Houston, TX – The Fort Worth Museum of Science and History was one of the most outstanding construction projects of 2010, the Associated General Contractors of America announced today. As a result, the project’s contractor, Linbeck Group, LLC, was one of eight firms to receive the association’s Aon Build America Merit Award. “We want to [...]

The AMTEC Consortium – which includes Amnis, the quality, innovation and productivity organisation – is delighted to have secured its place across eight categories of the UK Government’s new Management Consultancy and Accounting Services Framework Agreement, launched recently by Buying Solutions. The latest award follows last year’s success on related ICT framework agreements and gives [...]

A unique group of companies, including two that have sustained lean transformations since the mid-1990s, will reveal how they are developing lean longevity at the Lean Transformation Summit conference sponsored by the Lean Enterprise Institute, March 3-4, 2010, Orlando. Cambridge, Mass., Dec. 22, 2009 — Many companies begin lean transformations only to succumb to cultural, [...]

Business901 introduces Marketing your Black Belt, a seminar for Lean Six Sigma Consultants and Organizations. Fort Wayne, IN, July 23, 2009 — Business901 introduces Marketing your Black Belt, a seminar for Lean Six Sigma Consultants and Organizations. This seminar will specifically address issues such as customer acquisition, retention and how you effectively communicate and collaborate [...]

Performance Excellence in Government And Green Six Sigma Among Themes Santa Clara, CA, April 24, 2009 — Instantis, the leading provider of on-demand project portfolio management software used by business process and IT leaders to improve strategy execution and financial performance, announced today its spring Webinar series line-up. Process improvement professionals in the private and [...]

In 2006, when Custom Direct decided to strive for World Class status, one of its first initiatives was to become a lean company. In order to do this, Custom Direct began using Baldrige criteria for Performance Excellence and Lean Manufacturing techniques as road maps in addition to having employees attend annual conferences held by the [...]