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eSmarter News: Using Excel to Perform LSS Analyze Evaluations.
November 21, 2006 Edition I

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In This Edition of eSmarter News
>> Technical Resource
>> In The News
>> Resources
>> Upcoming Courses

TechResource: Using Excel to Perform LSS Analyze Evaluations.
This article assists Green, Black, and Master Black Belts in using Excel to perform LSS analyze evaluations when Minitab is not present or available for use.

Download: http://www.smartersolutions.com/enews/november2006_techresourceDLpage.htm

Control Charting at the 30,000-foot-level, Part 4 Article.
Read the latest article of a four part series in Control Charting at the 30,000-foot-level. Forrest W. Breyfogle, III continues the Smarter Six Sigma Solutions approach and how to better understand control charting for your organization.

Download: http://www.smartersolutions.com/enews/november2006_articleDLpage.htm

Instantis Publishes Six Sigma Maturity Model as Industry Luminaries Laud Thought-Leadership Contribution.
Our very own Forrest W. Breyfogle, III was honored to participate in critiquing and evaluating the model for substance. Read Instantis’ latest press release on the developed model and whitepaper which defines the commonly experienced stages of Six Sigma maturity.

Download: http://www.smartersolutions.com/pdfs/pressreleases/20060911_ssmm.pdf

In The News
In the most recent news, Smarter Solutions held The Eagles' View: Lean Six Sigma Executive Overview & Goal Setting on November 2, 2006. This was very successful and interactive executive session. Here is what the following attendees had to say about the informative session:

"A day well spent with so much value… Very useful and will serve to help our organization take a better approach at project selection and performance measurements at a high level."

Jeremy Segers
Director of Operations
Pemstar

Smarter Solutions held the Lean Six Sigma Graduate Workshop from November 6-10, 2006. This session brought about in depth tool utilization and discussions from experienced Black and Master Black Belts. Here is what the following attendees had to say about the knowledge and tools obtained from the session:

“None of my previous training compares to the excellent job in integrating Lean Six Sigma methodologies and concepts as this course did for me. This course provides a very effective and extremely practical approach. It can be applied to the development of high-level performance metrics for an entire organization.”

Mario Tognetti
Process Improvement Specialist
Greif, Inc.

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Upcoming Courses

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Lean Six Sigma Graduate Workshop - http://www.smartersolutions.com/postblackbelt.htm

Design For Six Sigma (DFSS) Workshop - http://www.smartersolutions.com/designforsixsigma.htm

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