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Podcast of last weekend's radio show on using six sigma to improve energy efficiency
Podcast of six sigma segment from Corning on last weekend's America's Business with Mike Hambrick show. Again highlights the use of Visio as a tool in implementing process improvements. Podcast is here . Read More...

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How Corning used Six Sigma to improve energy efficiency - this weekend's topic on America's Business with Mike Hambrick
This weekend another radio segment airs on America's Business with Mike Hambrick on how Corning used Six Sigma (DMAIC), supported by Microsoft technology tools such as Visio and our partner Itron, to achieve the following objectives: § Assure uninterrupted Read More...

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Lean solutions director Ingo Heel and Just Born Foods profiled on NAM America's Business Radio show this weekend !
Tune in to the National Association of Manufacturers weekly radio show America's Business with Mike Hambrick this weekend on Feb 10-11 for a segment on Lean Manufacturing. Interviews include Ingo Heel, Lean Solutions Director for Microsoft, and a profile Read More...

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5s for the Information Worker
Over the recent holidays, I embarked on a backup, cleanup, and Office 2007 upgrade for my PC. As part of the process, I realized that it would be a good idea to take a look at the 5s concept from an information worker perpsective, since e-mail and spreadsheets Read More...

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How Software Can Help Your Lean Program – and You, the Lean Professional
There is nothing like walking into the “war room” after a kaizen event. I usually see the same thing - butcher paper and sticky notes lining the walls from floor to ceiling. It is the result of people coming together to improve their value streams – the Read More...

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