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(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- More fragmented and uncoordinated health care may be on the horizon, thanks to a growing shortage of U.S. health care workers. That’s the message from a new poll of health care quality experts conducted by the American Society for Quality (ASQ), the world’s largest network of…
(QI Macros: Denver) -- KnowWare International Inc. announces that with Excel 2011 for Apple computers, users once again have access to Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) support. Mac users of Excel 2008 have been patiently waiting for the inclusion of QI Macros in Excel 2008. Although Excel 2008…
Throughout more than a decade of paying attention to the psychological drivers of participation and searching for a better way to engage employees in continuous improvement, Leap Technologies developed the Rapid Action Process (released in 2006), an approach that blends psychological motivation…
(WCBF Inc: Chicago) -- Because it is hard to take time away from the workplace, WCBF has introduced a one-day pass option for any of the four days of the Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement Healthcare Summit, scheduled for May 10–13, 2011, in New Orleans. The pass is for new attendees only, so…
(Lean Frontiers: Fishers, IN) -- Nationally recognized reshoring expert Harry Moser will address a special session at the upcoming Lean Logistics Summit, scheduled to be held June 28–29, 2011, in Cincinnati. Don’t miss this opportunity to evaluate the true costs of your supply chain. Learn from…
(Enthone: West Haven, CT) -- Enthone Inc., a business of Cookson Electronics, will offer Six Sigma Black Belt certification courses for manufacturers in the automotive, aerospace, energy, electronics, building, hardware and tooling, and surface finishing markets.
Participants must bring a laptop…
(Avery Point Group: Alpharetta, GA) -- Companies flush with strong balance sheets after taking drastic actions during the recession are clearly making aggressive moves to bolster their internal talent pools by seeking both lean and Six Sigma talent, according to the seventh annual study from The…
A new website focusing on educating visitors on lean manufacturing principles is promising to help businesses deliver great results by implementing simple solutions. Using a no-frills approach, leanmanufacturingshop.com is committed to delivering great content without the usual filler and time-…
(Smarter Solutions Inc.: Austin, TX) -- There’s a lot of discussion about the applicability of traditional capability metrics: Cp, Cpk, Pp, and Ppk. Although these metrics are popular in some areas, not everyone truly understands what the metric is trying to communicate about the process. In…
(Pilgrim Software Inc: Tampa, FL) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, announces that Tampa, Florida-based Pilgrim Software has joined the company’s Informatics Global Partner Alliance. Pilgrim Software will provide integrated risk, compliance, and quality…
(Pilgrim Software Inc: Tampa, FL) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, announces that Tampa, Florida-based Pilgrim Software has joined the company’s Informatics Global Partner Alliance. Pilgrim Software will provide integrated risk, compliance, and quality…
(Minitab Inc: State College, PA) -- Statistics can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s why Minitab, a leading provider of software for quality improvement, is offering a free webinar, “The Assistant: Your Guide to Data Analysis.”
The hour-long webinar will be held April 5, 2011, at…
(Minitab Inc: State College, PA) -- Statistics can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s why Minitab, a leading provider of software for quality improvement, is offering a free webinar, “The Assistant: Your Guide to Data Analysis.”
The hour-long webinar will be held April 5, 2011, at…
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
(WCBF: Chicago) -- The 10th annual Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit will take place at the New Orleans Marriott, in New Orleans, May 10–13. The health care sector is a key area where lean Six Sigma processes are making a tremendous impact. Health care organizations are…
(MoreSteam.com LLC: Lewis Center, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, announces its 2011 Master Black Belt (MBB) spring webcast series, which will be offered in April and May 2011. In this series of free, one-…
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. has introduced FLOOR-Mark, a better alternative to tape and paint for marking floors and other areas of the workplace, quickly and easily. FLOOR-Mark is ideal for high-traffic areas. It features peel-and-stick backing for simple…
(Gemba Research LLC: Mukilteo, WA) -- Gemba Academy is celebrating its second anniversary and the release of its Leader Standard Work course by bringing back the most popular promotion Gemba Academy has ever done.
Specifically, between March 1 and March 31, anyone who purchases a six-month or a…
(Rucker & Associates Inc: Raleigh, NC) -- Completely shifting production methods is no easy feat for any organization. But that is just what Unifi Manufacturing Inc. did, thanks to unique lean Six Sigma techniques shared by the consulting and training team at Rucker & Associates Inc.…
Six Sigma Demystified, Second Edition, by Paul Keller (McGraw-Hill, 2011)
Have you considered implementing Six Sigma in your organization? You may have searched the internet for books about Six Sigma, signed in so you could “look inside,” but that’s as far as you went. All those formulas…
(MoreSteam.com LLC: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technologies, has released EngineRoom 5.1, the latest version of its Microsoft Excel-based data analysis tool. Featuring new lean and financial templates, ease-of-use features,…
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- University at Buffalo’s (UB) Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Blended Format course is a unique way to become a Green Belt. This hybrid course combines hours in the classroom with online learning that can take place anywhere, at any time. Green Belt training…
(GBMP: Boston) -- The purpose of “The Dice Game: Gambling with Your Company” is to simply and easily illustrate the difference between “push” and “pull” processing using poker chips and dice.
In a push system, processes in the value stream are not well synchronized and the ability to satisfy…
President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins in October, includes funds to keep the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) ticking over, after a fashion, for another year. The $7.7 million currently on the table is less than the $9.9 million he requested and…