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(John Wiley & Sons: Hoboken, NJ) -- Industrial Statistics: Practical Methods and Guidance for Improved Performance, by Anand M. Joglekar, guides readers through 10 practical statistical methods that have broad applications in many different industries for enhancing research, product design…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- On Tuesday, April 13, Xerox Canada and MoreSteam.com will co-host a one-day lean Six Sigma program for education and networking.
This free event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. (includes breakfast and lunch) at the Xerox Toronto Learning Centre in Markham…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Creating a Lean Culture: Tools to Sustain Lean Conversions, Second Edition, by David Mann (Productivity Press, 2010) provides the critical piece that will make any lean transformation a dynamic continuous success. It shows how to implement a transformation that…
In the manufacturing industry, an andon is a status display device used to alert the work team—by sound or visually—that assistance is needed immediately, or to identify where they need to concentrate their efforts. An andon device allows an operator to ask for help and it provides information.…
(CSCMP: Irvine, CA) -- The Lean Leadership Summit is an unprecedented assemblage of many of the most capable and successful executive lean leaders in an intimate setting to share how they transformed their operations to create competitive advantage to grow their businesses. Join the Council of…
(Lean Logistics Summit: IN) -- Now is the time to position you and your organization with a competitive advantage. Companies that respond most quickly to the coming demand will be the winners. A truly lean supply chain is the surest way to beat your competitors to the market.
This summer,…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- Myriad studies have acknowledged that ISO 9001-registered companies outperform companies that are not ISO 9001-registered; however, a main finding in many studies has shown that registered companies are performing at the same level regardless of their ISO 9001…
(John Wiley & Sons Inc.: Hoboken, NJ) -- Key performance indicators (KPIs), while commonly used around the world, have never been clearly defined, until now. Management personnel identified measures as KPIs although these measures never have been true KPIs.
Key performance indicators…
(Palisade Corp.: Ithaca, NY) — In a major step forward for decision making and risk analysis in international businesses, Palisade Corp. has released its popular DecisonTools Suite software in five foreign languages: Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, and Japanese. Having just celebrated its…
(Pyzdek Institute LLC: Tucson, AZ) -- The Pyzdek Institute LLC has added lean Six Sigma Black Belt training and certification to its portfolio of online and live courses on process excellence topics. The new course is written and presented by Thomas Pyzdek, author of The Six Sigma Handbook (McGraw…
(PowerSteering Software: Cambridge, MA) -- PowerSteering Software, a provider of on-demand Project and Portfolio Management (PPM) solutions, will host a free web cast, “Diagnosis PPM: Curing Common Product Development Ailments with Project Portfolio Management,” on Tuesday, April 6 at 11:30 a.m. (…
(IIE: Norcross, GA) -- Larry Aft, director of continuing education and program development for the Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE), announces limited time discounts of up to 40 percent on some of the most popular lean and Six Sigma training courses.
Until April 30, IIE members and…
(LEI: Cambridge, MA) — The Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) introduces the “Online Value-Stream Mapping for Manufacturing” a new online workshop based on the proven methodology created for LEI’s popular and award-winning workbook, Learning to See: Value-Stream Mapping to Create Value and Eliminate…
(ASQ: Milwaukee) -- The tightened economy has caused a high level of uncertainty for the immediate future, which is forcing companies to not only provide superior products and services, but to anticipate where and when the next product or service innovation will occur, while closely controlling…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and blended learning support technologies, proudly announces its 10th anniversary as a business corporation. Founded on Feb. 23, 2000, MoreSteam has served more than 1,800 corporate clients and has…
(Productivity Press: New York) -- Written by Raymond Floyd, an unparalleled leader of lean transformations, Liquid Lean: Developing Lean Culture in the Process Industries provides potential process industry change agents with the no-nonsense guide needed to eliminate waste and…
(Shaw Resources: Issaquah, WA) -- Shaw Resources, developer of Scorebook Navigator (SBN) software for scoring Baldrige-based performance assessments, has announced that Nebraska Furniture Mart successfully demonstrated a new use for the software during a recent internal self-assessment.
Brian…
(Avery Point Group: Atlanta) -- After years of steady gains, lean has now achieved a clear and dominant standing over Six Sigma as the leading force in corporate continuous improvement, according to the latest study of almost 3,500 recent job postings reviewed by The Avery Point Group, a global…
(Catalyst Development Corp.: Yucca Valley, CA) -- Catalyst Development Corp., publisher of software components and applications, recently announced the release of ChoiceAnalyst, the first affordable decision support tool with application to Six Sigma decision making.
The define, measure,…
(Mountain Home: Denver, CO) -- Mountain Home Training and Consulting Inc., a provider of continuous process improvement (CPI) training and certification, has shaken up their own industry during the last six months with some innovative approaches to the way they do business. It started with a…
(MoreSteam.com: Columbus, OH) -- On March 10, MoreSteam.com, the a provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technology, will host an unprecedented live web cast to discuss the need for a rigorous, third-party global certification standard for lean Six Sigma.
The candid, one-hour…
(Hirayama Consulting: Tokyo) -- Hirayama Consulting introduces a new service line, sending consultants into the field to provide clients with kaizen solutions. Hirayama offers clients on-site consultation in the Toyota Production System (TPS), quality management, and other aspects of lean…
(Accelper Consulting: Schaumburg, IL) -- Accelper Consulting announces its special Six Sigma Green Belt training and certification session, which is being held on March 26–27, at the Illinois Institute of Technology in Wheaton, Illinois. This session is offered as a service to the community at no…
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- Professionals who want to help their organizations become more efficient can take advantage of two new business improvement training courses offered by The Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) at the University at Buffalo (UB), the state university of …
(Systems2win: Nashville, TN) -- Systems2win, a supplier of Excel templates for lean kaizen continuous improvement tools has introduced the Lean Starter Toolkit, which includes a selection of downloadable templates, videos, and instructions. This is a free downloadable trial package that covers 5S…
