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		<title><![CDATA[A Marketing Solution For Six Sigma Cultures]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76215]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If the organization wants to change the direction of the company by creating a Six Sigma culture, the way in which it is marketed, the initiative can significantly influence how far down the road one can go. If Six Sigma is marketed well, and if the who's, how's, why's, and...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma For Healthy Businesses, Part II]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76212]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article examines four recent cases in which Six Sigma produced positive results for health care organizations. The case studies given in this article illustrates the processes and activities that cannot be elaborated on the many tools and extensive documentation, which is used to reach the happy conclusion. All of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Integrating Lean And Six Sigma For Breakthrough Process Improvement]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76214]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949 differ from previous quality system standards in their strong emphasis on documentation and continual improvement. This is affected in an organization's business processes--product realization, management, and supporting processes. ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949 require organizations to define and document their business processes and to adopt...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Effect of ISO/TS 16949:2002]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=74389]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article explains about the process approach, tool, and implementations of ISO/TS 16949:2002. It explains that ISO/TS 16949:2002 is an expanded version of the ISO 9001:2000 standard. However, it was written by, and specifically for, original equipment manufacturers in the automotive industry. ISO/TS 16949 is intended for suppliers that make...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma For Healthy Businesses, Part I]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76211]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article reviews the basic goals and methodology of a Six-Sigma program. It's a long-term cultural commitment designed to deliver maximized efficiency and minimized waste in a growing organization. It requires the patience to develop a long-term, proactive business focus, rather than a reactive one. Six Sigma is only for...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Oct 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Utilizing Six Sigma To Improve Health Care Processes And Profits]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76209]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to survive, companies must demonstrate exceptional business and marketing confidence as well. Fortunately, a proven technique exists that help achieving extreme confidence and provides the tools necessary to accurately monitor the success of critical business processes and initiatives. Six Sigma is a proven process improvement methodology designed to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bulletproof: How LeanSigma Helped Save Lives During Operation Anaconda]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76210]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[On the Afghani battlefields, American Operation Anaconda was facing trouble. Getting much-improved vests from the design lab to Afghani battlefields on time and in the numbers needed was a manufacturing feat that demanded not only balancing quality and production but also improving both in the process. This paper illustrates on...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tracking Six Sigma Financial Results]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=76207]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Six Sigma is unique among quality improvement methodologies. It has been applied more broadly than manufacturing quality and is now part of diverse processes like services and transactions. Furthermore, success in Six Sigma is measured not only by improving quality in the "defect free" sense but also and by linking...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 20 Aug 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Sky is Falling!]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=74390]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[This article discusses about transition to ISO 9001:2000. With the deadline for companies to transition looming and a grab bag of externalities ebbing away at the transition process, many in the quality world have grown nervous. Barely 18 percent of ISO 9001/2/3:1994-registered companies have successfully completed the transition to the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 14 May 2003 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six sigma at Ford Revisted]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=55164]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[pany's former director of corporate deployment for Consumer Driven 6-Sigma sought an effective method to improve quality. Top management soon joined the cheering section, and Six Sigma efforts have been persistent ever since. The company also gave emphasis upon measuring Quality Management and the most effective way to measure a...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma’s Unique Infrastructure]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=55167]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA["Some people contend that Six Sigma adds nothing new to the technical toolkit used to improve business processes. Past improvement initiatives such as TQM certainly share a great deal with Six Sigma: Six Sigma's infrastructure creates formally defined change agent positions filled by people who possess technical knowledge about the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Probes Are the Key to Accurate Scanning]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=56914]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[THow many dimensional data points are enough to accurately describe a part feature? The key to answering this question is understanding the stability of the manufacturing process. In general, components should be measured only as often as required to ensure the stability of manufacturing processes. This requires identifying and monitoring...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma Survey: Breaking Through The Six Sigma Hype]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=58957]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[If yours is a small company with fewer than 500 employees, or maybe even fewer than 1,000 employees, Six Sigma probably isn't for you. Although implementation might be possible, it might require more resources than a small company can spare. Six Sigma doesn't solve all problems and it shouldn't be...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Eight Keys To Successful DOE]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=59231]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Design of experiments is a very powerful tool that can be utilized in all-manufacturing industries. Quality managers who encourage DOE use will greatly increase their chances for making breakthrough improvements in product quality and process efficiency. The article promotes that DOE provides an efficient path to improvement for those who...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Charm Of CRM]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72227]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Article discusses a survey that indicates that knowledge management is poised to cross the chasm. As more companies begin KM programs and move through the planning, review, and implementation stages, demand for knowledge management products and services will increase. The KM industry is past the innovator phase and in position...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Measuring And Managing Customer Satisfaction]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72721]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Customer loyalty and retention is the key to survive in a dynamic and competitive world where the flow of information is just a click away. The key to achieve this goal is to satisfy customers need in most effective manner and to go further by providing h   ]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[QS-9000 Drives Automotive Supplier Development]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=72774]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Article talks about authors' views that it is crucial to develop strategic customer-supplier partnerships in a global market. QS-9000 is requiring automotive suppliers to push quality further down the supply chain and to forge new alliances. Companies operating within the automotive market need to realize cost reductions to remain competitive....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jan 2003 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since ISO 9001's inception, resource management requirements have been limited. Even though ISO 9001:2000 has devoted an entire section to resource management, the requirements have not expanded significantly. However, they do include some gray areas that may prove challenging for organizations and their internal and external auditors. This article has...]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[The evolution in mechanical-design software during the past decade has permanently changed the manufacturing industry. Three-dimensional computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE) software programs are close to fulfilling their promise to deliver fully integrated design and manufacturing. CAD design software saves time and money in product development by reducing or...]]></description>
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