| Continuous
Improvement: In Times of Adversity, Don't Abandon the Basics |
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Today, manufacturers face threats in a variety of forms, most of which they
can't control: Chinese currency manipulation, rising raw material costs, vapid
consumer confidence. Nonetheless, now is not the time to forget about process
improvement. In fact, now is the time to right the ship so that when the storm
calms, you have a clear path and can forge on full speed ahead.
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| The Ideal
State of Six Sigma |
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By Denton Bramwell
Excerpted from the book, Directing
Six Sigma© 2005
Promontory Management Group, Inc.
The idea of
an ideal state is a powerful one. If you know the ideal state of a process or
program, you have a basis for detecting whether your program is doing better.
All decisions regarding program changes can be tested against the ideal state.
The ideal state of a six sigma program is:
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| Six Sigma for
Beginners - Get Your Green Belt! |
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This course is specifically designed for small companies who only need a few
Belts and for large companies who have belts that need training and are between
waves.
Green Belt training is specialized for operations, HR, Sales, Marketing, Mfg.
and other less data intensive professions. These people need strong methodical
problem solving tools, but also need simpler yet powerful statistical tools.
Training format is four days in class, a month working on the projects,
another four days in class, and so on, with project coaching sessions between
classes.
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| MEP Last
Quarter Client Impacts |
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Every quarter, the U.S. Department of Commerce surveys the clients of MEP
Utah to make sure that the services they provide are having a positive impact on
the manufacturers in the state.
Here are the latest impact results from the Department of Commerce Survey of
MEP Clients - 1st Quarter 2005.
*In this round of surveys, MEP Utah was ranked 6th best in the nation
among over 50 MEP Centers for Quantifiable Impacts!
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| MEP News
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MEP Forms Two New Partnerships with the Wayne Brown Institute and Rocky
Mountain Testing Solutions
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Details
UMA Hosts 3rd Annual Forklift Rodeo
Congratulations to Tod
Madsen of Petersen, Inc. for winning the grand prize and the trophy for his
company!
More
Details
MEP Utah Presents at National SBDC Conference
NIST MEP
participated in the 25th Association of Small Business Development Centers
(ASBDC) Conference held in Baltimore, Maryland in September. Barry Bartlett with
MEP Utah helped to present LEAN, Not Just for Manufacturing
Anymore.
The presentation was well received by the SBDC counselors
and encouraged new opportunities for collaboration to serve additional
manufacturers.
The MEP 7th Annual Awards are Coming! Look for Nomination Forms
Soon.
Each year MEP Utah conducts a statewide search to recognize
Utah manufacturers who have exhibited extraordinary industrial leadership and
excellence during the past year.
Don't let another year go by without
receiving the recognition you deserve!
National MEP Centers and Local Manufacturers Team Up for Hurricane Katrina
Relief Efforts
NIST MEP and the network of MEP centers are working
together to identify needs and to deliver resources that manufacturers and our
MEP centers might be able to supply in support of relief efforts.
More
Details
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| Meet an MEP
Engineer - Brent Huffaker |
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Directly mentored by the originators of the Toyota Production System (TPS),
Brent Huffaker has 8 years of experience implementing lean concepts and
strategies.
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