Lean Six Sigma Cornerstone

County leader embraces Lean Six Sigma in the public interest, driving efficiency and customer service while educating staff and encouraging adoption of the methodology. ...

... "As you all know, I made Lean Six Sigma the corner stone of my administration’s reform effort. Now in our third year of implementation, we are making tremendous strides. Nearly every county department is engaged in our Lean Six Sigma activities and hundreds of county employees have received various levels of training. Our workforce now boasts 98 Yellow Belts, 37 Green Belts and 3 Black Belts. 6 of our Green Belts are actively working on Black Belt certification requiring over 200 hours of classroom training. Our success has been noticed around the country, and in fact, around the world. " ...

Via WIVB: State of the County Address

Purdue Six Sigma White Belt Training

Purdue offers training for Six Sigma white belts in Indianapolis on December 4th. ...

... "After completing this high-impact program, you can become a qualified team member of a Green Belt or Black Belt Project Team. " ...

Via Purdue Manufacturing Extension Partnership: Six Sigma White Belt workshop

Irving Texas Utility Uses Lean Six Sigma Program to Drive Efficiency

City of Irving, Texas Water Utilities.

Irving's water utilities team has embraced lean principles and applies solutions to reduce its cycle time. ...

Lean Six Sigma Progress Report from recent City Manager's Report (PDF): "Water Utilities Department staff presented a final review on the crew truck layout Six Sigma project in late January. The group developed and installed upgrades for one crew truck that are estimated to save 45 minutes in administrative work and 1.5 hours per work order on a daily basis. "

In addition, the City has provided Six Sigma green belt training to its IT and police departments.

Leadership commitment to Six Sigma is being demonstrated to sustain the culture of improvement. ...

From the WORK SESSION MEETING MINUTES (PDF) OF THE IRVING CITY COUNCIL, City Director comments on: "how the Six Sigma program has made the process more efficient by eliminating duplication and reducing the number of steps and days required. "

Green Belt Blended Learning

SUNY at Buffalo is offering a blended course of online and on-location education for Green Belt in Six Sigma, slated for the Fall - Sept. 3 through Nov. 12. ...

... "Green Belt Blended Learning course, offered by UB's Center for Industrial Effectiveness (TCIE) in Fall 2009. Led by Master Black Belt Tom Miller, TCIE's senior business process performance manager, the 10-week program immerses candidates in the initial step of the Six Sigma methodology ... " ...

Via SUNY, University at Buffalo: Fall 2009 Green Belt Certification Course

Green Belt Seminar

Seminar on Six Sigma green belt program is presented this week. ...

... "Wednesday -- The Manufacturer & Business Association will present Six Sigma Green Belt Certification and Implementation, a daylong seminar that focuses on teamwork strategies designed to increase business efficiency. " ...

Via GoErie: Seminars

Six Sigma Volunteers Recognized

United Way recognizes Eli Lilly for its commitment to the community. Lilly's Six Sigma professionals donated their expertise to helping non-profits, in addition to the financial support provided by the company. Donating expertise is a visible way to connect with the community and identify the critical few levers that can drive improvements. ...

... "Lilly employees also donated an estimated 5,000 volunteer hours of skills-based Six Sigma expertise to help increase efficiency at area nonprofits and sales employees throughout the US supported their home communities by volunteering in areas of need. " ...

Via Inside Indiana: Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly Six Sigma Program: "Meanwhile, about 400 of our employees worldwide are now working as Six Sigma Black Belts … and a couple thousand more Lilly people are Green Belt-trained. These folks are helping us to take out work and costs … to improve the quality of our products … and to speed up key processes throughout the business. In 2007 alone, the financial benefit of projects completed by our Six Sigma team totaled more than $600 million. "

Six Sigma Green Belts Get Trained

Clinsys Clinical Research will partner with North Carolina State University to train Clinsys employees for Green Belt in Six Sigma. ...

... "During the month of March, these employees will participate in a two-part training program directed by NCSU’s College of Textiles and Industrial Extension Service (IES) departments. Six Sigma is a data-driven approach for eliminating defects – defined as anything outside of customer specifications / satisfaction – in any process. Clinsys’ Green Belt trainees will use the Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC) methodology to make improvements in the day-to-day operations that directly impact client deliverables. " ...

Via Clinsys: Six Sigma Green Belt Training

Green Belt Course

Upcoming course work for green belt in Six Sigma ...

... "The program follows the American Society for Quality (ASQ) recommended Body of Knowledge with comprehensive training material that also serves as an excellent reference for subsequent learning and review. " ...

Via Idaho Business Review: Six Sigma

Six Sigma Strategic Cost Cutting

Petrochemical company, Equate, sees positive performance in 2008 and leverages Six Sigma to identify strategic sources of operational efficiency. ...

... "One way to define areas for improvement and enhance our strengths, EQUATE continues executing its Six Sigma program with a target to qualify more persons in addition to the 23 green belt holders who were certified in 2008. " ...

Via Zawya: EQUATE 2008 performance

Six Sigma Pros Are Satisfied at Vought

Vought Aircraft's experience with lean strategies and Six Sigma, through its Vought Operating System, creates an environment that satisfies the career needs of Six Sigma professionals. The company is recognized as ranking No. 2 on the Top 10 list of Best Places to Work for Six Sigma pros. ...

... "Companies were ranked by totaling the scores from the two surveys. The greatest weight was given to the employee portion, which asked questions in five main categories: job satisfaction, culture, compensation/rewards and recognition, training and career development, and net promoter score (NPS). Of these categories, job satisfaction was weighted as being the most important. In just two years, 209 Vought employees have completed the Six Sigma green belt training, with 77 receiving certification. Twenty-three employees went on to become black belts. Projected savings of all black and green belt projects combined exceeds $25 million. " ...

Via Vought Aircraft: Second in Nation for Six Sigma Professionals


Vought Corsair ...

GreenBelts Deliver Six Sigma Benefits

Crown Equipment invests in Six Sigma training and the company's green belt workforce delivers tangible benefits with more planned. ...

... "Somewhat counter to initial expectations, for instance, has been the finding that the bulk of the $1.5 million of savings has come from Green Belt activities ... " ...

Via Manufacturing Business Technology: Six Sigma payoff

Six Sigma Black Belt Achievement

Electronics manufacturer in UK invests in developing their talent in Six Sigma methodology. ...

... "With three Black Belts in our senior management team providing leadership to our 25 Green Belts we can confidently drive Six Sigma tools and practices through into every aspect of our business and operation. " ...

Via evertiq: Third Six Sigma Black Belt

Automotive Supplier Six Sigma

A group of UK automotive suppliers collaborate to learn and adopt Six Sigma methodology. Benefits achieved enable the development of new business. ...

... "She said that 16 people had now been certified as Six Sigma Green Belts and they would go back into their respective companies and implement what they had learned. " ...

Via Birmingham Post: New business through Six Sigma

Villanova Six Sigma Program Expands

Villanova U extends its online Six Sigma programs to expand their reach across the professional ranks. ...

... "Villanova has specially designed four Six Sigma programs -- three that reveal how the methodology can be applied in healthcare, financial services and information technology, plus a general program with examples and case studies from a number of other industries. Each master certificate program features a panel of seasoned experts who guide participants through a specialized Green Belt course as well as Lean Six Sigma and Black Belt courses. " ...

Via University Alliance: Online Six Sigma Program

CIO Six Sigma Talent Development

Cummins CIO uses Six Sigma in the war for technology talent, developing managers for future roles. ...

... "Farnsley decided to bring her training in Six Sigma process improvement to the task of identifying and developing employees with potential to move into IT management ... " ...

Via Information Week: Cummins Six Sigma for Tech Managers

Six Sigma Green Belt Workshop in November

Empire State TAPPI and National Grid are offering a Six Sigma Green-Belt Workshop on November 14-16, 2007 in Albany, New York. ...

... "This comprehensive three-day workshop teaches the components in the American Society of Quality Green-Belt Body of Knowledge (BOK). If you are interested in increasing your profit and enhancing your competitive position, Six-Sigma provides the process to enable rapid implementation for quick, tangible results. This workshop also provides 24 PDHs (Professional Development Hours.) All course materials are provided. This highly-interactive course combines lecture, class participation, group exercises, case studies, and more. " ...

Via TAPPI: Green-Belt Workshop

Lean Six-Sigma GreenBelt Workshop Upcoming

TAPPI Pacific Local Section hosts FutureBridge Lean Six-Sigma Green-Belt Certification Workshop on October 17-19, 2007 at the University of Washington campus in Seattle. ...

... "Green-Belts identify and lead projects to improve quality, reduce cost, and eliminate waste. Benchmark savings average $35,000 per Green-Belt project, with each Green-Belt typically completing three projects per year. This represents more than $100,000 annual savings. " ...

Lean Six-Sigma Workshop

Six Sigma Green-Belt Training

Upcoming green-belt training ...

... "N.C. State University will offer a Six Sigma Green Belt Training course in Greensboro from May 21 through June 14. The course will be at the Sheraton Greensboro ... " ...

Via Winston-Salem Journal: Business Calendar

Green-Belt SixSigma Training Starts April 23 Through Partnership

Partnership will offer Lean Six Sigma training for green belt level. ...

... "Professionals seeking career enhancement programs or companies working to make the most of their training dollars will gain exposure to both the Lean and Six Sigma methodologies in this 10 day program. Simons-White & Associates has integrated their Lean and Six Sigma Green Belt training programs for optimized learning. Upon completion of this program, attendees will receive 8 continuing education units and have completed a project to demonstrate their new skills. The new program will offer support with candidate and project selection, introduction to MINITAB statistical software as well as project implementation ... " ...

Via Simons-White: Ohio State University's Alber Enterprise Center in partnership with Simons-White & Associates offers Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Program

Lean SixSigma Certificate April Classes

Lakeshore Technical College offers Lean Six Sigma classes in April. ...

... "The Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate Program is designed for manufacturing, printing, distribution, service and healthcare industries. " ...

Via The Sheboygan Press: Certificate Program