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(Palisade Corp.: Ithaca, NY) — In a major step forward for decision making and risk analysis in international businesses, Palisade Corp. has released its popular DecisonTools Suite software in five foreign languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Japanese. Having just celebrated its…
(Pyzdek Institute LLC: Tucson, AZ) -- The Pyzdek Institute LLC has added lean Six Sigma Black Belt training and certification to its portfolio of online and live courses on process excellence topics. The new course is written and presented by Thomas Pyzdek, author of The Six Sigma Handbook (McGraw…
(PowerSteering Software: Cambridge, MA) -- PowerSteering Software, a provider of on-demand Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, will host a free web cast, “Diagnosis PPM: Curing Common Product Development Ailments with Project Portfolio Management,” on Tuesday, April 6 at 11:30 a.m. (…
(IIE: Norcross, GA) -- Larry Aft, director of continuing education and program development for the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), announces limited time discounts of up to 40 percent on some of the most popular lean and Six Sigma training courses.
Until April 30, IIE members and…
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) — The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) introduces the “Online Value-Stream Mapping for Manufacturing” a new online workshop based on the proven methodology created for LEI’s popular and award-winning workbook, Learning to See: Value-Stream Mapping to Create Value and Eliminate…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The tightened economy has caused a high level of uncertainty for the immediate future, which is forcing companies to not only provide superior products and services, but to anticipate where and when the next product or service innovation will occur, while closely controlling…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning support technologies, proudly announces its 10th anniversary as a business corporation. Founded on Feb. 23, 2000, MoreSteam has served more than 1,800 corporate clients and has…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Written by Raymond Floyd, an unparalleled leader of lean transformations, Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries provides potential process industry change agents with the no-nonsense guide needed to eliminate waste and…
(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…