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		<title><![CDATA[MeadWestvaco Corp. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Thank you ladies and gentlemen. Operator Instructions And the first question we go to the line of Claudia Hueston from JPMorgan. Please go ahead.  Claudia Hueston &#8211; JPMorgan Thanks very much, good morning and congratulations on the quarter.  John A. Luke, Jr. Thank you. Claudia...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2009 12:35:17 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[H.B. Fuller Company F3Q09 (Qtr End 08/29/2009) Earnings Call Transcript]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions  The first question comes from the line of Olga Guteneva with J.P. Morgan. Olga Guteneva &#8211; J.P. Morgan Did you say that your raw material benefits this quarter were 15% year over year? Michele Volpi They were actually 14.9% versus last year and down...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2009 13:44:08 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Statistical Process Control]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1009811]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Statistical Process Control SPC has been around for a long time. But it is only in the last several years that many modern companies have begun working with it more actively - not least because of the propagation of comprehensive quality systems, such as ISO, QS9000, Six Sigma and MSA...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[From Lean to Lasting: Making Operational Improvements Stick]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By focusing on the "soft" side of lean and Six Sigma initiatives, leading global companies gain substantial, scalable, and sustainable advantages.      For companies seeking large-scale operational improvements, all roads lead to Toyota. Each year, thousands of executives tour its facilities to learn how lean production—the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Gains From Using Six Sigma]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1014621]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The major and very glaring difference between any other quality control and management system when compared to the Six Sigma is a direct connection to the financial gains arising out of the processes implemented. Financial gains arising out of the improvements in the process are measured and quantified and are...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Training For Six Sigma]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1014623]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Implementing Six Sigma in an organization is just like implementing any similar or otherwise, companywide management improvement tools, methods and practices. Changing the work culture that is to say, the way people look at their work and go about doing things needs to be changed drastically and by changing the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Activities For Team Building]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1004707]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Teams competing in quizzes or Six Sigma teams reaching levels of excellence dreamt but only a few are testimony to the power of standing up for a belief system of passion, commitment, hard work, dedication, clarity of thought and the will to succeed as key ingredients to their success stories....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Imagine a retail space where customers are allowed to pay whatever they feel is the right price for their purchases. Products would fly off the shelves and retailers would lose money. Sound ridiculous? It's not far from the situation that could develop if retailers operated without a pricing strategy and...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma Project Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=932413]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Employing Six Sigma for the business environment is for achieving well-defined goals. The project selected for deploying Six Sigma is not self-sustaining and can develop tendencies to get off target following even the slightest let up in its management. The focus of the Six Sigma management committee is to steer...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[How Six Sigma Differs From Traditional Project Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=953259]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[While Six Sigma is becoming more popular, a lot of companies still rely upon the conventional Project Management Body of Knowledge PMBoK. This discipline is used throughout all sectors and has been one of the most pivotal managerial tools for many years. In truth, there are many similarities between the...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma & Strategic Planning]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1089591]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Strategic planning, as applied to Six Sigma, implies that the drawing down of elaborate and systematic planning of areas of concerns that have far-reaching and tactical implications at the project selection stage. The purpose of strategic planning is to have produced fundamental decisions and actions that guide successful Six Sigma...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Strategic Planning And Six Sigma]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1089593]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Six Sigma has been basically used either for improvement of existing processes or in designing a new product or process. Strategic planning as applied to Six Sigma involves detailed and systematic planning in areas of concern that have far-reaching and tactical implications at the project selection stage. The purpose of...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma Training - Employee Assessments]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=1166901]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The contribution of employees has to be carefully assessed by the business. HR metrics or employee ratings are the outcome of employee assessments undertaken by the HR team. Employee assessments help realize the satisfaction levels of the team members. It is an assessment of the work environment of the business...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Google Ratchets Back On Spending, New Projects; Buys Futures In Six Sigma]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Nothing says serious about cost cutting and process quite like hiring a CFO with a black belt in Six Sigma management. With or without the tanking economy, Google (NSDQ: GOOG) has been heading towards maturing growth&#8212;you can't keep up triple-digit growth or even double-digits indefinitely&#8212;and the addition of McKinsey...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[From Lean To Lasting: Making Operational Improvements Stick]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=950815]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To get the most from large operational-improvement programs, top companies look beyond the technical aspects of lean and Six Sigma and embrace the softer side. Complementing the development of technical skills with a focus on the organizational capabilities that make efficiency benefits real can help companies to achieve more substantial,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BTalk Turns 100 | BTalk Australia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnetau.com.au/aussierules/2008/10/19/btalk-turns-100-btalk-australia/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[(26min 23) Welcome to the 100th episode of BTalk Australia.     Back in June we kicked off a daily podcast, aimed at Aussies but intended to be of interest to BNet users the world over. Today you can hear the variety of topics we have covered so...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Oct 2008 12:17:49 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The 13 Myths Of Sales Training]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 13 Myths Of Sales TrainingThe 13 Myths Of Sales TrainingThe thirteenth myth certainly fits with the biggest reason Six Sigma projects fail.  The failure to implement a control plan is the main reason Six Sigma projects only provide results for a short time.  If you don't provide...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2008 06:40:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Cult of Six Sigma |BTalk Australia]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://blogs.bnetau.com.au/aussierules/2008/07/24/the-cult-of-six-sigma-btalk-australia/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[(24min 37) Six Sigma is a business improvement pioneered by Motorola, embraced by General Electric and now used by many large corporations throughout the world.    Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Alan Skinner, a six sigma "black belt" from the Faculty of Business at the...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 13:39:54 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Six Sigma Team Recognition And Rewards]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=988247]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[In Six Sigma architecture, having a rewards and recognition policy in place is equally important. In bringing about changes in the system smoothly, rewards and recognition can play a very important role. If employees feel that their initiatives are being recognized, they will come forward with suggestions for improvement. If...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advocating The Six Sigma System For Project Management]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=919961]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[It is no wonder that Six Sigma has become the latest craze in most of the business organizations that want to eliminate the defects in their products and services and bring about an improvement in the quality of their processes. Actually, Six Sigma is a cyclic system, which helps in...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 26 May 2008 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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