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Concentration risk management
Published February 28, 2011
The National Credit Union Administration's recent letter explaining how the federal agency will review concentration risk has provided credit unions with a valuable opportunity to examine and improve their concentration-risk management methods. Read More
Study evaluates deployment of Six Sigma program at financial services company
Published February 25, 2011
Hertzler Systems Incorporated recently released a report evaluating the deployment of a Six Sigma initiative at a mid-sized financial services business. Read More
Army depot employees reduce costs by writing on the walls
Published February 24, 2011
The process improvement division of the Productivity Improvement and Innovation Directorate of the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Pennsylvania is encouraging employees use the walls of the facility as a canvass for sharing their ideas. Read More
Enterprise software helps financial services firms achieve operational efficiency
Published February 24, 2011
Epicor recently released a whitepaper - How Enterprise Software Helps Financial Services Firms Improve Efficiency and Reduce Costs - examining how financial service organizations can reduce costs while trying to grow as they recover from the recession. Read More
UAE financial institution wins several continuous process improvement awards
Published February 22, 2011
The Dubai Quality Group recently held its Continual Improvement Symposium Competition 2010, and Mashreq, one of the leading financial institutions in the United Arab Emirates, won four top awards. Read More
Financial services firm implements Lean Six Sigma techniques to support IT overhaul
Published February 22, 2011
Westpac, an Australian financial services firm, plans to utilize Lean Six Sigma techniques to reduce waste and eliminate unnecessary processes as part of an initiative to overhaul its information technology services. Read More
Marine Corps base improves operational efficiency with continuous process improvement
Published February 21, 2011
Camp Foster in Okinawa, Japan, recently began its third round of its Continuous Process Improvement Plan, which is aligned with the Marine Corps Service Campaign Plan and the III Marine Expeditionary Force Campaign Plan. Read More
Air Force process improvement program betters air base operations
Published February 21, 2011
The Kadena Air Base in Japan is a participant in the Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century Program, which has helped the base achieve process improvement and minimize waste. Read More
Johns Hopkins research team finds government-wide quality process improvement program successful in Michigan
Published February 16, 2011
A group of researchers at Johns Hopkins University recently released a report showing the risk of death for patients in Michigan's intensive care is much lower following the implementation of a quality process improvement program. Read More
Ontario healthcare network approves quality process improvement plan that seeks to exceed provincial standards
Published February 16, 2011
The administrator's board at Muskoka Algonquin Healthcare, based in Huntsville, Ontario, Canada, recently approved a quality process improvement plan for 2011 and 2012 that seeks to minimize unnecessary hospital stays, reduce wait times and boost patient satisfaction. Read More
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