APICS The Association for Operations Management

West New Jersey

Advancing Productivity, Innovation, and Competitive Success

 

Chapter Events & Information

         

     What Six Sigma is Not
 
May 15, 2008
      
Hanover Manor, East Hanover
 

 

  

5:30 – 6:00     Networking

6:00 – 6:30     Welcome                         President’s Welcome

6:30 – 7:30     Keynote Presentation    Cliff Boldt

7:30 – 9:00     Dinner                            

 

What Six Sigma is Not    

In the past year or so, there has been an increase in negative press surrounding Six Sigma and its overall value to both company and customer.  Examples include Six Sigma “failures” at Home Depot and 3M, a study showing companies that use Six Sigma are worse performers than their non-Six Sigma peer group, and one company known for its cutting edge continuous improvement philosophy (Toyota) that does not even use this supposedly indispensable methodology.  Is Six Sigma on the trash heap of yesterday’s business innovations?  Can Six Sigma still benefit your company or, more to the point, still be a good skill set or career move for you?  Come join the APICS West Jersey chapter on May 15th as Six Sigma Black Belt Cliff Boldt separates Six Sigma fact from fiction, hype from reality, and helps you understand what Six Sigma is, what it is not, and how both your company and you can benefit from its successful utilization.

 

Cliff Boldt, M.S.

With over 25 years of continuous improvement experience, Cliff is no stranger to quality initiatives. Starting out as a process engineer with DuPont, Cliff went on to earn his Six Sigma Green Belt with Ticona, and his Black Belt certificate from Villanova University. Currently, Cliff works at Becton Dickinson, a global medical technology company in Franklin Lakes.  In addition to leading transactional Six Sigma projects for the Business Process organization, Cliff also is involved with the BD Six Sigma/Continuous Improvement program, teaches Six Sigma courses, and mentors his fellow Green and Black Belts.  Cliff holds a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from Iowa State University, and a M.S. in Management (International Finance and International Marketing) from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

 

Program Cost: $35 preregister, $40 at the door
non-member $40 pre-register $45 at the door

 

Register on-line now and pay on-line with your credit card !

 

Attire for meetings: Business or Business Casual


2008 Program Year:

Date

Topic

Speaker

05/15/2008

What Six Sigma is NOT!

Cliff Boldt

06/19/2008

Rightsizing Inventory

Joe Aiello

Board of Directors' Meetings

The APICS West Jersey Board of Directors meets the first Thursday of each month. Unless otherwise noted, all meetings will begin at 6:00 pm and end by 8:00 pm. Any member is welcome to attend -- whether just curious or possibly interested in joining the board!
 

Please contact Dawn Fletcher at 973-408-8232 if you are interested in attending the next board meeting.




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