Introduction to Six Sigma
Four-Hour Seminar

In today's global economy with competition invading from every side, businesses need to develop programs to improve the quality, efficiency, reliability and agility in the design, development and delivery of products and services. Regardless of the business sector that you work in, whether it is information technology, laboratory, engineering, manufacturing, maintenance, operations health care, service, finance or other, you will continue to be challenged to do more with less. Six Sigma methodology is a disciplined and structured core competency that assures business success in today's environment by focusing companies on customer needs and linking outputs back to input variables for the purpose of improving operational processes.

Course Objectives

To provide an understanding of Six Sigma philosophy, tools and concepts, and learn how Lean manufacturing and Reliability can be linked to key aspects of Six Sigma programs. During this seminar, the attendees will discover that "better quality and reliability of products and services, faster delivery and lower cost" are achievable through the application of Six Sigma, Reliability and Lean manufacturing tools.

Topics Covered

• Six Sigma history
• Six Sigma definitions
• Six Sigma infrastructure
• Six Sigma roles and responsibilities
• Six Sigma training curriculums and certification
• Six Sigma project selection and reviews
• DMAIC phases (Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, Control)
• DFSS (Design For Six Sigma)
• Reliability and Six Sigma
• Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma

Who Should Attend:

Executives, Directors, Mangers, Engineers, Technicians, Operations, Maintenance and anyone else who desires a greater understanding of Six Sigma methodology, its implementation and how it relates to Lean manufacturing and Reliability.

About the Instructor:

Anwar El-Homsi is a Master Black Belt with over 13 years of Quality and Statistics experience in a variety of industries. He is currently the co-founder and CEO of Transformation Partners Company, and he has held engineering and management positions at Becton Dickinson, Eastman Kodak Company, Heidelberg, Xerox Corporation and Corning Corporation.

Six Sigma methodologies including Design for Six Sigma (DFSS), Design of Experiments, Statistical Process Control and Reliability Engineering are all within Anwar's areas of expertise. In addition, he is considered an expert in Six Sigma deployment and philosophy. As an outstanding coach and trainer, he has trained more than a thousand engineers and scientists, and mentored many Black Belts who have documented millions of dollars in direct savings.

From the Rochester Institute of Technology Anwar received his MS in Applied Statistics, subsequent to receiving his BS in Engineering from Alfred State University.

Current memberships include: The American Society for Quality, Society of Reliability Engineers, and The Advisory Council for Rochester Institute of Technology's Center for Quality & Applied Statistics. He also helped to originate the Rochester Chapter of the Society of Reliability Engineers and has previously served as President. At the present time, Anwar is writing a book on Design for Six Sigma.

Date:  September 16th, 2002
Time:  5:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Location:  Carmen Clark Lodge
777 Westfall Road
Brighton, New York
Cost:  $45/person
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Rochester Chapter SRE * March 2003