CORDATUS uCONSULTING May 2009 Newsletter
Why not use that spare capacity generated during the recession to begin an aggressive business process improvement programme? The economic downturn provides an ideal opportunity to launch a lean/six sigma transformation that will help to insulate your company against future economic turbulence.
BETTER THAN A TRIP TO THE DENTIST!
In his 2005 management book "Winning" Jack Welch, formerly of GE, has this to say about six sigma:
"Nothing compares to the effectiveness of Six Sigma when it comes to improving a company's operational efficiency, raising its productivity, and lowering its costs. It improves design processes, gets products to market faster with fewer defects, and builds customer loyalty. Perhaps the biggest but most unheralded benefit of Six Sigma is its capacity to develop a cadre of great leaders".
Click on the title link to view book details and chapter headings. A quick search of book contents for "six sigma" yields 20 results. (The chapter from which the above quote is taken is entitled "Better than a trip to the Dentist").
SIX SIGMA GREEN BELT FOR SMALL ENTERPRISES - 02 JUNE 2009
Designed
specifically for Ireland's small enterprises, who may have neither the financial
nor human resources to engage in a fully fledged six sigma programme, this 5-Day
programme is delivered in two modules of 3 days and 2 days each. The first
module kicks off on Tuesday June 2nd, and the second module is scheduled for
Thursday and Friday, July 9th and 10th.
Click on the title link, or contact Edel Garavan on 09064 71223,
info@firstpolymer.com, for
course details.
Wonder what a six sigma project looks like? Have a look at this typical and very successful lean six sigma document streamlining project from Xerox. the video is 3mins 51secs long.
Best wishes,
Bernie
Bernie
Rushe
+353 91 870708
brushe@cordatus.ie
www.cordatus.ie
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