Crystal Ball 7.1 Enhanced for Speedy Six Sigma Applications
Tue, 04/05/2005 - 22:00
Decisioneering Inc. recently released a sped-up version of its Crystal Ball software, version 7.1. Crystal Ball 7.1 Extreme Speed allows user to run simulations 100-times faster than previous versions. In creating the solution, Decisioneering… Chemicals and Gas Manufacturer Invests in Six Sigma
Tue, 04/05/2005 - 22:00
Voltaix Inc., a manufacturer of chemicals and gases for the semiconductor and photovoltaics industries, recently announced that 15 of its employees recently received Green Belt certification. Voltaix provided the employee training to invest in… Six Sigma for Dummies Released
Tue, 04/05/2005 - 22:00
Six Sigma has had dramatic effects on many of the companies that have implemented it, but understanding the methodology is often difficult for those just starting the process. A new book, Six Sigma for Dummies (John Wiley & Sons, 2005), details… Real Estate Companies Increasingly Use Six Sigma
Tue, 04/05/2005 - 22:00
Canadian real estate companies are reportedly finding Six Sigma a useful tool to reduce data errors. The Canadian newspaper, Globe and Mail reports that although the industry has been slow to fully adopt the methodology, an increasing number of… MoreSteam.com Grants Six Sigma Training to Social Services Agency
Tue, 04/05/2005 - 22:00
MoreSteam.com recently pledged to donate $250,000 in lean Six Sigma training to Starfish Family Services, a Detroit-area social services agency. The training will allow the agency to become more efficient with the use of its funds and other… Baldrige Award Discussion Announced
Mon, 04/04/2005 - 22:00
A consultant who helped Xerox Business Services win a Baldrige Award will be speaking about organizational performance improvement at an upcoming seminar. John Lawrence, a consultant and former senior executive at two Fortune 500 companies, will… Medical Practitioners Lack Quality Management Knowledge
Mon, 04/04/2005 - 22:00
A new book concludes that medical practitioners need a better grasp of quality management principles, methods, programs, systems and experiences. The issue is the topic of a recently published book, Core Curriculum for Medical Quality Management, (… Minitab Offers Discounted Software to Academics
Mon, 04/04/2005 - 22:00
Minitab recently started offering its software to academic customers at discounted rates through e-academy.com, an online provider of brand-name software. The site offers MINITAB 14 in multiple languages, MINITAB French 13 and Minitab Quality… New Mexico School District Adopts Baldrige Criteria
Mon, 04/04/2005 - 22:00
In an effort to improve the quality of instruction in its classrooms, the Los Alamos Public School District in New Mexico has adopted the Baldrige Award criteria. The Los Alamos Monitor reported the Baldrige Award criteria adoption has already been… Study: Hospital Quality Efforts Work
Mon, 04/04/2005 - 22:00
A recent study shows that hospital administrators are heeding advice to integrate and embrace quality improvement efforts.Researchers from the Yale School of Medicine interviewed 100 directors from a randomly selected cross-section of all acute-care…