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Former General Electric CEO, Jack Welch, will be the featured guest at an upcoming Six Sigma Leadership Circle. The Leadership Circle will be part of the sixth annual Six Sigma Summit, which will take place Jan. 24-25 in Miami. Representatives from many Fortune 1000 companies plan to attend the…
Aceva Technologies Inc. recently predicted that 2005 will see Six Sigma expand across enterprises and be accepted as the gold standard in process improvement. The prediction is part of Aceva’s annual business trend report. “2005 will be the year where Six Sigma will become a standard of measure in…
One current and one former employee of 3M Co. recently filed suit against the company, alleging that its implementation of Six Sigma discriminates against older workers. The lawsuit, filed by Clifford Whitaker, 60, and Michael Mucci, 55, alleges that 3M favors Six Sigma training among its younger…
The Shanghai Association for Quality recently recognized eight Chinese businesses with awards for their innovative and successful Six Sigma implementations. It was the first time the SAQ issued the awards, highlighting the growing popularity of Six Sigma in China. The winning businesses represented…
Retailers have long known that customers won’t shop at their stores if they don’t provide a satisfying buying experience, but finding ways to consistently meet customer expectations has been difficult. That’s where a new tool from AMR Research comes in. The company recently created a self-…
Six Sigma is fairly new to the financial services sector, but the methodology’s many successes and challenges in the industry will be the focus of an upcoming conference. The Strategic Research Institute is hosting the second-annual Six Sigma Strategy for Financial Services conference, which will…
Atos Consulting recently announced its plan to release a new Six Sigma practice based on PowerSteering software. Atos Consulting and PowerSteering have a long-standing marketing partnership and share several major clients. The new Six Sigma solution will be distributed to both company’s clients,…
Equitant recently hired a Six Sigma Master Black Belt to be its European director of operations. Dermot Ainsworth has a long work history with General Electric and has served as manufacturing manager for the company’s European sheet and film business, production sales inventory director for GE…
Northrop Grumman Corp. recently appointed a vice president for Six Sigma, among five other new vice presidents. Ron Smith will be in charge of implementing and overseeing Six Sigma in Northrop Grumman’s Space Technology Center, where the company develops a broad range of systems and products for…
TSYS recently appointed Jeanne McDowell as the new executive to lead its continuing deployment of Six Sigma.For more than 20 years, TSYS has delivered advanced technology and enhanced value to many of the world’s leading companies, making it possible for hundreds of millions of consumers to use…
The Lincoln Electric Co. recently earned Ford Motor Co.’s Q1 approval. Lincoln Electric credits the use of Six Sigma practices in its welding consumables manufacturing facility with helping it earn the approval.The designation recognizes Ford suppliers that demonstrate manufacturing excellence,…
An upcoming conference sponsored by the International Society of Six Sigma Professionals and Raytheon Co. will examine the many ways Six Sigma can be used to improve business processes.Six Sigma practitioners from such major companies as Dow Chemical, Seagate Technologies, Johnson & Johnson,…
Six Sigma Qualtec recently released an enhanced version of its popular SixNet Intelligence software. The enhanced version integrates balanced and general business scorecards, and reflects a sharpened focus on customer needs, reports Six Sigma Qualtec. Internal research shows that customers want…
General Physics Corp. recently appointed Sheri Olinyk to its operational excellence consulting division. Olinyk, a Six Sigma Master Black Belt, has been assigned to work with General Physics’ Deltapoint steel mill and automotive customers. She has worked for Allied Signal/Honeywell and has…
Xerox Corp.’s chairman and CEO recently credited her company’s rosy financial state with its implementation of lean and Six Sigma.Anne M. Mulcahy reports that Xerox achieved more than $100 million in profit from lean and Six Sigma projects that have driven revenue, reduced costs and sped up work…
Prentice Hall recently announced that it has published two books on the use and value of Six Sigma in differing workplaces. Six Sigma for Green Belts and Champions: Foundations, DMAIC, Tools, Cases and Certification by Howard S. Gitlow and David M. Levine contains a step-by-step guide for…
The University of Colorado recently became one of only a handful of colleges that offer Six Sigma training. “Six Sigma Black Belt” is a course offered through the university’s Center for Advanced Engineering and Technology Education. Those enrolled in the course are both students and professionals…
WCBF has announced its two major Six Sigma conferences—one on Six Sigma in the health care industry and one on Six Sigma in the pharmaceuticals industry. The Six Sigma in Healthcare conference is the largest of its kind, according to WCBF. It will take place in New Orleans March 3–4, 2005, and…
Pitney Bowes Inc. and Bank of America have reached an agreement that will deploy Six Sigma across the bank’s extensive mailing operations. Under the $112 million agreement, Pitney Bowes will provide Bank of America with technology and expertise from across its broad solutions portfolio, including…
The Juran Institute recently moved its headquarters from Wilton, Connecticut, to Southbury, Connecticut. The Juran Institute, founded in 1979 by Dr. Joseph M. Juran, also has offices in Spain, The Netherlands and Canada. Juran established many of the fundamentals on which quality processes, such as…
Several Xerox Corp. employees plan to donate their lean and Six Sigma skills to help nonprofit groups in their communities. The donation is part of Xerox’s larger effort to prioritize the value of good corporate citizenship, which was announced at the Business for Social Responsibility conference…
Former General Electric Chairman and CEO Jack Welch, along with several other high-profile business leaders, will address the upcoming Six Sigma Summit. The event, to be held Jan. 24–26 at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, will also feature workshops and seminars facilitated by such Six Sigma luminaries…
A case study of GE’s Six Sigma implementation is now available online from Best Practices LLC. “Building Six Sigma Excellence: A Case Study of General Electric,” examines GE’s quality efforts and compiles cost–saving steps from several top Six Sigma companies. A manufacturing company included in…
Six Sigma Qualtec recently released an enhanced version of its popular SixNet Intelligence software solution. SixNet Intelligence, a deployment management and project tracking tool for performance improvement programs, now includes both balanced scorecards and general business scorecards,…
Research and consulting firm Best Practices LLC recently compiled a comprehensive list of successful Six Sigma case studies examining the methodology’s delivery, response and accuracy. Drawn from exclusive interviews and research, the database contains specific reasons for implementing Six Sigma.…
