<rss version="2.0"
			xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
			xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
			xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
			xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/">
			
			<channel>
				<title>iSixSigma - FV Community News Feed</title>
				<link>http://www.isixsigma.com</link>
				<atom:link href="http://www.isixsigma.com/fv-community-news-rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
				<description>Six Sigma Quality Resources for Achieving Six Sigma Results</description>
				<language>en</language>
				<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
				<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
				<generator>FV Community News</generator>
				
									
					<item>
						<title>PerfectServe Expands Chicago Hospital Implementation Team</title>
						<link>http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2012/05/16/prweb9506349.DTL</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:04:43 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Jeff Andretich, Lauren McGrail, and Craig Jaffe will be responsible for guiding PerfectServe&#8217;s hospital clients through the deployment process of the company&#8217;s intelligent communications system, which eliminates hospital errors and enables nurses and doctors to better coordinate care.
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Jeff Andretich, Lauren McGrail, and Craig Jaffe will be responsible for guiding PerfectServe&#8217;s hospital clients through the deployment process of the company&#8217;s intelligent communications system, which eliminates hospital errors and enables nurses and doctors to better coordinate care.
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>Crouse Partners With EMS Professionals</title>
						<link>http://centralny.ynn.com/content/top_stories/584444/crouse-partners-with-ems-professionals/</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 04:19:33 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[The training program involves officials from Crouse Hospital and a number of EMS representatives from across the region. The group is being taught the techniques of Lean-Six Sigma by faculty from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[The training program involves officials from Crouse Hospital and a number of EMS representatives from across the region. The group is being taught the techniques of Lean-Six Sigma by faculty from the Rochester Institute of Technology.
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>5 Ways Process is Killing Your Productivity</title>
						<link>http://www.fastcompany.com/1837301/5-ways-process-kills-productivity</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 03:34:12 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Good processes can turn especially dangerous when they creep from manufacturing lines and finance departments into brainstorms and research labs. Some of the worst offenders have been companies that implemented overarching processes like Six Sigma, a rigidly data-driven quality-management program originally designed to tackle manufacturing problems. 
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Good processes can turn especially dangerous when they creep from manufacturing lines and finance departments into brainstorms and research labs. Some of the worst offenders have been companies that implemented overarching processes like Six Sigma, a rigidly data-driven quality-management program originally designed to tackle manufacturing problems. 
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>Accuride Corporation Names Greg Kern Vice President-Imperial Group</title>
						<link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/accuride-corporation-names-greg-kern-vice-president-imperial-group-2012-05-14</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:17:48 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[&#8220;With the right leadership team in place, Imperial Group will continue to provide consistently high product quality and impeccable customer service, while also implementing Lean manufacturing systems and other measures to optimize overall operating performance.&#8221;
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[&#8220;With the right leadership team in place, Imperial Group will continue to provide consistently high product quality and impeccable customer service, while also implementing Lean manufacturing systems and other measures to optimize overall operating performance.&#8221;
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>Autos: Learning Lean Production Through Toyoda's Loom</title>
						<link>http://www.indystar.com/article/20120514/BUSINESS/205140302/Autos-Learning-lean-production-through-Toyoda-s-loom</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 03:02:45 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[In the visitor&#8217;s center at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana in Princeton, Ind., is one of two working Toyoda Type G Looms outside of Japan.
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[In the visitor&#8217;s center at Toyota Motor Manufacturing Indiana in Princeton, Ind., is one of two working Toyoda Type G Looms outside of Japan.
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>Nike Reduces Lead Times Through Lean Manufacturing</title>
						<link>http://www.supplymanagement.com/news/2012/nike-reduces-lead-times-through-lean-manufacturing/</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 15:09:43 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Supplier factories that adopted lean principles were more productive, cut lead times and produced fewer defects, the sportswear brand has announced.
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Supplier factories that adopted lean principles were more productive, cut lead times and produced fewer defects, the sportswear brand has announced.
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>Gemba Academy Offers Free Webinar On The Leader's Role in Lean Success</title>
						<link>http://www.seattlepi.com/business/press-releases/article/Gemba-Academy-Offers-Free-Webinar-on-The-Leader-s-3549187.php</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 15:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Bob Emiliani is a professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn., where he teaches courses on Lean leadership, Lean supply chain management, failure analysis of management decisions, and research methods.  Prior to joining academia in 1999, Bob worked in industry for 15 years and had management responsibility in engineering (R&#038;D, new product development) and operations (manufacturing and supply chain).  Gemba Academy offers over 230 HD-quality video training modules on lean manufacturing and lean enterprise concepts such as 5S, Hoshin Planning, Value Streams, Kaizen Leadership, Practical Problem Solving, Standard Work and Leader Standard Work, Seven Quality Control Tools, Total Productive Maintenance, Just in Time, and 3P Production Preparation Process.
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Bob Emiliani is a professor in the School of Engineering and Technology at Connecticut State University in New Britain, Conn., where he teaches courses on Lean leadership, Lean supply chain management, failure analysis of management decisions, and research methods.  Prior to joining academia in 1999, Bob worked in industry for 15 years and had management responsibility in engineering (R&#038;D, new product development) and operations (manufacturing and supply chain).  Gemba Academy offers over 230 HD-quality video training modules on lean manufacturing and lean enterprise concepts such as 5S, Hoshin Planning, Value Streams, Kaizen Leadership, Practical Problem Solving, Standard Work and Leader Standard Work, Seven Quality Control Tools, Total Productive Maintenance, Just in Time, and 3P Production Preparation Process.
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>'Zero Defects Manufacturing' Targeted By Brunel University Researchers</title>
						<link>http://www.brunel.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/news-items/ne_180314</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 03:33:16 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Brunel University has been awarded £213,390 by the European Commission to pursue the holy grail of &#8216;zero defects&#8217; in micro manufacturing.
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Brunel University has been awarded £213,390 by the European Commission to pursue the holy grail of &#8216;zero defects&#8217; in micro manufacturing.
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>Planning at Waikato Hospital Wins Award</title>
						<link>http://www.voxy.co.nz/health/planning-waikato-hospital-wins-award/5/123065</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 02:55:09 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[By far the biggest category, there were 14 entries in the process improvement category claimed by Waikato Hospital, which looks at recognising how planned improvement activities &#8211; both clinical and non-clinical &#8211; led to significant improvements in patient care or process improvement.
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[By far the biggest category, there were 14 entries in the process improvement category claimed by Waikato Hospital, which looks at recognising how planned improvement activities &#8211; both clinical and non-clinical &#8211; led to significant improvements in patient care or process improvement.
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
										
					<item>
						<title>MPS Implements Lean Manufacturing Program in Europe</title>
						<link>http://www.marketwatch.com/story/mps-implements-lean-manufacturing-program-in-europe-2012-05-09</link>
						<dc:creator></dc:creator>
						<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 04:24:59 +0000</pubDate>
						<description><![CDATA[Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. (&#8220;MPS&#8221;), a leading manufacturer of print and packaging for the cosmetics, healthcare, horticulture, media, and consumer markets today announced plans to implement formalized LEAN manufacturing programs at its facilities in Obersulm, Germany and Tzcew, Poland. 
]]></description>
						<content:encoded><![CDATA[Multi Packaging Solutions, Inc. (&#8220;MPS&#8221;), a leading manufacturer of print and packaging for the cosmetics, healthcare, horticulture, media, and consumer markets today announced plans to implement formalized LEAN manufacturing programs at its facilities in Obersulm, Germany and Tzcew, Poland. 
]]></content:encoded>
					</item>
					
									
			</channel>
		</rss>
