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ASQ Six Sigma Forum to Host Expert Panel/Roundtable, Pyzdek to Appear
 ASQ's Six Sigma Forum is sponsoring a combination expert panel/roundtable discussion (based on the café model that ASQ has been using for discussions) on Wednesday morning, May 26, at WCQI from 8 am - 10 am. Attendance has been capped for the session at 64 attendees, who will be arranged in tables of eight. There will be six sigma related topics assigned to each table. There will be a subject matter expert at each table. If you're planning to be at the WCQI conference in St. Louis, sign up and join Tom at a table!
New Online Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Course Announced |
 The Pyzdek Institute has released it's online lean six sigma Black Belt training course. The material integrates Lean and Six Sigma topics into a 69 module course. Each module contains reading assignments from Pyzdek's Six Sigma Handbook, the standard reference on the subject recognized world-wide. Autographed copies of the Handbook are included with the course. Also included in each module are storyboards; narrated, interactive lessons; assignments; and quizzes. The new course is competitively priced. Optional payment plans are available.
Want more details about Pyzdek Institute training? Turn on your sound, relax, and Take a video tour of The Pyzdek Institute's Six Sigma training program. |
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Volcano Disrupts Just-in-Time Deliveries
The Associated Press reports that firms which use the
Just-in-Time system experienced problems due to the Iceland
volcanic eruption. The strategy of keeping inventories lean paid off for
U.S. manufacturers during the recession. Just-in-time delivery of
parts makes even more sense when budgets are tight. But when a giant ash
cloud from a volcano in Iceland disrupted global air freight, some
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Creating Customer Value, or Should I Say
Removing Non-Value by Peter L. Bersbach
I have seen many companies trying so hard to get their employees to
work harder creating more value for their customers, trying constantly
to keep a competitive edge over the competition. And yet when they
really look around, their employees are already working hard. In fact,
I'd say, people are busy 99% of the time trying to do a good job. So
how does a company today meet this challenge? It is in the things the
people do. More...
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 Forbes.com reports that six of the seven worst cars
on the road are produced by either GM or Chrysler Corporation, the two
auto companies which received billions of dollars in government bailout
funds. Sadly, the seventh car on the list is also American made, a Ford
product. More... |
