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Xerox Emirates recently received the prestigious Sheikh Khalifa Excellence Award at a ceremony in Abu Dhabi. The company, which recently deployed a comprehensive lean Six Sigma program, provides printers, digital copies, multifunction products and color printers, among other business…
The Juran Institute is offering Six Sigma training at a reduced cost this summer. The training consists of: Step One: A two-day interactive introduction to lean on July 18 and 19. Step Two: A four-day Yellow Belt workshop that includes a review of the skills learned in step one…
WCBF will host a design for Six Sigma (DFSS) conference in Las Vegas in September. The keynote address—“Design for Six Sigma: A Key to Growth”—will be delivered by Martha Gardner, GE Global Research global quality leader. Other expert speakers include Kamal Ayoub, Tyco Healthcare vice…
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers’s lean certification bronze-level exam will be used as an outcome assessment as part of the 360vu Research and Education Foundation’s Lean Enterprise Certification Program, the companies recently announced. The exam will be used for lean enterprise…
Eastman Kodak Co. recently named Pitney Bowes Management Services “Supplier of the Year.” Pitney Bowes reports that its use of Six Sigma helped it achieve cost efficiencies and process improvements that resulted in significant savings to Kodak. This is the fourth supplier recognition…
The Dow Chemical Co. recently received an award for leadership in energy management. The award was presented at the 28th-annual Energy Technology Conference, which brought together members of the international industrial energy community. The award recognized Dow for its global focus on…
Business process management (BPM) is an ideal platform for implementing Six Sigma, according to a recently released book.In 2006 Workflow Handbook (Workflow Management Coalition, 2006), author Setrag Khoshafian highlights the similarities of BPM and Six Sigma as they relate to…
Ducommun AeroStructures Inc. manufactures components and assemblies for military and commercial aerospace applications, and recently received the Boeing Silver Eagle Award for its lean initiatives.Ducommun Aerospace is a subsidiary of Ducommun Inc. The company’s Monrovia, California,…
PQ Systems has re-issued the classic film “Right First Time” in DVD format as a 50th-anniversary celebration of its effect on the world of process improvement. The film was produced by London Television and released by the British Productivity Council in 1956, when the manufacturing…
Huntsman Corp., a global manufacturer of commodity chemicals, recently selected SunGard’s AvantGard GETPAID software suite to help improve efficiency in support of its Six Sigma initiatives. Huntsman plans to integrate the software with its SAP enterprise system to help improve cash…
More than a half-dozen leading Six Sigma practitioners have joined together to update their courses to meet modern project managers’ needs.According to the International Society for Six Sigma Certifications LLC, Six Sigma training has remained rather stagnant for many years. For that…
The Michigan Economic Development Corp. and Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center recently presented four Michigan hospitals with awards for significant successes with a lean Six Sigma pilot program.The awards were given to Bay Regional Medical Center, Gratiot Medical Center, Mercy…
WCBF recently announced the 31 Six Sigma projects from 23 companies that are finalists for the Global Six Sigma Awards.The finalists were selected from 65 applicants and were chosen by an independent panel. Listed by category, the finalists for the 2006 Global Six Sigma Awards are…
Ixperion will host a conference on the use of lean and Six Sigma in the chemical and pharmaceutical sectors.Lean Six Sigma for Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals will be held June 20–21 at the Hotel Mercure in Budapest, Hungary. Preconference workshops will be held on June 19. The…
Nader Fathi, SigmaQuest Inc. CEO, will deliver a presentation at an upcoming symposium for the medical device industry. “How to Ensure Medical Product Quality in a Zero-Tolerance World” will be delivered at the third-annual Surface Mount Technology Association’s Medical Electronics…
The U.S. Army recently announced that 41 students from its Sustaining Base Leadership Management program successfully completed lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification. The program is part of the Army Management Staff College, a 12-week program that focuses on executive-level leadership,…
The International Society of Six Sigma Professionals will host its 7th Annual Six Sigma Leadership Conference May 16-19 at the Westin Kierland Resort and Spa in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference will feature a keynote address from Charles O. Holliday Jr., chairman and CEO of DuPont.…
Cellnet Technology Inc. recently named Prasana Venkatesan as vice president of product development and supply chain. Venkatesan is a lean manufacturing and Six Sigma leader with more than 20 years of experience in energy-industry product development and manufacturing. He previously…
In an effort to improve its services and patron access, the Houston Public Library turned to Xerox Corp. and Six Sigma. The improvement effort began last year, when Xerox was hired to measure and analyze the operations at four branches of the Houston Public Library. Services analyzed…
The Society of Manufacturing Engineers will host the Productivity & Lean Integration for Plastics Manufacturing conference June 20–21 in Chicago. The conference will be part of the National Plastics Exposition 2006 show, which will be held June 19–23 at McCormick Place. A new educational…
American Express executives head up the speaker roster at the third annual Six Sigma in Financial Services Conference. The conference will be held May 10–12 at the New York Marriott Eastside. Karim Houry and Rick Irving, American Express vice presidents of global reengineering, will…
Organizers of the Global Six Sigma Summit have received almost 70 entries for the Global Six Sigma Awards. Organizations from India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Europe and the United States have submitted a total of 65 entries for all 10 award categories and for the Six Sigma…
Management Systems International LLC recently introduced a new lean and Six Sigma consulting service. ImprovePlus is designed to help companies streamline their operations, reduce cost and enhance customer retention. The benefits of implementing the system include better bottom-line…
The U.S. Army has chosen software from PowerSteering Software Inc. to track its lean Six Sigma projects.The Army uses lean Six Sigma to identify functions that are no longer relevant, to eliminate nonvalue-added operations and positions, and to focus resources on required capabilities.…
The American Society for Quality recently awarded Milwaukee County a $5,000 grant to implement a pilot Six Sigma program. The grant was provided through ASQ’s Community Good Works Program, which provides money and expertise to nonprofit organizations that want to improve their…