The BEC Update Newsletter

Vol. 7, Issue 1	January 8, 2008

Welcome to the January 2008 issue of the BEC Update. We’ve changed our format from a pdf document to html, which should make it easier for you to locate those articles or features that interest you. If you have comments or suggestions, please send them to: bec@msoe.edu

Table of Contents Corporate Commitment to 5S At Ladish Forgings, a corporate and employee commitment to 5S pays benefits. Three New Six Sigma Black Belts Congratulations to three new Black Belts from Husco International. Georgia Hospital Uses Lean to Reduce ER Waiting Times Lean helps this Georgia hospital improve Emergency Room patient response time Lean Certificate Programs Start January 21 Lean Tool Kit and Lean Lead certificates get underway on January 21. BEC to be Featured at IW Best Plants Conference BEC Executive Coach Bob Winter is a featured speaker on Lean 5S at national conference BEC at 2008 Lean Six Sigma Conference Join us at the February 11-12 conference Upcoming Seminars and Courses A complete listing of the new year's events Welcome Mat: New BEC Members Three more companies join the BEC Coach's Corner: Minimizing TPM Losses BEC Executive Coach Bob Winter comments on the "Six Big Losses in TPM". BEC Contacts

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