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(Pilgrim Software Inc: Tampa, FL) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, announces that Tampa, Florida-based Pilgrim Software has joined the company’s Informatics Global Partner Alliance. Pilgrim Software will provide integrated risk, compliance, and quality…
(Pilgrim Software Inc: Tampa, FL) -- Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., a global leader in serving science, announces that Tampa, Florida-based Pilgrim Software has joined the company’s Informatics Global Partner Alliance. Pilgrim Software will provide integrated risk, compliance, and quality…
(Minitab Inc: State College, PA) -- Statistics can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s why Minitab, a leading provider of software for quality improvement, is offering a free webinar, “The Assistant: Your Guide to Data Analysis.”
The hour-long webinar will be held April 5, 2011, at…
(Minitab Inc: State College, PA) -- Statistics can be difficult, but it doesn’t have to be. That’s why Minitab, a leading provider of software for quality improvement, is offering a free webinar, “The Assistant: Your Guide to Data Analysis.”
The hour-long webinar will be held April 5, 2011, at…
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
(ISSISSIPPI: Columbus, OH) -- The International Six Sigma Institute and Secret Society for Imperious Professionals of Process Improvement (ISSISSIPPI) today announced that it will no longer charge customers for access to its industry-leading lean Six Sigma training courses. In response to market…
(WCBF: Chicago) -- The 10th annual Lean Six Sigma and Process Improvement in Healthcare Summit will take place at the New Orleans Marriott, in New Orleans, May 10–13. The health care sector is a key area where lean Six Sigma processes are making a tremendous impact. Health care organizations are…
(MoreSteam.com LLC: Lewis Center, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and blended learning support technologies, announces its 2011 Master Black Belt (MBB) spring webcast series, which will be offered in April and May 2011. In this series of free, one-…
(Visual Workplace: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. has introduced FLOOR-Mark, a better alternative to tape and paint for marking floors and other areas of the workplace, quickly and easily. FLOOR-Mark is ideal for high-traffic areas. It features peel-and-stick backing for simple…
(Gemba Research LLC: Mukilteo, WA) -- Gemba Academy is celebrating its second anniversary and the release of its Leader Standard Work course by bringing back the most popular promotion Gemba Academy has ever done.
Specifically, between March 1 and March 31, anyone who purchases a six-month or a…
(Rucker & Associates Inc: Raleigh, NC) -- Completely shifting production methods is no easy feat for any organization. But that is just what Unifi Manufacturing Inc. did, thanks to unique lean Six Sigma techniques shared by the consulting and training team at Rucker & Associates Inc.…
Six Sigma Demystified, Second Edition, by Paul Keller (McGraw-Hill, 2011)
Have you considered implementing Six Sigma in your organization? You may have searched the internet for books about Six Sigma, signed in so you could “look inside,” but that’s as far as you went. All those formulas…
(MoreSteam.com LLC: Columbus, OH) -- MoreSteam.com, a global provider of online lean Six Sigma training and support technologies, has released EngineRoom 5.1, the latest version of its Microsoft Excel-based data analysis tool. Featuring new lean and financial templates, ease-of-use features,…
(University at Buffalo: Buffalo, NY) -- University at Buffalo’s (UB) Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Blended Format course is a unique way to become a Green Belt. This hybrid course combines hours in the classroom with online learning that can take place anywhere, at any time. Green Belt training…
(GBMP: Boston) -- The purpose of “The Dice Game: Gambling with Your Company” is to simply and easily illustrate the difference between “push” and “pull” processing using poker chips and dice.
In a push system, processes in the value stream are not well synchronized and the ability to satisfy…
President Obama’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2011, which begins in October, includes funds to keep the Baldrige Performance Excellence Program (BPEP) ticking over, after a fashion, for another year. The $7.7 million currently on the table is less than the $9.9 million he requested and…
(Insite Solutions LLC: Wake Forest, NC) -- Because OSHA requires that industrial floors be clearly marked, most facilities use paint to mark lines on the floors. However, painting lines is a messy, time-consuming process that requires the shutdown of work in the area being painted.…
(SmartDraw Software: San Diego) -- SmartDraw Software LLC has announced a new solution for businesses that want to capture their most valuable asset: the knowledge of employees and the processes they perform.
Visual process management (VPM) leverages SmartDraw VP, the world’s first visual…
(GBMP: Boston, MA) -- The Shingo Prize announced this week that the GBMP Lean Training DVD "Toast Value Stream Mapping" will be honored with The Shingo Prize Research and Professional Publication Award at its annual conference in March.
The Shingo Prize is recognized as the premier award for…
(Productivity Press: Shelton, CT) -- Demystifying the application of lean methods is the goal behind author Drew Locher’s Lean Office and Service Simplified: The Definitive How-To Guide from Productivity Press.
The book goes beyond the basic tools to detail the key concepts of lean as they apply…
(Gemba Research LLC: Mukilteo, WA) -- If you are in the Dallas area next Tuesday, Feb. 15, and would like to meet Mike Wroblewski of Gemba Consulting and benefit from free training, you are invited to join this event and learn about these topics:
Leader standard work. How leaders can use the…
(International Quality and Productivity Center: London) -- Have you ever wondered if your office could be leaner and more efficient?
The Process Excellence Network has united a group of top lean professionals in a quest to find out how they stack up against the leanest offices in Europe. Following…
(ISO 9000 Conference: Pittsburgh, PA) -- Two great events, the ISO 9000 Conference and the International Lean Six Sigma Conference, will be at one location—the Grand Hyatt Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas, on March 13 through 17.
ISO 9000 Conference—“Dramatic Changes to ISO 9001”
This year, the…
(Buker Inc.: Antioch, IL) -- Buker Inc. offers a Visual Factory Course for companies on their lean manufacturing journey. The course is a one-day event that defines the basic visual factory blueprint of best-in-class lean manufacturing factories. The course focuses on the visual tools being…
(Visual Workplace Inc.: Byron Center, MI) -- Visual Workplace Inc. introduces the Visual Workplace Factory Makeover training DVD. This 30-minute video teaches employees how to eliminate waste by first removing information deficits—those missing pieces of crucial information that slow down a work…
