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(Shaw Resources: Issaquah, WA) -- Shaw Resources, developer of Scorebook Navigator (SBN) software for scoring Baldrige-based performance assessments, has announced that Nebraska Furniture Mart successfully demonstrated a new use for the software during a recent internal self-assessment.
Brian…
(Avery Point Group: Atlanta) -- After years of steady gains, lean has now achieved a clear and dominant standing over Six Sigma as the leading force in corporate continuous improvement, according to the latest study of almost 3,500 recent job postings reviewed by The Avery Point Group, a global…
(Catalyst Development Corp.: Yucca Valley, CA) -- Catalyst Development Corp., publisher of software components and applications, recently announced the release of ChoiceAnalyst, the first affordable decision support tool with application to Six Sigma decision making.
The define, measure,…
(Mountain Home: Denver, CO) -- Mountain Home Training and Consulting Inc., a provider of continuous process improvement (CPI) training and certification, has shaken up their own industry during the last six months with some innovative approaches to the way they do business. It started with a…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- On March 10, MoreSteam.com, the a provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technology, will host an unprecedented live web cast to discuss the need for a rigorous, third-party global certification standard for lean Six Sigma.
The candid, one-hour…
(Hirayama Consulting: Tokyo) -- Hirayama Consulting introduces a new service line, sending consultants into the field to provide clients with kaizen solutions. Hirayama offers clients on-site consultation in the Toyota Production System (TPS), quality management, and other aspects of lean…
(Accelper Consulting: Schaumburg, IL) -- Accelper Consulting announces its special Six Sigma Green Belt training and certification session, which is being held on March 26–27, at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Wheaton, Illinois. This session is offered as a service to the community at no…
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- Professionals who want to help their organizations become more efficient can take advantage of two new business improvement training courses offered by The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University at Buffalo (UB), the state university of …
(Systems2win: Nashville, TN) -- Systems2win, a supplier of Excel templates for lean kaizen continuous improvement tools has introduced the Lean Starter Toolkit, which includes a selection of downloadable templates, videos, and instructions. This is a free downloadable trial package that covers 5S…
Both electronics original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and their electronics manufacturing services (EMS) providers periodically rate the performance of suppliers to make sure quality, delivery, and technology requirements are met. However, rating suppliers is often more challenging for EMS…
(PowerSteering Software: Cambridge, MA) – PowerSteering Software will host a new web cast on Tuesday, Feb. 9, at 11:30 a.m. EST.
The free, one hour session, “Lean Six Sigma Beyond Process Maps,” will be presented by James Pearson, a former vice president of EMC Corp. and past recipient of WCBF’…
(IQPC: New York) -- For the seventh year running, Six Sigma and Process Excellence IQ, a division of the International Quality & Productivity Center (IQPC), announces that the 2010 European Process Excellence Awards program is now open for entry.
With process excellence, lean, and Six Sigma…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- The Quality Council of Alberta (QCA), a member-based organization created to promote quality management throughout Alberta, Canada, announces that it now delivers cost-effective, online lean and lean Six Sigma training to business professionals throughout Alberta,…
(Accelper Consulting: Schaumburg, IL) -- Now more than ever, corporations are in need of a new framework to not just survive but flourish in today’s global competition; but how can you redefine processes and strategies if you have been stricken with analysis paralysis? Accelper offers a two-day…
(QI Macros: Denver) -- KnowWare International Inc. announces the 2010 version of the QI Macros Lean Six Sigma SPC Software for Excel. The new version includes p and u templates as well as the ability to use time or date data to draw histograms. Jay Arthur, developer and lean Six Sigma sensei, is…
(Business Basics LLC: Oceanside, CA) -- To survive in a dynamically changing manufacturing environment, organizations that consistently exceed expectations will have the edge. A common denominator to their success is team training. Business Basics offers the recently released e-tutorial “The 8-…
(Messagemind: New York) -- Messagemind Inc. announces its commercial launch of PRISM, a first of its kind—total quality management and Six Sigma analysis for e-mail communication. PRISM's intelligent software works in the background and automatically gathers e-mail data and user actions within…
Stanley A. Marash, founder of STAT-A-MATRIX, a noted leader in the performance improvement field, and long-time columnist for Quality Digest magazine, died Dec. 17 at the age of 71.
Quality was Marash’s hallmark. As chairman and CEO of STAT-A-MATRIX, which he founded in 1968, he was a…
(Progressive Business Audio Conferences: Malvern, PA)-- How do today’s top managers maximize job productivity and employee satisfaction? Learn how by attending the audio conference: “Becoming the Manager Everyone Wants to Work For,” on Wednesday, Jan. 20, from 1 p.m.– 2 p.m. EST.
There are…
Gregory H. Watson is presented the W. Edwards Deming Medal by Fujio Mitarai, chairman of the Deming Prize Committee.
(JUSE: Tokyo) -- Gregory H. Watson, chairman of Business Excellence Solutions Ltd. and president of the International…
(MoreSteam: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, the leading global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technology, announces its release of a new lean Six Sigma Green Belt e-learning course designed specifically for service professionals and organizations. With more than 70 hours of…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- The new book, 5S for Healthcare, by Thomas L. Jackson (Productivity Press, 2009), based on Hiroyuki Hirano’s classic 5 Pillars of the Visual Workplace: The Sourcebook for 5S Implementation (Productivity Press, 1995) and modeled after Productivity Press books in…
(CRC Press: New York) -- In Quality Management: Theory and Application (CRC Press, 2009), author Peter D. Mauch, Ph. D., demonstrates the necessity of quality as a sustained management activity.
Divided into five sections, the book covers staffing, motivation, control, planning, and…
(Plex Systems Inc.: Auburn Hills, MI) -- Plex Systems Inc., provider of Plex Online, the No. 1 rated manufacturing ERP software, recently announced that PowerPlex 2010, the company’s annual user conference, will take place May 17–19 at the Hyatt Regency, Dearborn, Michigan. The event convenes…
(InfinityQS: Chantilly, VA) -- InfinityQS International, the leading provider of statistical process control (SPC) software, recently announced that Shearer’s Foods, the home of Shearer’s award-winning snacks, has implemented ProFicient 4 to monitor and control manufacturing processes. Shearer’s…