!
Filed under: PQ Systems eLine, Quality Quiz, Six Sigma, Statistics
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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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Six Sigma Implementation Process
Posted by: meikah | 10 November 2010 | 8:47 pm
