The Sheraton Miramar Resort, which recently implemented Six Sigma, was chosen by its parent company as the chain’s Hotel of the Year.
Six Sigma Academy has begun offering Gold Belt training for advanced Black Belts.
Pelion Systems and ICM America, two providers of
Executives from two major health care providers and an insurer will detail their lean initiatives at an upcoming conference.
Ixperion will present two conferences on Six Sigma and lean this summer. Lean Six Sigma 2005 will be held July 12–13 at the Allerton Crowne Plaza in Chicago.
An upcoming conference will focus on the use of design for Six Sigma in product development, services and transactional processes.Companies often have numerous Six Sigma projects in the pipeline, and Six Sigma belts are busy working on projects. However, statistical thinking suggests that not all projects will be equally successful.
Mohsen Sohi, Ph.D., president and CEO of Freudenberg-NOK, was recently inducted into the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing Academy.
QMI recently opened two new U.S. offices and appointed a new business development manager in its Guangzhou, China, office.