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Quality Audit Newsletter of the Rochester Section 0204 Volume 41 Issues 7-8 March-April 2004 Next dinner meeting Lean Sigma, Part 1 April 22, 2004 by Bob Stein, Advantage Quality Consulting Program: ISO 9001:2000—A new Today’s best practice is combining Lean Thinking and Six Sigma. In Part 1 paradigm for health care of this article, Bob reviews the need and the definitions of both methods. Details on page 4 Many businesses have struggled in past years to compete with offshore companies in a declining economy. Businesses that have hung on or Employment prospered, have done so through productivity gains and process Employers please send notices of improvements. A factor has been application of Lean Thinking, Six Sigma job openings to our Placement methodologies, or both. Many people look at these as individual programs chair, Mary Tyler, that compete for valuable resources or need "Black Belt" practitioners, and mary.c.tyler@delphi.com. must be done separately. In fact, the two programs are complementary, Members, please ask Mary to with different objectives. When combined in a "Lean Sigma" program forward the notices to you. Find these programs can deliver a one-two punch that provides quick additional Job Resources on breakthroughs and long lasting improvements. www.asqrs.org. The Lean Sigma philosophy refers to the goals and methodology used by Volunteer opportunitiesforward thinking businesses to drive out waste and improve the quality, cost, ...