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		<title>Six Sigma Fishbone Diagram Technique</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/29/six-sigma-fishbone-diagram-technique/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 May 2013 19:10:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[lean-six-sigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[minitab]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Minitab will offer an online training webinar on fishbone diagram technique using its Quality Companion toolset.  This structured brainstorming approach is often more effective than free-form discussion for investigating the cause of a problem.  It can be used to identify &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/29/six-sigma-fishbone-diagram-technique/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Emerson new Houston manufacturing facility</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/14/emerson-new-houston-manufacturing-facility/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:22:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[lean-six-sigma]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Emerson invests in new, highly automated and sophisticated manufacturing facility in Houston to expand its services for the oil and gas and petrochemical industries.  &#8230; &#8230;   &#8220;The facility features lean manufacturing technology and procedures that provide high-quality products and substantial &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/14/emerson-new-houston-manufacturing-facility/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Manufacturing teams accelerate with kaizen blitz</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/14/manufacturing-teams-accelerate-with-kaizen-blitz/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 19:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kaizen blitz is deployed in manufacturing processes t0 rapidly implement change and engage the workforce in continuous improvement activities.  Small changes help accelerate the achievements, building team dynamics and reinforcing the behaviors that drive accomplishment.  Focused time periods and smaller &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/14/manufacturing-teams-accelerate-with-kaizen-blitz/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Six Sigma targets Pharmacy workflow</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/14/six-sigma-targets-pharmacy-workflow/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:08:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[healthcare-six-sigma]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[lean-healthcare]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s pharmacies are busy places, taking orders and fulfilling prescriptions.  And, the number of mistakes, or defects, needs to be extremely low.  Using Six Sigma, McKesson provides improvement services to clients such as AllCare Pharmacy, in this healthcare industry example &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2013/05/14/six-sigma-targets-pharmacy-workflow/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>GE enables production apprentice opportunities</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/04/16/ge-enables-production-apprentice-opportunities/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[general-electric]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talent-management]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[GE supports program to develop external talent for its internal job opportunities.  The twenty month program looks to develop the skills necessary for success at a number of industrial companies in the area.  &#8230; &#8230;   &#8220;team will evaluate them to &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/04/16/ge-enables-production-apprentice-opportunities/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Six Sigma in packaging automation</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/04/04/six-sigma-in-packaging-automation/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:12:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[training]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local packaging company embraces the Six Sigma journey with training.  &#8230; &#8230;   &#8220;Twenty-two employees from four U.S. Automated Packaging manufacturing facilities took at least 48 hours of training to become certified green belts in the use of Six Sigma tools.&#8221;   &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/04/04/six-sigma-in-packaging-automation/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Lean Six Sigma supports clinical trials for advancing pharma drug discovery</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/04/04/lean-six-sigma-supports-clinical-trials-for-advancing-pharma-drug-discovery/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:08:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[lean-six-sigma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pharmaceutical]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pharmaceutical-industry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Quality and productivity is targeted in the implementation of Lean Six Sigma in the Clinical Technologies Business Unit of Almac Corp.  The line of business focused its efforts on staff training, with emphasis on developing Green and Six Sigma Black &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/04/04/lean-six-sigma-supports-clinical-trials-for-advancing-pharma-drug-discovery/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Uniqlo service model</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/03/28/uniqlo-service-model/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:43:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[results]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cost-savings]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Retail business model shows success through higher and better staffing.  &#8230; &#8230;   &#8220;Although leanness is generally a good thing in business, too much cost-cutting turns out to be a bad strategy, not only for workers and customers but also for &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/03/28/uniqlo-service-model/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Dow manufacturing process improvement targets tax credit</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/03/28/dow-manufacturing-process-improvement-targets-tax-credit/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 17:12:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[process-improvement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[manufacturing]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Dow Chemical challenges the IRS in court to achieve tax credit for research into improving the manufacture of commodity chemicals and the supplies necessary to enable the improvement.  &#8230; &#8230;   &#8220;Under current law, the R&#38;D credit is typically claimed to &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/03/28/dow-manufacturing-process-improvement-targets-tax-credit/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<title>Baldrige Quality Recognition for Healthcare Performance Excellence</title>
		<link>http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/03/09/baldrige-quality-recognition-for-healthcare-performance-excellence/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Mar 2012 02:32:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Frank M]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[baldridge-award]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[healthcare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[recognition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[lean-healthcare]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Healthcare exemplars share a passion for quality, innovation, and performance excellence and embrace statistical software to enable their analytics.  &#8230; &#8230;   &#8220;Two of this year’s recipients, Henry Ford Health System of Detroit, Mich., and Schneck Medical Center of Seymour, Ind., &#8230; <a href="http://sixthsigma.com/weblog/2012/03/09/baldrige-quality-recognition-for-healthcare-performance-excellence/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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