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SSC provides resources to aid in Six Sigma training

The McGraw-Hill 36 Hour Six Sigma Course provides you with the knowledge you need you understand, implement, and manage a Six Sigma program. This detailed yet accessible guide explores 10 essential Six Sigma tools for manufacturing along with other core components of a Six Sigma program.

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If you have completed your study of The McGraw-Hill 36 hour Course, you should be prepared to take this final examination. It is a comprehensive test, consisting of 96 questions.

Six Sigma isn’t just about optimizing processes; it’s also about empowering employees and creating a culture to do that. Doing that is not easy, and this book will take you through the steps needed to successfully implement Six Sigma in your organization.

Six Sigma for Managers introduces you to the fundamental concepts of Six Sigma, and provides 24 basic points you need to know to spearhead a Six Sigma program in your workplace. Carefully walking you through every phase of a successful Six Sigma initiative, from establishing metrics to sustaining excellence, this results-based handbook shows you how to manage Six Sigma to:

● Reduce defects ● Cut costs ● Set business metrics ● Plan an implementation ● Measure smart ● Monitor and maintain improvements ● Discover patterns ● Map the process ● Make the fix last ● Check hypotheses ● Know the risks ● Plan for control ● Sustain the gain

All managers, whether brand new to their positions or well established in the corporate hierarchy, can use a little “brushing up” now and then. The skills-based Briefcase Books series is filled with ideas and strategies to help managers become more capable, efficient, effective, and valuable to their corporations.

When Six Sigma pioneer Greg Brue worked on the first large-scale Six Sigma program at General Electric Co., it changed the face of business by decreasing wasted costs, improving performance and increasing profit.

Now, for the first time ever, that powerful process can be applied to your small business!