iSixSigma-Editorial

The objective of Lean Six Sigma is not reducing headcount, it is – among other things – increasing the opportunity for growth. And one of those growth opportunities can be found in General Electric’s “At the Customer, For the Customer” idea.

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Strong sponsorship and chartering are key components for a successful Six Sigma project. Regardless of the Green Belt’s or Black Belt’s skills, there is a limited chance for project success unless these components are well conceived.

A brief, well-organized presentation can be an effective method to introduce new employees to the concepts of Six Sigma, and at the same time stimulate interest and future participation in Six Sigma projects.

MoreSteam.com Introduces Chinese Language Yellow Belt Course

Children’s Hospital Central California Boosts Imaging Capacity with Teamwork, Technology and GE Healthcare’s Performance Solutions

Excel Partnership, Inc. Offers Comprehensive Project Based Six Sigma Program

Award Winning Quality MinutesTM Now on DVD and in Subscription Series

The Ken Blanchard College of Business, Grand Canyon University to Offer Six Sigma MBA

Six Sigma Principles and Conjoint Analysis among the Presentations in the Orasi Software 2005 Webinar Series

Among European companies in Asia there is a trend to apply Western initiatives such as Six Sigma. Companies in the vanguard of this “westernization” have learned lessons about applying Six Sigma in the Far East, and particularly in China. By Dr. Uwe H. Kaufmann, Dannie Yung, Rico Liu Keyan Most major European companies have subsidiaries, […]

Emagia Corporation, the leading provider of Enterprise Cash Flow Management™ solutions, announced today the general availability of version 5.0 of its flagship product, Emagia Cash Inflow Manager™.

Excel’s Expansive Green Belt Training

MoreSteam.com Grants Starfish Family Services $250,000 in Six Sigma Training

Professor Peter J. Kolesar of Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business Joins Juran Institute’s Board of Directors

MoreSteam University Intends To Join Big Ten Conference

SBTI Annouces Demand Forecasting Program

New Juran Initiative Deployment & Project Management Software Enables Monitoring All Business Initiatives in Real Time

SBTI Names Debby Sollenberger Vice President of Business Development

Six Sigma Project Selection – How Organizations Choose the Most Important Six Sigma Projects.

When a $1 billion European business pondered the need for a multi-million dollar CRM system and if its sales force would really use the system, an executive put the company on the right course by suggesting Six Sigma could help find the answers.

If an organization’s Six Sigma program is beginning to fail, there are warning signals. Those signals can be as simple as gut feelings, but many can be compiled into a list of specifics which indicate a disconnection from the core business.

Failed Six Sigma efforts usually lack management commitment and attention to the investments needed to reach new levels of performance. But practical steps can be taken to maintain the focus and drive needed to reap the benefits of Six Sigma.

With a fundamental drive to excel in place, the management and staff of Good Samaritan Hospital in Los Angeles have taken this quest to a higher level during the last few years through the application of Six Sigma, Lean and change management techniques.