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In This Issue
Leadership Must Play a Critical Role in Define Phase
It is time for organizations to put the D back into leaDership. This means that the D (Define) in DMAIC should be a leadership responsibility, because leadership involvement is key to the success of Lean Six Sigma. The best way to get involvement is to make leadership responsible and accountable for results. Without strong leadership involvement and ownership, it is hard to expect the best results from Black Belts.
http://www.isixsigma.com/library/content/c090921a.asp
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New Six Sigma Job Openings
Global Lean Process Leader
AstraZeneca | United Kingdom-United Kingdom
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Continuous Improvement Engineer
BD | US-North Carolina-Durham
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
LP Building Products | US-Texas-Jasper
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Business Improvement Black Belt
Rolls-Royce North America | US-Texas-Fort Worth
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Business Consultant
Aflac | US-Georgia-Columbus
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Associate Director Operational Excellence
MedImmune | US-Maryland-Gaithersburg
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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
MPRI-L3 Communications | US-Virginia-Alexandria, VA
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Plant Manager-Lean Focus-Southeastern USA
Avery Point Group | US-Nationwide-Southeastern USA
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Senior Consultant (Organizational Strategy, Human
Fannie Mae | US-DC-Washington
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Continuous Improvement Engineer
BD | US-North Carolina-Durham
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Recent Quality Discussions
Setting Distribution Expectations
I'm getting into a project, and I am not sure of what to expect for the data distribution. We mix chemicals (about 100+), and when done test the pH of the mixture. Refresher: pH is a measure, on a log scale, of the hydrogen ion concentration. The scale runs from 0 to 14 (i.e., is bounded).
"For the actual measurements, should I expect they would be normally distributed, or some other distribution? Bottom line is that the measurements are what they are, but is there any fundamental reason to expect a particular distribution?
http://www.isixsigma.com/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=158963
Usefulness of G-charts
I was referred to a couple publications from Wheeler and Benneyan talking about g-charts as superior in ultra-low defect rates so that it turns it over as 'units between failures' (as data points increase = better). Of course it needs a whole different UCL and LCL calculation. Does anyone have any real experiences with this stat? Does anyone see this as worthwhile?
http://www.isixsigma.com/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=158925
Counting Opportunities
We assemble cables and one of our processes has to trim a multicore cable to meet several inspection criteria. The outer sleeve has to be removed a certain distance from the end, the cut should penetrate any of the sleeves of the inner cables, and the outer sleeve has to be removed cleanly without any jagged edge (not cut all the way around).
"My question is: Can I assume for a six core cable there are eight opportunities? Six for cutting any one of the inner core cables, one for the length of the unsleeved part of the cable and one for cutting all the way around?
http://www.isixsigma.com/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=158916
Value Stream Map Presentation
Please help in understanding the approach to conduct a VSM activity for a sales team (manufacturing industry). Also, could anyone share the VSM files or presentation if you already have one?
http://www.isixsigma.com/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=158948
Calculating Effectiveness
We are working on an MSA attribute study (cross tabulation kappa coefficient method). We are facing a problem in calculating effectiveness of measurement system. Can anyone help us in concluding kappa measurement? If possible please send a complete study as an example.
http://www.isixsigma.com/forum/showmessage.asp?messageID=158954
The Latest News & Press Releases
- UM and RMI Launch Maryland Manufacturing Partnerships Program, Will Focus on Lean and Continuous Improvement
- Erie County Executive Collins Credits Lean Six Sigma for Holding the Line on Property Taxes
- Maxtek Completes Year-long Effort to Apply Lean Throughout Company
- Lean Six Sigma Shares Innovation with DoD Components
- Serica Technologies Names Black Belt Ramesh Rao Vice President of Advance Manufacturing
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Upcoming Conferences & Training Events
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- Six Sigma JumpStart - Dubai, United Arab Emirates [Oct 12]
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- Six Sigma Master Black Belt (SS-MBB) - Colorado [Oct 12]
- PRINCE2 Foundation Training - Brighton, United Kingdom [Oct 12]
- Six Sigma Green Belt - Illinois [Oct 12]
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- Project Quality Management - California [Oct 17]
- Lean Awareness Program - Bangalore, India [Oct 19]
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