Six Sigma Mentoring

ISSSC taps top talent for mentoring and outreach role. ...

... "Esau’s main role is to support ISSSC’s customers with training, mentoring and implementation of Six Sigma and other Quality Process Improvements to help them achieve consistent top quality for their service and products and reduce costs. He is also leading the training for the Cincinnati Six Sigma User Group and teaches public Six Sigma courses in the tri-state area and abroad. " ...

Via International Society for Six Sigma Certifications: Seasoned Six Sigma Professional

TPM Implementation at Sherwin Williams

DOD Lean Six Sigma Improvement Initiative

Departmet of Defense embraces Lean Six Sigma in a broad initiative aimed at efficiency. ...

... "In a departmentwide directive issued May 15, England instructed all components to use Lean Six Sigma to improve productivity, mission performance, safety, flexibility and energy efficiency. " ...

Via FCW: DOD on Lean Six Sigma

Slop and Six Sigma Coexist

Growing and accelerating business can tolerate a degree of sloppiness until the growth subsides and earning momentum must be sustained. ...

... "Process improvements, Six Sigma, and process learning are for companies that are in operational mode. They are already selling as much as they can, so the only way to improve the finances is to spend less on operations. " ...

Via US News and World Reports: Sloppiness

Process Improvement Portal Discussed

Use of portals to enable process improvement is discussed ...

Lean Specialist Sees Process Constraints

Lean is a mindset and lean practitioners can spot constraints quickly. ...

... "They will have an obvious bottleneck in the milk frothing process and yet when the guy has finished heating the milk he will start pouring it into the cups, thereby starving the constraint. " ...

Via Ferret: Volgren's Peter Campbell focuses on Lean

Nordam Group Lean Six Sigma Journey

Nordam Group continues its journey applying Lean Six Sigma by levarging its talent. ...

... "In the last two years, NORDAM has introduced Six Sigma and LEAN principles throughout its businesses to maximize efficiency in manufacturing and repair processes. Since, 13 stakeholders have successfully completed training projects and are now certified Six Sigma black belts. The team of expert problem solvers and process improvement leaders have completed or initiated 50 Six Sigma and LEAN programs companywide. Gardner is the second full-time black belt at NORDAM Transparency. " ...

Via Nordam Group: Six Sigma Coordination Role

Cintas Six Sigma Efficiency Program

Cintas President and Chief Operating Officer was instrumental in the company's operational efficiency efforts, using Six Sigma methodology. ...

... "That led Cintas into implementing Six Sigma, a process-improvement methodology to increase efficiency across the company and an effort Holloman led before being named vice president of global supply chain management. " ...

Via Cincinnati Enquirer: Exec in small club

Motorola Six Sigma Weakness

Motorola may have lost its focus in the phone market as it emphasized efficiency over innovation and differentiation. ...

... "The real question is: is it possible for a company to become so engrossed in its process improvements that it fails to notice some vital trends in the marketplace? This may well have been the case with Motorola. " ...

Via domain-b: Motorola Six Sigma

Historical Perspective on Process Improvement

Standard Register's history shows early focus on process improvement to achieve worker productivity. ...

... "During the war a group of industrial engineers had developed a technique they called Work Simplification. Essentially it was a formula by which any production worker could arrive at improvements on his own job or show others how to improve their jobs. " ...

Via Standard Register: Tradition of innovation in business

Process Improvement Process

Quality improvement process is discussed. ...

Six Sigma Medical Cure

Boston area hospitals see benefits from Six Sigma process improvements. ...

... "Under a new scheduling system, all patients who required anesthesia are booked together, and an anesthesiologist was assigned to those hours. Patient volume went from 29 a day to 39 a day, without adding hours of operation. " ...

Via The Boston Globe: New medicine for hospitals

LeanSix Sigma Improves Processes

Military uses lean six sigma to decrease the cycle time for maintenance and repair of its assets. The facilities and business processes are designed and refined to increase the flow and throughput of the work. ...

... "Many officials credit AirSpeed - formerly Lean Six Sigma - with helping improve processes, from assessing what work is needed to ordering spare parts to scheduling final flight testing to changing bad habits. " ...

Via Marine Corps Times: Aircraft repair centers

Kaizen Love: Beyond the Factory

Can the principles of kaizen improve your life? Continuous improvement is not just for the factory. ...

... "Patience lets them test carefully and choose the best changes of the best, and then improve on them further. The deliberate process helps them know which changes were useful and important, and which were incidental. " ...

Via American Chronicle: Benefits of Kaizen

Six Sigma Achievement in Process Efficiency is Awarded

ATMI is recognized for its use of Six Sigma to drive growth at the company in its product lifecycle. A number of Six Sigma projects have been deliver with operational efficiency benefits realized. The company was recognized at the Global Six Sigma Awards 2007. ...

... "We are very happy to have our innovative approach to Six Sigma deployment independently validated, as it is a key contributor to continued growth, said Doug Neugold, Chief Executive Officer. This award is based upon our documenting how the tools and methodologies were used to design, develop, and commercialize our RegenSi(tm), AutoClean(tm), and Newmix(r) process efficiency solutions, each of which has the potential to save our customers many millions of dollars by bringing yield, cost, and throughput improvements to their processes, said Tim Carlson, Chief Financial Officer. Since inception, we've completed over 80 internal projects generating more than $20 million of savings for ATMI. " ...

Via ATMI: Best Achievement in Six Sigma

Lean Manufacturing Measurement Strategy

Ethanol industry confronts challenges in manufacturing yield through the use of Six Sigma and lean manufacturing techniques. Establishing measurements of baseline performance and measuring improvements and sustaining improved performance is key to these methodologies. ...

... "Process improvement methodologies, such as lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, are fundamentally measurement-based strategies that seek to maximize productivity while eliminating variation. In fact, measurement is both the second and fifth step of the Six Sigma DMADV (define, measure, analyze, design and verify) process. " ...

Via Ethanol Producer: Measurement Automation Strategy

Lean Techniques Integrate With Maintenance Process

Coronado Naval Air Station, along with other fleet readiness centers, integrated lean manufacturing techniques into its maintenance process to streamline work and accelerate change. ...

... "To achieve these goals, the FRC has implemented methods such as integrating its existing technologies to improve processes in certain production lines; setting up color-coded boards to keep track of which aircraft are in what maintenance cycle ... " ...

Via San Diego Business Journal: Fleet Readiness Center

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Six Sigma DMAIC Benefits from Simulations

Simulating processes may have a role in increasing the realization of benefits from Six Sigma projects. ...

... "That's because in the Define stage of DMAIC (Define- Measure- Analyze- Improve- Control), Six Sigma experts don't have enough information to quantify the benefits. " ...

Via Reliable Plant: Process simulation

Kaizen and IT-enabled Processes Expected to Make Healthcare More Efficient and Effective

Lean practices are applied to healthcare in the UK as management systems are improved. ...

... "The Kaizen problem-solving system will also be applied to the turnaround time for lab tests, such as biopsy samples, which will help speed up diagnoses. Much of the work is likely to involve better use of IT systems ... " ...

Via The Scotsman: NHS Lothian

Kaizen Best Practices

It's a challenge finding the right balance of kaizen efforts for products and processes. Here are some thoughts on best practices. ...

... "By thinking about the production process at the same time the product design is being evaluated, it's possible to optimize both. The second step is to lay out the process on paper and consider the different ways that it might be conducted. " ...

Via Reliable Plant: Review of kaizen practices

PPG Lean Six Sigma Process Discussed

PPG Automotive Refinish shares insights on Lean Six Sigma with partners at upcoming seminar. ...

... "PPG will co-facilitate a NACE sponsored Roundtable titled Lean - Understanding the Process. The roundtables will provide a forum to discuss Lean Six Sigma processes in the collision center ... " ...

Via ABRN: PPG TPS Programs

Lean Six Sigma Consulting Organization Acquired

Accenture completes acquisition of the George Group. ...

... "As part of its comprehensive management consulting capabilities, Accenture will now be able to provide clients with offerings and techniques developed by George Group, including Lean Six Sigma, which combines process improvement methodology with efficient process discipline to reduce delivery times, lower costs and increase customer satisfaction. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. The transition of George Group's 250 employees to Accenture complements Accenture's aggressive recruiting initiatives to meet rapidly growing client demand for management consulting services, especially in process-improvement solutions leading to enhanced performance.

George Group consultants have provided services to Fortune 500 companies and government organizations in more than 54 countries. In addition to Lean Six Sigma, George Group has developed techniques such as Fast Innovation, which provides companies with methods and processes to accelerate and sustain innovation, and Conquering Complexity, which helps companies measure and reduce the impact of complexity within their organizations. " ...

Via Accenture: Acquisition of George Group, Specialists in Process Improvement, Accelerating Innovation and Streamlining Operations

Customer Satisfaction Essential for GE Leader

GE's Steven Sargent shares his disciplined approach to customer service and life. ...

... "I do use the Six Sigma problem-solving DMAIC methodology - define the problem, measure data inputs, analyse the data, improve the process, control the process - to solve problems at work and at home ... " ...

Via The Age: GE Australia Leader

Process Depends on Culture

3M challenged by balancing disciplined process execution with flexibility needed to sustain creativity and innovation. It is difficult for an enterprise to sustain cultures necessary to be successful at both initiatives. ...

... "Buckley, a PhD chemical engineer by training, seems to recognize the cultural ramifications of a process-focused program on an organization whose fate and history is so bound up in inventing new stuff. " ...

Via Business Week: 3M Six Sigma

Motorola SixSigma Leader Speaks This Week

Motorola Six Sigma program manager to speak this week. ...

... "Burford will explain how the company improved the new product demand to order conversion with Six Sigma methods. " ...

Via Racine Journal Times: Six Sigma Meeting This Thursday

Chemical Engineers Need Lean Experience

BAE System plant needs Chemical Engineer with lean experience. ...

... "Expertise in Process Control, Statistical Process Control, and Lean Manufacturing Principals is required. Responsibilities will include maintenance planning and process troubleshooting as well as leading process improvement initiatives. " ...

Via Kingsport Times: Position Details

VP SixSigma Quality Process

Metaldyne makes leadership appointment. Metaldyne is a leading global designer and supplier of metal-based components, assemblies and modules for transportation related powertrain and chassis applications. ...

... "Dickerson will lead Metaldyne's quality initiatives and the company's focus on Six Sigma, including implementing process improvements in key operational areas. In this role he will also work closely with his counterparts at Metaldyne's parent company, Asahi Tec Co., Ltd., to support synergies in the areas of safety, MOS, quality, launch, product lifecycle management, material procurement and logistics. Metaldyne recently was acquired by the Shizuoka, Japan-based chassis and powertrain component supplier, which does business in the passenger car/light truck and medium/heavy truck segments." ...

Via Metaldyne: Metaldyne Appoints Steve Dickerson Vice President, Quality, Six Sigma and Process ...