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Gingrich pushing Lean Six Sigma during campaign
Published August 16, 2011Filed Under:
Newt Gingrich, former Speaker of the House and candidate for the 2012 Republican presidential ticket, is making Lean Six Sigma part of the core of his early campaign. -
County benefits from Lean Six Sigma-based process improvement
Published November 4, 2011Filed Under:
Chris Collins of Erie County in Western New York was the first county executive to implement lean-based process improvement at a county level, and he credits the methodology for many of his successes, WGRZ-TV reports. -
Air Force IDEA program rewards military personnel for suggesting process improvements
Published December 16, 2010Filed Under:
The Air Force recently awarded a cash bonus to a technical sergeant that discovered a process improvement for the way his squadron repairs landing gear. -
Lean Six Sigma a potential solution for California city
Published February 22, 2012Filed Under:
The idea of applying Lean Six Sigma to the national deficit has been widely publicized in the run-up to the 2012 presidential elections, but lean government can also be effectively used on a much smaller scale. -
Former CEO with process improvement experience chosen to lead labor and business coalition
Published December 21, 2010Filed Under:
Mike Brown, the former chief executive officer of Santa Barbara County, California, was recently appointed director of governmental affairs for the Coalition of Labor, Agriculture and Business. -
Adapting Lean Six Sigma for the federal government
Published December 9, 2011Filed Under:
Lean Six Sigma has been a buzz phrase in the run-up to the 2012 presidential election, with many candidates signing the Strong America Now pledge to eliminate the $15 trillion national debt by 2017 by using the process improvement methodology. -
Lean government to be used in developing Texas city
Published April 5, 2011Filed Under:
Norman Standerfer, the new community development director of Wichita Falls, Texas, will be using lean principles to help the city prosper in the midst of hard economic times, according to the Times Record News. -
Federal process improvement team to share knowledge
Published April 19, 2012Filed Under:
A team of federal employees whose process improvement efforts have saved the government billions will be sharing the methodology with colleagues at an upcoming event. -
City department heads to receive Lean Six Sigma training
Published April 18, 2012Filed Under:
The city council of Stevens Point, Wisconsin, recently approved a $9,700 proposal to bring in Lean Six Sigma consulting experts to train city department heads and managers, the Wasau Daily Herald reports. -
Agency formulates process improvement plan to reduce backlog
Published January 23, 2012Filed Under:
Last year, the Federal Times reported that the U.S. Office of Personnel Management (OPM) had brought in a Navy team that specializes in process improvement to help identify and address areas of waste and inefficiency. -
Lean Six Sigma could help Houston get back on track financially
Published January 23, 2012Filed Under:
As Houston continues to struggle financially, public affairs professor Carroll Robinson and Todd Clark, a member of the city's Long-Range Financial Management Task Force, recently penned an editorial in the Houston Chronicle that laid out a plan to fix the city's finances. -
Lean government solution proposed by Minnesota city manager
Published May 25, 2011Filed Under:
The city manager of Coon Rapids, Minnesota, recently proposed a Lean Six Sigma-based project to streamline the city's government in response to loss of state aid revenues and increased dependence on the property tax base, according to the Coon Rapids Herald. -
Lean Six Sigma and leadership achieve success in symbiotic relationship
Published September 17, 2010Filed Under:
With more government agencies implementing Lean Six Sigma, two analysts have looked at case studies and found that true process improvement is achieved when a system is combined with effective leadership. -
Lean Six Sigma helps Afghanistan military hospital improve admissions
Published September 16, 2010Filed Under:
In order to improve the treatment for soldiers at a forward operating base in Afghanistan, the commander of the hospital implemented a Lean Six Sigma process improvement program that cut the steps for admission of a patient by nearly 50 percent. -
Gubernatorial candidate wants to use process improvement to reduce Connecticut's medical expenses
Published September 15, 2010Filed Under:
Connecticut candidate for governor Tom Foley is campaigning on his plan to cut $1 billion from the state's budget by implementing healthcare process improvements that will increase electronic record keeping and reduce emergency room visits.
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