iSixSigma-Editorial

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

MoreSteam.com Introduces Financial Six Sigma Training

Excel Partnership’s Six Sigma program drives your organization out of the box to new levels of performance excellence.

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

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

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, […]

MoreSteam.com Introduces Chinese Language Yellow Belt Course

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

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

SBTI Names Debby Sollenberger Vice President of Business Development

When a Houston hospital found it had a 12 percent incidence of pressure ulcers – exceeding the 7 percent national average – it put a team in place and launched a project to reduce the incidence of pressure ulcers by half within a nine-month period. By Senaida (Cindy) Garza, Veronica Okere, Jackson Igbinoba, Kristi Novosad […]

Rath & Strong Announces the Eagerly Awaited Rath & Strong’s Lean Pocket Guide

MVS Collaborates with Minitab to Bring the Voice of the Market to Strategic Six Sigma

Manugistics Group and StatPoint End Licensing Partnership for STATGRAPHICS Centurion XV®

Information Technology and Six Sigma – Exclusive iSixSigma Magazine Research

Who’s Who Prize Drawing

Sigma Calculator Dictionary Problem Solving Wizard Search

Six Sigma training, or any training for that matter, is of no value if it does not result in performance improvement that is quantifiable. And any learning by anyone requires support — the availability of interpersonal resources.

The Lean event started with videotaping a press wash-up process to establish a baseline. After studying the tape, the team tried out new processes to reduce the wash-up time. After some refinements, time was cut 55% and savings was $150,000 a year.

A large-scale performance improvement initiative based on Six Sigma and change management improves the quality of patient care, raising satisfaction and increasing efficiency across the continuum of care.

How can some organizations experience so much success in implementing a Six Sigma continuous improvement program while others fail to fully achieve the desired results? The answer lies in their approach to the program.