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Several Mexican manufacturing organizations were winners in the recently announced Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Business Program. The Shingo Prize, called the “Nobel Prize of manufacturing,” recognizes achievements in lean process improvement programs in North America.…
Frost & Sullivan, a growth consulting company, recently recognized CTS Corp. with its 2006 Frost & Sullivan Award for Product Quality Leadership. The award was in recognition of CTS’ products for the aerospace and defense markets, which have attracted increasing numbers of buyers…
Metaldyne recently announced the appointment of Steve Dickerson as its vice president for quality, Six Sigma and process. Dickerson will lead the company’s Six Sigma and other quality improvement techniques. He will also work with his counterparts at Metaldyne’s parent company, Asahi…
Six Sigma helped improve patient satisfaction through better room service at Heritage Valley Health Systems’ hospitals. The hospital group first measured patient satisfaction in 2001, and it found that patients were particularly dissatisfied with the quality of food offered them. A…
California Manufacturing Technology Consulting, a nonprofit organization dedicated to increasing the competitiveness of the state’s manufacturing base, will offer a Green Belt certification course next month in Southern California. The course will take place over 12 weeks in weekly four-hour…
WCBF will host its Lean Six Sigma Summit April 24–27 at The Westin Chicago North Shore. At the meeting Edward Hanway, Cigna Corp. CEO, will receive the Lean Six Sigma CEO of the Year award for his leadership with the methodology. Cigna’s lean Six Sigma efforts made a $110 million…
Hertzler Systems Inc., Minitab Inc., Hyperion Corp., Raptor International and the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals have partnered to offer the Six Sigma Software Showcase Tour. The one-day workshop will kick off in Philadelphia on March 1 and will stop in Chicago; Boston…
The SGS Group recently published a standard for Six Sigma that requires third-party auditing. The Six Sigma Standard consists of 65 program indicators and incorporates formal program audits done by SGS. Programs that score high enough on the audit qualify for Six Sigma Program…
Hyperion Solutions Corp., a provider of business performance management software, reports that its acquisition of Decisioneering Inc. will allow it to integrate risk management principles more deeply into its software products. Hyperion will operate Decisioneering as a stand-alone business…
The U.S. Army recently reported a dramatic operations improvement at a European Humvee engine rebuilding facility due to the application of lean Six Sigma.A team of Black Belts and Green Belts organized a week-long Rapid Improvement Event (RIE) at the Rhein Ordnance Barracks in Germany in…
Nineteen ProfitLine employees recently graduated as Black Belts from the Lean/Six Sigma Program at the University of San Diego. The graduation marks the first wave of ProfitLine employees to complete the program, which was led by Keith Boyle, a Master Black Belt and principle consultant…
The American Society for Quality will host its seventh-annual Six Sigma Conference Feb. 12 and 13 in Phoenix, Arizona. The event will be held at the Pointe Hilton Tapatio Cliffs Resort. Featured speakers include David C. Everitt, John Deere & Co. agricultural division president;…
A new audiocast reveals six “Rules of Innovation” for lean organizations. The rules are included in a new book, The Rules of Innovation: A Guide to Systematic Innovation Management, by Bart Huthwaite, founder of the Institute for Lean Innovation. An accompanying audiocast focuses on giving…
Quality Trainer is a new, Web-based learning service devised by Minitab Inc. With a focus on statistical education, Quality Trainer is a useful resource for busy quality professionals.The service is available via subscription at the company’s Web site and uses narration, animation, and other…
PACCAR Inc., U.S. commercial vehicles maker, recently unveiled plans for a new $400 million powertrain manufacturing and assembly facility in the Southeast United States, saying its comprehensive Six Sigma program helped the company attain the goal. “PACCAR’s outstanding profits,…
Xerox Corp. is the first company to achieve J.D. Power and Associates Technology Service and Support Certification two years in a row for excellence in customer service, and its comprehensive lean Six Sigma programs contributed to the achievement.Xerox was honored for continuing to deliver…
EFQM will present a workshop March 5 and 6 dealing with best practice methods of process improvement, assessing the effectiveness of an organization’s process improvement approach and how these approaches can fit into different organizational cultures.This workshop will show how…
Bill Evanson, a Six Sigma Black Belt and former Kodak supply chain executive, recently accepted a position as vice president and general manager of a warehousing and product delivery company. Evanson will manage JDF Distribution’s facility in Texas, which provides warehousing and…
The Turkish Society for Quality (KalDer) held its 15th Annual Quality Congress in Istanbul, Turkey, in late November. More than 2,200 quality professionals attended the three-day event, including Grace Duffy, vice president of the American Society for Quality. The conference featured…
Pepperweed Consulting, which provides various process improvement and Six Sigma consulting services, has announced the acquisition of JCube Consulting. JCube Consulting specializes in information technology services, and has headquarters in San Diego. The compay also produces the JCube…
Gen. Colin Powell, former secretary of state, will deliver the keynote address at the upcoming 8th Annual Six Sigma Summit,presented by IQPC.The event will be held Jan. 22–25 at the Hyatt Regency Miami, and will include a full day of events tailored toward the needs of Six Sigma…
MoreSteam.com recently released software that’s designed to track lean Six Sigma projects. TRACtion is a Web-based interactive project management tool that helps lean Six Sigma teams reduce project cycle time through enhanced communication, easy access to analytical tools, project road…
Comerica Bank recently announced three winners of its annual National Quality Excellence Award program. The award recognizes outstanding contribution to Comerica’s vision and core values. This year’s winners are Adagio Graphics, SHI and Standard Register. Adagio Graphics designs…
The president and executive coach of the Juran Institute, Joe DeFeo, recently received the 2006 North East Quality Council Special Recognition Award. The award is presented to professionals from the Northeast who have made significant contributions to the quality and business communities…
Heartbeat Software Inc. has named Six Sigma Black Belt Irena Petsche its new vice president for professional services. Heartbeat Software is a provider of software for the life sciences industry. Petsche has 20 years’ experience in the software industry and was most recently director of…