Month: March 2012

MoreSteam.com Sponsors Process Improvement Gathering on April 18, 2012 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Kathy Miller (262) 241.1082 [email protected] Columbus, OH (March 29, 2012) – On Wednesday, April 18, 2012, MoreSteam.com, the leading global provider of online Lean Six Sigma training and Blended Learning technology, will sponsor a one-day continuous improvement conference in […]

Training and Advisory Services will instruct on The Shingo Model of Operational Excellence FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: UL Lisa Stern +1.847.664.2634 [email protected] The Shingo Prize Chelsee Niebergall +1.435.797.0771 [email protected] Northbrook, IL (March 26, 2012) – Today UL, a leader in global safety science, announces its new educational partnership with The Shingo Prize for […]

The following is Part One of a two-part article. Part One follows the first three steps of a DMAIC (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control) project at Kahiki Foods. Part Two follows the completion of the DMAIC project – the Improve and Control steps. Kahiki Foods is an expanding, family-run Asian foods manufacturer with about 200 […]

I enjoyed taking the Washington State Ferry across Puget Sound from Bainbridge Island today, then driving to Kirkland (East Seattle) to attend Minitab‘s statistics training session. As advertised, Minitab delivered: [div4 class=”approved2″ class2=”module-icon”]Learn to use Minitab Statistical Software to analyze your project data by attending Minitab Training in Seattle, WA March 19-23, 2012. The hands-on […]

Starting a Lean or Six Sigma initiative at your organization is no easy task. The task is easier, however, when you build a comprehensive deployment plan. In this video, you will learn everything you need to know about a successful Lean or Six Sigma deployment plan, including: What is a deployment plan and why is […]

If you’re looking for Lean Six Sigma training but you want to go through it online (in Lean Six Sigma e-learning course), then this is the comprehensive resource that you’ve been looking for.

Tower Automotive has practiced Lean manufacturing and had a continuous improvement department in one form or another since the late 1990s. Through these continuous improvement efforts, Tower was able to eliminate waste and reduce overall operational costs, helping the company survive when many other automotive suppliers fell by the wayside. Even with all of the […]

Gold’s recent run on Wall Street made me think about what makes businesses valuable. Gold represents an investment; business invests its capital into tools, equipment and facilities. Conjuring up thoughts of gold I imagined someone grabbing a cloth and physically shining up some jewelry or a gold bar. I chuckled. Who shines a gold bar? But who […]

In order to achieve maximum and consistent returns with Lean Six Sigma, combine LSS with systems thinking and TOC into a single continuous improvement approach.