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SBTI recently named Debby Sollenberger as its vice president of business development. Sollenberger has significant experience with Six Sigma. She is a Master Black Belt who led Six Sigma initiatives at GE’s aircraft engines sector and has trained more than 6,000 employees, 900 Black Belts and 60…
ValueCurve Technologies Inc. recently released version 2.0 of its ValueDriver4 project performance management suite. The software provides a standardized process for justifying ERP, Six Sigma, new software development, and research and development projects to management. It includes project risk…
CVI Laser Inc., an Albuquerque-based designer, supplier and manufacturer of precision optics, recently received registration to ISO 9001 and now plans to further improve by implementing lean and Six Sigma principles. “We have been streamlining our manufacturing workflows, improved processes and…
Sigma Breakthrough Technologies Inc. recently formed a strategic partnership with Inogen Environmental Alliance to expand both companies’ Six Sigma knowledge and service globally. SBTI, which specializes in teaching companies to implement Six Sigma, will use the partnership to expand its client…
Information Resources Inc., a provider of enterprise market information, recently announced that its Six Sigma implementation has significantly improved the data quality it supplies to customers.Launched a year ago, the company’s Six Sigma program focused on improving the currency, completeness and…
The Strategic Research Institute is planning a summit designed for Six Sigma professionals in the financial services sector. The event will be held Feb. 24–25 at the New York Marriott East Side Hotel in New York City. The summit will be presented mostly in a round-table format, with discussions on…
Online training company MoreSteam.com recently developed a Chinese language Yellow Belt course for its international customers. The new course uses a commonly used, simplified Chinese character set and features the company’s popular interactive features. Like all MoreSteam.com online training, the…
The American Society for Quality will host a Six Sigma conference Feb. 7-8 in Palm Springs, California.The conference, titled “The Evolution of Excellence,” will feature keynote addresses from Eric D. Mattenson, Quest Diagnostics vice president for Six Sigma; and James P. Zimmerman, Kepner-Tregoe…
Former General Electric CEO, Jack Welch, will be the featured guest at an upcoming Six Sigma Leadership Circle. The Leadership Circle will be part of the sixth annual Six Sigma Summit, which will take place Jan. 24-25 in Miami. Representatives from many Fortune 1000 companies plan to attend the…
The Performance Management Group will host a five-day Green Belt training and certification for service and administrative organizations in Seattle. The training program will begin on Jan. 31. It’s designed for service providers with a strong business need to improve cost effectiveness and process…
In response to inquiries from Six Sigma professionals, the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals and Six Sigma Global Registry have started developing a standard for Six Sigma certification.The agencies are seeking input from Six Sigma professionals to develop a survey that will help…
Aceva Technologies Inc. recently predicted that 2005 will see Six Sigma expand across enterprises and be accepted as the gold standard in process improvement. The prediction is part of Aceva’s annual business trend report. “2005 will be the year where Six Sigma will become a standard of measure in…
One current and one former employee of 3M Co. recently filed suit against the company, alleging that its implementation of Six Sigma discriminates against older workers. The lawsuit, filed by Clifford Whitaker, 60, and Michael Mucci, 55, alleges that 3M favors Six Sigma training among its younger…
Northrop Grumman Corp. recently appointed a vice president for Six Sigma, among five other new vice presidents. Ron Smith will be in charge of implementing and overseeing Six Sigma in Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology Center, where the company develops a broad range of systems and products for…
The Shanghai Association for Quality recently recognized eight Chinese businesses with awards for their innovative and successful Six Sigma implementations. It was the first time the SAQ issued the awards, highlighting the growing popularity of Six Sigma in China. The winning businesses represented…
Retailers have long known that customers won’t shop at their stores if they don’t provide a satisfying buying experience, but finding ways to consistently meet customer expectations has been difficult. That’s where a new tool from AMR Research comes in. The company recently created a self-…
Six Sigma is fairly new to the financial services sector, but the methodology’s many successes and challenges in the industry will be the focus of an upcoming conference. The Strategic Research Institute is hosting the second-annual Six Sigma Strategy for Financial Services conference, which will…
Atos Consulting recently announced its plan to release a new Six Sigma practice based on PowerSteering software. Atos Consulting and PowerSteering have a long-standing marketing partnership and share several major clients. The new Six Sigma solution will be distributed to both company’s clients,…
Equitant recently hired a Six Sigma Master Black Belt to be its European director of operations. Dermot Ainsworth has a long work history with General Electric and has served as manufacturing manager for the company’s European sheet and film business, production sales inventory director for GE…
The Lincoln Electric Co. recently earned Ford Motor Co.’s Q1 approval. Lincoln Electric credits the use of Six Sigma practices in its welding consumables manufacturing facility with helping it earn the approval.The designation recognizes Ford suppliers that demonstrate manufacturing excellence,…
An upcoming conference sponsored by the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals and Raytheon Co. will examine the many ways Six Sigma can be used to improve business processes.Six Sigma practitioners from such major companies as Dow Chemical, Seagate Technologies, Johnson & Johnson,…
Six Sigma Qualtec recently released an enhanced version of its popular SixNet Intelligence software. The enhanced version integrates balanced and general business scorecards, and reflects a sharpened focus on customer needs, reports Six Sigma Qualtec. Internal research shows that customers want…
General Physics Corp. recently appointed Sheri Olinyk to its operational excellence consulting division. Olinyk, a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, has been assigned to work with General Physics’ Deltapoint steel mill and automotive customers. She has worked for Allied Signal/Honeywell and has…
TSYS recently appointed Jeanne McDowell as the new executive to lead its continuing deployment of Six Sigma.For more than 20 years, TSYS has delivered advanced technology and enhanced value to many of the world’s leading companies, making it possible for hundreds of millions of consumers to use…
Xerox Corp.’s chairman and CEO recently credited her company’s rosy financial state with its implementation of lean and Six Sigma.Anne M. Mulcahy reports that Xerox achieved more than $100 million in profit from lean and Six Sigma projects that have driven revenue, reduced costs and sped up work…