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Smarter
Solutions, Inc.
11044 Research Blvd. Suite B-400
Austin, Texas 78759
Phone: 512.918.0280 | Fax: 512.996.8318 | Email:
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July
21, 2006 . Edition I |
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The News |
In
the most recent news, Smarter Solutions
attended WCBF's The Global Six Sigma Summit
in Las Vegas, Nevada, June 27-30, 2006.
Pictured below from left to right are
Smarter Solutions' CEO and Founder, Forrest
Breyfogle, CIGNA's Leslie Benhke, and
CIGNA's Chairman and CEO, H. Edward Hanway.

Amongst
executives, senior-level managers, and
practitioners, the following is an excerpt
from CIGNA's CEO, H. Edward Hanway, on
Leveraging Six Sigma To Drive The Acceleration
Of Business Results:
"So, in the fall of 2002, we
decided to initiate a grass-roots-driven
quality program based on Six Sigma. Our
first step was to select an experienced
Six Sigma leader, Leslie Behnke from Motorola,
to help drive this new initiative. Our
second step was to select a training partner
to begin building some infrastructure
and expertise within the company. We chose
Smarter Solutions, led by Forrest Breyfogle,
for their high level of technical expertise,
as well as their method of integrating
and aligning Six Sigma with business strategy
and customer needs...
By the end of 2003, Dental completed
five initial projects, each delivering
solid, tangible business results. Case
in point: by reducing the time it took
call handlers to log information into
the unit’s databases before picking
up the next incoming call, they saved
over $500,000 a year in vendor staffing
costs, due to increased call handling
capacity.
Dental’s results earned the
unit the CIGNA President’s Award.
That got the attention of some of our
other department leaders, and the demand
for Six Sigma training began to spread
throughout the organization. We, of course,
stoked the demand by offering participating
departments no-strings access to Six Sigma
training and project mentorship programs."
Ed Hanway
Chairman and CEO
CIGNA, Inc.
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Smarter
Solutions invites you to utilize our online
resources to fulfill your next generation
Six Sigma and Lean methodology needs.
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Design
For Six Sigma (DFSS)
August
21-25, 2006
Austin, Texas
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Here To View More Information
CALL
512.918.0280 TO REGISTER
Understanding
and comprehending the 'true' Voice of the Customer,
register and attend this course if you seek to learn
the following:
Addressing the business improvement
needs:
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Product, Process, or IT design project execution;
- Design cycle time & hand-off
error reduction;
- Alignment of projects to true business
needs;
- Feedback system, which incorporates
“lessons learned” from previous product
designs.
Benefiting from next generation
DOE tool enhancements:
- Leading-edge,
structured VOC collection system that is beyond traditional
QFD;
- Integration of TRIZ and axiomatic
design into development processes;
- More efficient/effective product
optimization through Enhanced-DOE techniques;
- Reduction of hand-off problems between
design and manufacturing through DOE collective response
capability assessments (DCRCA);
- Improved efficiency and effectiveness
of design verification procedures utilizing enhanced-DOE
techniques;
- Pass/Fail functional testing to efficiently
and effectively capture combinational design problems
before design introduction.
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Upcoming
Courses
The
Eagle's View: Lean Six Sigma Executive Overview &
Goal Setting
July 28, 2006
Our approach, Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE),
instructs executives on how to develop a data-driven
system that pulls projects versus the traditional approach
of pushing projects not in alignment to the business
needs. This system is guaranteed to provide optimal
performance throughout your organization, increasing
the effectiveness of your people, processes, metrics,
and infrastructure. Call 512.918.0280 today to qualify
your company executives for a FREE
EXECUTIVE SESSION in Austin, Texas on
July 28, 2006! THIS SESSION
IS VALUED AT $795!!! Act
Now To Attend!
Mississippi
State University Presents...
The
Eagle's View: Lean Six Sigma Executive Overview &
Goal Setting
Canton, Mississippi
August 1, 2006
Executives and decision makers who want an overall understanding
of the principles of Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced
Scorecard should attend this interactive session. Learn
the theory, but more importantly, get "hands-on"
experience with knowledge of how the Smarter Solutions'
Lean Six Sigma business strategies will enable you to
lead your company to better value creation and profitability.
Get
Full Details.
The
Champions' View:
Lean Six Sigma Project Roles & Responsibilities
August 15-16, 2006
This two-day session is geared equipping Champions with
the skills needed to mentor and support Black Belts and
their projects. Training is focused on understanding organizational
roles and responsibilities required for project success
(i.e. asking the right questions). Come learn the process
to select effective Black Belt candidates and projects
that will support organizational goals. Get
Full Details.
Design
For Six Sigma (DFSS) Workshop - The
Voice of the Customer
August 21-25, 2006
This DFSS one-week session is for pre-certified Black
Belts or equivalents to learn how design projects can
be more aligned to the enterprise needs. This session
offers the roadmap to reduce development cycle times
while at the same time improving customer satisfaction
relative to product function and a reduction in design
defect escapes. Get
Full Details.
Green
Belt Training
September 5-8, 2006 (WEEK 1)
The nine-day Green Belt training session not only provides
dramatic financial benefits for your in-class project
but also offers the roadmap to yourself and others to
complete the correct activities at the correct time,
improving your organization's bottom-line and customer
satisfaction on an on-going basis. Get
Full Details.
Black
Belt Training
September 11-15, 2006 (WEEK 1)
Our no-nonsense IEE project system not only helps your
organization reap the benefits from your in-class project,
but also creates a system that leads your organization
to more customers and cash, long after class completion.
From experienced quality professionals to novice practitioners
who want to really make an impact to their organization
and improve their own skill set, one can achieve dramatic
benefits from our four-week Black Belt training session.
Get
Full Details.
Master
Black Belt Training
September 25-29, 2006 (WEEK 1)
This training session offers the roadmap for you to
do the correct activities at the correct time so your
organization improves its bottom-line and customer satisfaction.
For Black Belts who want to really make an impact to
their organization and improve their own skill set,
one can achieve dramatic benefits from our two-week
Master Black Belt training session. Get
Full Details.
Lean
Six Sigma Graduate Workshop
April
16-20, 2007
The
one-week Lean Six Sigma Graduate Workshop is geared
for Black Belt and Master Black Belt practitioners wanting
to sharpen-the-saw on their existing Six Sigma and Lean
education and toolsets. Whether trained by Smarter Solutions,
Inc. or another provider, learn beyond the traditional
Six Sigma and Lean methodologies, and take your organization’s
measurement and improvement processes to new business
heights. Get
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