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PowerSteering Software recently released Enterprise 4.6, a product that provides unprecedented functionality for Six Sigma practitioners. Falling closely on the heels of the recent PowerSteering Enterprise release that contains more than 50 enhancements specifically geared to improve Black Belt…
The third-annual Design for Six Sigma Conference will be held Jan. 16–18 at the Memphis Marriott Downtown. The event is billed as the premier forum for companies to achieve DFSS success. Topics to be discussed include: Integrating DFSS with engineering practices after initial deployment…
A new book contends that top-down lean implementations often fail, and provides specific examples of successful bottom-up approaches. In his new book, Creating Lean Corporations (Productivity Press, 2005), author Jeffrey Morgan shows how the bottom-up approach empowers the employees doing the tasks…
SigmaQuest Inc. and Customer Service Associates Inc. have entered into a new distribution agreement. The agreement will allow CSA to sell and support SigmaQuest’s performance-intelligence software throughout North America. CSA has more than 130 sales and support staff members in the United States…
The second-annual Six Sigma Gulf Summit 2005 will be held on Dec. 5–7 at the Bahrain Conference Centre.The event, which is sponsored by the Juran Institute Inc., will feature a keynote speech from Joseph A. De Feo, Juran Institute president and CEO. He will present an executive briefing on Six…
Kaiser Aluminum recently received the 2005 TBM Perfect Engine Award for its Chandler ( Arizona) facility, a recognition of the company’s implementation of lean Six Sigma. The award is given annually by the TBM Consulting Group Inc. to a facility that achieves outstanding productivity results. The…
As part of its ongoing transformation effort, leadership at the Naval Supply Systems Command (NAVSUP) recently held several lean Six Sigma value-stream mapping events to identify projects that will provide the best return on investment. “Project identification and selection is a disciplined,…
The Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) has selected the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division as the base for its new Lean Six Sigma College. During their training, students learn about basic lean, Six Sigma and theory of constraints principles and tools, including value-stream…
Solectron recently held two consecutive events to honor its suppliers for their successful lean Six Sigma initiatives. The company received more than 50 entries to its first-annual Global Solectron Production System Kaizen Competition. The Supplier Day conference was held immediately after the…
The Confederation of Indian Industry awarded several top-producing Indian companies with Six Sigma awards at its National Convention on Six Sigma. The event was held in late September, and 150 delegates attended, representing 21 teams from India’s manufacturing, services, telecom, energy,…
Statistical Design Institute and Southern Methodist University’s Systems Engineering Program will host an upcoming workshop for enhanced product development using Six Sigma. The event will focus on the integration of systems engineering and design for Six Sigma in product development. It will be…
The Performance Management Group recently started offering a package that includes unlimited training and consulting for a full year. The package also includes Black Belt certifications, Green Belt certifications, Yellow Belt certifications, the implementation of a customized Six Sigma system and…
Vintara recently released a fully integrated tool that allows authorized document editors to revise and save any compliance-related document. The software is useful for easily maintaining and verifying compliance to a long list of standards and methodologies, including Six Sigma, ISO standards and…
An upcoming conference will focus on the use of Six Sigma in the services and transactional sectors. The 2nd annual Six Sigma in Services and Transactional Environments Summit will be held Oct. 20–21 in Scottsdale, Arizona. It is sponsored by WCBF, which reports that last year’s event sold out.…
The use of value-stream mapping recently helped the U.S. Navy improve its acquisition processes. The value-stream map was produced by some of the Navy’s top lean Six Sigma practitioners at a kaizen competition designed to improve the Navy’s complex justification and approval (J&A) process. J…
The use of Six Sigma has saved GW Plastics tens of thousands of dollars, and the company expects current projects to yield even larger savings, company officials report. The company started several Six Sigma projects 14 months ago with the goal of increasing weigh-count throughput and in-process…
Instantis recently penned agreements with two consultancies to provide exclusive Six Sigma software. Instantis will be the exclusive strategic Six Sigma enterprise software partner of Air Academy Associates and Advanced Integrated Technologies’ enterprise performance improvement software partner.…
Intentia recently launched a Theory of Constraints production planning solution for lean manufacturing applications. The solution is ideal for manufacturers with make-to-order environments where demand is volatile and different product lines share the same resources, creating bottlenecks. The…
Pivotal Resources and Ideas@Work, a Belgium-based consultancy, have announced a strategic alliance that will expand Pivotal Resources’ services in Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Initially, the alliance will focus on bringing Pivotal Resources’ open enrollment Six Sigma Green Belt, Black…
A new survey finds that Six Sigma-related corporate training programs are six times more likely to be recognized as highly successful than those without the methodology. Additionally, only 15 percent of programs rated highly successful didn’t include Six Sigma. Three percent of the programs viewed…
The American Society for Quality and Creative Healthcare (CHC) will soon offer blended-learning Six Sigma training to quality professionals in the health care industry. Green Belt training sessions will be held Nov. 9–11 in Atlanta. Courses will also be offered at ASQ headquarters in Milwaukee and…
The 2nd annual Six Sigma in Service & Transactional Environments Summit will be held Oct. 20–21 in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference, hosted by WCBF, will feature case studies and examples of how Six Sigma is being used in nonmanufacturing environments, an exploration of lean Six Sigma, tips…
Six Sigma Qualtec recently released an enhanced version of its SixNet business intelligence system. The enhanced module is free to current SixNet customers and allows companies to develop and analyze financial reports that mirror the format used by corporate leadership teams to track budget…
The Lean Enterprise Institute recently became a strategic reseller for iGrafx FlowCharter 2005 lean value stream mapping software. The software is available through LEI’s product catalog, which also features leading lean publications, training tools and workbooks for implementing lean tools. iGrafx…
SigmaQuest Inc. recently released SigmaExpress, the industry’s first on-demand product performance intelligence software. SigmaQuest will host SigmaExpress, which will provide OEMs with the means to upload product test, engineering, manufacturing and supplier data. At the site, information is…