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Lean Essentials Training in Phoenix Arizona

Lean Essentials Training – Phoenix Arizona Cedro Toro – President Lean Six Sigma Toolbox Thursday, November 19, 2015 at 8:30 AM – Friday, November 20, 2015 at 4:00 PM (MST) Phoenix, AZ Event Details Get Your Lean Essentials Certification  Join your peers in Phoenix for this powerful 2 day workshop that will help your team be more effective, eliminate waste, and save

OSHA’s Tightening Rules for Temporary Workers

SOURCE: http://www.industryweek.com Manufacturers that use temporary employees, either through staffing agencies or subcontractors, should pay close attention to recent policy changes that could increase their safety and training obligations as joint employers. Farrah Fielder, general counsel for the National Association of Professional Employer Organizations, and Todd Logsdon, a partner at Fisher & Phillips in Louisville, talked about those changes and their implications at

Dell, Inc: Best Practices for Measuring the Success of Enterprise Testing

A good approach to measurement is provided by the Six Sigma framework, which describes four families of measures. These families are known as the PFQT measures, which detail the productivity (process), financials (cost), quality, and timeliness (schedule) of a project. An effective measurement strategy includes metrics that address these four areas. Click HERE to see the FULL Dell’s document.

Accelerating Lean Productivity with Immersive Collaboration

Cisco’s Internet Business Solutions Group (IBSG) proposes an immersive, interactive virtual environment to overcome the challenges of time, distance, and limited resources. Through this robust, interactive environment, they were able to design new processes and make recommendations that resulted in a significant reduction of time to service customers and overall service costs. The leader of the lean event stated that

Value Driven Solutions presents “Lean Transformation MRO, Atlanta”

After the incredible success of the previous meeting in Miami, Value Driven Solutions is proud of announcing a new 3-day training session in ATLANTA! This course is taught by accredited Lean Master & Six Sigma Black Belt George Bowman. George is recognized as an innovative result driven leader focused on achieving exceptional results in highly competitive Global markets with over

LEAN SIX SIGMA TRAINING LTD UK – SEPTEMBER 2015 SCHEDULED TRAINING

5-day Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification IASSC Black Belt class and IASSC Certification : September 2015 September 14th – 18th : The Quadrus Centre, South Tyneside, England September 21st – 25th : NH Hotel, Geneva Airport, Geneva, Switzerland Sign-up : Lean6SigmaTraining.co.uk 0191 375 5745 Contact Lean6Sigma4all Staff to get your 30% Discount on each training course! contact@lean6sigma4all.eu

Lean6Sigma4all interviews Mr Chuck Intrieri – Lean Consultant and blogger

As part of the Lean6Sigma4all platform we interview professionals who believe in sharing knowledge and want to make this project bigger. This week we have interviewed Mr Chuck Intrieri as a Supply Chain professional, recognized thought leader, innovator and partner in our project. Mr Intrieri explained also how he helped The Schwinn Bicycle Company implementing The Lean Six Sigma Methodology and saving $ 7/unit going to one

Poka-Yoke at Starbucks IN Japan

This is the last solution Starbucks has come up with to prevent milk allergy incident in their shops in Japan. The following card reads:  “Please hand this card to our barista at the handoff. We sincerely serve our soymilk beverages to our customers by using this card to prevent milk allergy incident.” When you picked up the beverages, the barista made

The Facade of Lean – Interview to John Dyer

Many companies are reaping huge benefits from Lean implementation, but others are still struggling, according to noted process improvement and Lean operations expert John Dyer. Why? He calls it the “Facade of lean.” Dyer, who consults with operations around the world, says many companies have the tools in place, but cut corners on lean principles and the proven structures. Dyer,

A #Green #Belt is worth $10.000 more a year

According to Indeed.com, the #1 job site in the world available in more than 50 countries and 26 languages, covering 94% of global GDP, the national average salary for a Certified Green Belt was $72,000 per year in the United States in 2012. For 2015, average salary according to Indeed.com is $82,000 annually. That’s an increase of $10,000 over the course

Assembly Plant of the year 2015

The #AssemblyPlantoftheYear award was initiated in 2004 to showcase world-class production facilities in America, and the people, products and processes that make them successful. All manufacturers that assemble products in the United States are invited to nominate their plants. Unlike many other awards, there is no entry fee. The Assembly Plant of the Year award is sponsored by ASSEMBLY Magazine. The goal of the Assembly Plant of

Six Sigma methodology can improve ASC cash flow and patient satisfaction

The implementation of #SixSigma at General Electric played a well-publicized role in Jack Welch’s effort to lead it into the 21st century. In the first five years after it was implemented at GE, Six Sigma produced an estimated $12 billion in cost savings. While a simple concept at hand, Six Sigma must be implemented and understood thoroughly as a team to

Lean’s a Journey, Not a Sprint

Changes are driven by the  #people who actually work with #patients! NorthBay Healthcare’s Lean journey enters its fourth year next month.  It has been an uneven ride because of some personnel changes, and to some degree, my impatience. READ THE FULL NEWS

Britain’s economy: Boosting productivity with Lean Six Sigma

Britain’s biggest problem today is not the deficit but stagnant productivity growth that leaves output per hour 2% below its peak in 2008 (see article). The country’s economic future depends far more on… READ THE FULL ARTICLE

10 Tips for Getting Most of Your Work Done By Noon

Many successful people have developed methods that allow them to get as much as 90 percent of their work done before they take their lunch break. That doesn’t mean they are…>>Keep reading… Do you want to share your article? Contact us to: contact@lean6sigma4all.eu

How to program a robot in less than 2 mins

IndustryWeek Technology Editor Travis Hessman put Ed Mullen, Universal Robots national sales manager, on the spot, asking for a live demonstration of how to program the company’s latest robot. It took Mullen less than two minutes to complete a demonstration. How long would it take for an operator to learn? “Five minutes,” asserts Mullen. Do you want to share your

The Lean WORKSTATION that makes work easier

When configuring a work area, the following need to be considered…>>keep reading RESOURCE http://www.kaizeninstituteindia.com Do you want to share your article? Contact us to: contact@lean6sigma4all.eu

Starbucks Coffee and Kaizen

I am a confirmed Starbucks addict. Because the burnt flavor of their beans titillates my taste buds in just the right way, at 5am every morning I walk to my neighborhood Starbucks and kick start my day with a whole milk grande latte, no foam, extra shot. Makes my mouth water just to think about it! This morning, as the

Using robots to improve Customer Service Experience at stores

TOKYO – Food giant Nestle (IW 1000/35) said Wednesday that its Japan unit would hire 1,000 robots as sales clerks at stores across the country. The first batch of the robots — chatty humanoids called Pepper — will report to work by the end of this year at outlets that sell coffee capsules and home espresso machines. “From December, they