...CURRENT LITERATURE PA N E L D I S C U S S I O N “Six Sigma Black Belts: What Do They Need to Know?” Publication: Journal of Quality Technology T he October 2001 issue of the Journal of Quality Technology (JQT) contains a panel discussion on the training of Six Sigma Black Belts. According to JQT’s editor, William H. Woodall, the discussion centers on a paper by Roger W. Hoerl of General Electric (GE) entitled “Six Sigma Black Belts: What Do They Need To Know?” The Abstract Six Sigma improvement methodology has recently received considerable attention, not only in the statistical and quality literature, but also in general business literature. In published discussions, terms such as Black Belt, Master Black Belt and Green Belt have frequently been used indiscriminately, without any operational definitions provided. It may not be clear to readers exactly what Black Belts are, what training they should have and what skills they should possess. Those hiring Black Belts may also be confused. The participants in this discussion and I [Roger Hoerl] have a significant opportunity to clarify how statisticians, quality professionals and business leaders think about Six Sigma and quality improvement in general. This article provides a context and forum for discussion of the technical skills required by Six Sigma Black Belts and hopes to reach a general consensus. I focus on Black Belts since they are typically the backbone of Six Sigma initiatives. I reference some previously...
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...Holidays Holidays are celebrated differently by everyone. In fact, some people do not even celebrate the holidays that I do. One thing that is common for everyone is that holidays are usually surrounded by family and friends. My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving. I love Thanksgiving for lots of reasons. I look forward to Thanksgiving all year long. I can remember everything about thanksgiving from the great food and the great memories. Thanksgiving is important to my family because we get together and eat. We see, smell and taste good food. When my family gets together we eat and gossip and talk. I like to hear the laughter that comes from everybody having a good time. Thanksgiving is significant in my life because I get to see all of my family. I only get to see all my family once or twice a year. This is a time we get together and find what they have been up to. We tell stories or play game and watch football on tv. We joke around and hang out and eat. Our Thanksgiving day starts off with everybody in the kitchen cooking and talking. I usually am cleaning while they all cook in the kitchen. We set a nice table with our good dishes and silverware. We get to eat a big ham, a delicious turkey, homemade macaroni and many other dishes. One of my favorite food is yams. I love the sweet smell of yams. Yams have a beautiful layer of golden brown marshmellows on top. I can eat a whole pan of them. Most people like Christmas the best, but I like Thanksgiving because...
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...S.O.P – Standard Operational Procedures Provided by the employer, Standard Operating Procedures are orders issued by your company. S.O. – Site Orders Provided by the client, these are a set of duties relating to the security of a given site or assignment, which you will be expected to carry out. They may vary from post to post according to the client’s needs. 1. What are the Defenses to Assault? C.A.M.E.L.S C – Consent A – Amicable Contest M – Misadventure/accident E – Execution of Law L - Lawful Chastisement S – Self Defense of Self and Others 2. When can you conduct a pat down search, or search a person, their bags and vehicle? Only when you have consent, OR after a lawful arrest and you suspect the person of concealing a weapon. 3. Name the Act that explains ‘Use of Force’, & Explain the Act. Crimes Act of Victoria 1958 – Section 462A Any person may use such force, not disproportionate to the objective as he believes on reasonable grounds to be necessary to prevent the commission, continuation, or completion of an indictable offense, or to effect or assist in effecting the lawful arrest of a person committing, or suspected of committing and unlawful offense. 4. When are 3 occasions when reasonable force may be used lawfully? • Defending yourself or another person • Lawful Ejection • Lawful Arrest 5. What is the ‘Golden’ rule that applies to any bag or vehicle search? You must always have consent. 6. What is Duty of Care? To...
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...We’re on Twitter time now. The official announcement, sealed with a Tweet of course, said simply, “We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO.” Not following the “jobs and growth” movement? You may have missed a newfangled way start-ups can start the process of raising money from the public — and create jobs and economic growth—with less regulation and much less paperwork. On April 5 of last year, the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act (JOBS Act or Act) became law in the U.S. Don’t let the rah-rah of the law’s title fool you. This law is all about making it much easier for private companies to access public capital with less muss, less fuss. The law also provides relief to certain companies, emerging growth company or EGCs, so they can go public on U.S. exchanges without providing as much information to investors as early in the process as they used to. All this easy access to investors’ wallets means some “radicals” accused lawmakers of trying to pull a fast one. Eliot Spitzer was blunt: “It shouldn’t be called the JOBS Act, it should be called the Bring Fraud Back to Wall Street Act.” EY is the global public accounting firm of choice to emerging social networking/social gaming companies such as Groupon, Zynga, and Facebook as well as veteran technology and media companies such as Google, HP, News Corp, and Oracle. Twitter’s auditor is probably EY, given EY’s market dominance in the Silicon Valley emerging growth tech environment and EY’s...
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...Public Needs to Know Brittany Griffin Strayer University ENG 115 November 11, 2013 Professor Ogden The Public Needs to Know There is a range of 600,000 to 2.5 million people whom are homeless within the United States (FAS.org 2009). The streets that we drive on many of our fellow American consider those streets home. The economic issues, special needs and the process of trying to help our fellow citizen feed themselves is difficult due to the issue we face to help feed and shelter these individuals new drug for cancer patients make it difficult to undertake such a venture, thus eroding the benefits reaped from such a program Here in our community we face issue like poverty, homelessness, unemployment and most of all, our children being left behind. With the lack of jobs we see more and more poverty in our local community. The unemployment rate has manage to stay at a level rate however for our local area 11% is pretty high. We’ve been stagnant at this rate for the past five years. People are losing their homes and having to let their children go with others while they seek shelter for themselves. While low income housing is available you don’t qualify unless you have some type of income. Our kids are left behind at school and pushed aside due to the teacher lack of caring. Our children are either obese or underweight. Poor dieting and poor supervision is putting our kid’s future at risk. This must stop as of yesterday. It’s clear our community is in dire need of...
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...The Public Needs to Know 1 The Public Needs to know ( About Free Clinics) Christy Phillips Strayer University English 115 ALENE Morrison 04/28/2014 The Public Needs to Know 2 The people in Douglasville, Georgia need to know that the health care of the community is crucial. It is because of the price of the insurance today too many people go without medical care that they need. If Douglasville, Georgia had a free clinic more people could get the health care of that they need. There are more people dieing everyday because they cannot afford to get the medical care they need. That is why now more than ever the community needs to open a free clinic here in Douglasville, Georgia for the low income families and the uninsured. The public needs to know why a free clinic would be beneficial to Douglasville, Georgia. To begin with the state of Georgia population is 9,687,953 and of that 132,493 live in Douglas county (US Census Bureau,2010). According to ( healthyfuturega.org) nearly 2 million people in Georgia are uninsured that is among the highest in the nation. There is a total of 44,131 uninsured in Douglas and Carroll County it is the third highest in the state of Georgia. The presence of free primary care clinic reduces hospital costs associated with non-urgent ED use and inpatient care (Journal of Health & Human Services Administration. Mar2012, Vol. 34 Issue 4, p456-470. 15p). That is why someone needs to find a way to help the uninsured...
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...use it. What is more important than a definition of the word ’grammar’ is knowing what students need to know when they are learning grammar. And we also need to know different ways to teach grammar. There are many different methods to teach grammar, but the three that might be the most effective in retaining student interest are the following: 1. Situational Presentations 2. Text and Recordings 3. Test Teach Test 1. Teaching grammar via Situational Presentation I. What do students need to know? When presenting new language, the teacher must show following things very clearly: MPF: There are several aspects of a new item: that you need to know and learners need to learn. 1. What it means. They need to understand meaning within the given context. 2. What it sounds like. They need to know the natural pronunciation and spelling of the language. 3. What it looks like. They need to know how to form the language (how it is constructed). 4. How and when it is used. They need to know the function of the language. (This is often referred to as, MPF.) As well as knowing the MPF, students need to use the language - practice. Presentation is a rather controversial word! Experienced teachers know how best to develop a student’s awareness of the language without falling into the ’today we are going to do conditional sentences’ approach. Language needs context because context provides meaning. One way...
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...Assignment 2.2: The Public Needs to Know – Revised Version Christina R. Quillin Professor Lindsay Ludvigsen ENG115: English Composition February 8, 2015 The Public Needs to Know Are you or someone you know a victim of domestic violence and looking for a safe place? Domestic violence victims in Johnson City, TN are given access to services, such as a safe place, transportation, and food because it can improve the victim’s life. In the following pages, we will examine domestic violence, a local, domestic violence organization program, describe the process and benefits of the program for your local community members. What is Domestic Violence? “Domestic Violence is a violent confrontation between family or household members involving physical harm, sexual assault, or fear of physical harm”. Stewart, S. (1998, January 1). What is Domestic Violence? Retrieved January 31, 2015, from http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/domviol/what.htm. Women in the United States between the ages of fifteen (15) and forty-four (44) leading cause of injury is due to domestic violence. Victims of domestic violence have available help through local police departments and victim assistance programs. Safe Passage a Domestic Violence Shelter for Women and Children Safe Passage established in June of 1996 in Johnson City, Tennessee. The First Tennessee Human Resource Agency provides the Safe Passage facility through them. The shelter not only provides service to those in need within Johnson City...
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...did not know enough. “What should a 4 year old know?” she asked. Most of the answers left me not only saddened but pretty soundly annoyed. One mom posted a laundry list of all of the things her son knew. Counting to 100, planets, how to write his first and last name, and on and on. Others chimed in with how much more their children already knew, some who were only three. A few posted URL’s to lists of what each age should know. The fewest yet said that each child develops at his own pace and not to worry. It bothered me greatly to see these mothers responding to a worried mom by adding to her concern, with lists of all the things their children could do that hers couldn’t. We are such a competitive culture that even our preschoolers have become trophies and bragging rights. Childhood shouldn’t be a race. So here, I offer my list of what a 4 year old should know. She should know that she is loved wholly and unconditionally, all of the time. He should know that he is safe and he should know how to keep himself safe in public, with others, and in varied situations. He should know that he can trust his instincts about people and that he never has to do something that doesn’t feel right, no matter who is asking. He should know his personal rights and that his family will back them up. She should know how to laugh, act silly, be goofy and use her imagination. She should know that it is always okay to paint the sky orange and give cats 6 legs. He should know his own...
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...The Public Needs to Know By: Drea Johnson ENG115 February 24, 2013 The homeless population in America, as well as the metro Atlanta region is not what it used to be 20 years ago. The Giving to Live organization is working hard and often to see that the rate continues to decrease as well as offer up as much help as they can to take care of those who are still in need. The Giving to Live organization feeds about 50,000 homeless people per year. 40%-60% of those homeless people are employed but cannot afford meals. This organization not only provides food assistance to the homeless but also to others with varying circumstances on a daily basis. This is not an easy task. Several steps and precautions go into making sure this happens. Sometimes, circumstances that are beyond man's control causes changes to take place without notice and some may suffer still. But Giving to Live works diligently with many community workers and volunteers to see that meals are prepared and food is available for homeless families/children, low-income families with children, the elderly, transitional facilities, and orphanages. The number one benefit of Giving to Live is to decrease the number of hungry people in city of Atlanta and in the southern region of America. This factor, though not the only one, is what keeps our director, Ms. Miriam Wilson and her team working around the clock to take care of so many. As a member of this organization, I have been doing some research on Child...
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...emphasis on helping the students learn in a practical manner rather than merely teaching them. Because the student will take an active rather than passive role in their training, their skills will be developed more quickly and should be retained for longer. 2. They should only learn what they need to know. Make sure the training objectives are derived from a task analysis and relate to what the students actually need to know. This may mean leaving out what has come to be the accepted content of the course, but it does not prevent the inclusion of material related to building confidence and motivating the students. 3. Determine first what they already know. An essential fact to know is to find out the existing knowledge level of the students before beginning your training. Training them on what they already know will produce boredom and lack of interest in your training. There’s not much point in going over old ground. 4. Let them know what they need to know. Give the students the objectives at the beginning of the training. This means that, from the beginning, they know where they are going, how they are going to arrive there, and most importantly, they need to know when they have arrived. Without this sense of direction, your students will get hopelessly lost. Be careful of giving your students the same detailed objectives that you have used for developing the course. Although detailed training objectives are necessary for trainers and developers, students...
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...Policy: Employees shall know that original records are always in the permanent chart of the patient. The shadow chart does contain records, but these records are only copies of the original files. After each visit a record of the visit is place in the patient’s primary chart. After this is in place a copy may be made for the shadow chart. It is essential to understand that these are only copies. The reason we have shadow charts is to treat patients at our off site clinic locations, and to be able to provide other departments a copy of the record without having to give the primary file. We want to make sure our permanent chart is ALWAYS in place, so therefore this contains all the patient information. In the shadow charts we only place copies of what is needed to be seen by other departments. These departments do not need access to the patient’s entire medical record. Employees must know that shadow charts are to be place in the locked cabinet at all time. This maintains the confidentiality of the patient’s medical record. Even though the shadow chart doesn’t contain all patient information it is essential to treat it just like the permanent chart. It must be safe and secure at all times. A2. IT Staff & Security Breach Measures: There are several different ways in which IT staff can help decrease incidents in security breaches. The first way is to provide limited access to employees based on the employees needs within the system. Not every employee needs access to the exact...
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...exist. To happen. To be real. To be true. I need to have something to cling on that every bad thing that happened to me will be 'repayed' somehow or are mere trials for a better life. I need something to hold on to. I believe because I wish and I hope. Another thing, I guess love, goodness is so in demand because people hope that these things are not fake and that there more things in life than problems, wars, and the demons we face. The people know, I know, that life is full of nightmares. It isn't a dream filled with prince charmings, pumpkin carriages, helping dwarves, talking furnitures and damsels in destress. Life is no perfectly designed Disney movie. But somewhere in the back of our mind we desperately want to have a fairy godmother sweep in our lives to flick her wand and mend the broken pieces inside of us even though we strictly are aware of the rules of life, no fun, no games, no joyful tricks. This is a one time somber show with no encores and confetti explosions. That inkling of a bright future lies within the belief of love so maybe I don't have to believe... I'm not sure, to be frank. Life didn't come with instructions. Every tear, every sweat and toil, every cut, every blood drop, every miserable thought, every heartbreak, every quicken of breath, every dejected feeling, every disappointment, every abandonment, maybe, just maybe will lead into something worth it one day and it will pay off. I need to put my hand on to that...
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...Action Equation Michele Riazzi Grand Canyon University/LDR645 May 27, 2014 Action Equation Plan Do: What do you need employees to do? * Employees must enroll a minimum of 5 students * It is preferable for students to begin closer to the beginning of the month * Enrollment counselors should be listening by asking open ended questions * Direct students to take an action by beginning the application * Ask for referrals each month with new and existing students * Try to have all students for the month registered by the 15th to begin the next month Know: What do employees need to know to take action? * Know what to do and why we do it * Enrollment Counselors need to understand how the revenue stream is affected by monthly expectations. * Database management is critical to create the most opportunities with the inquiries provided. * Enrollment Counselors need to set clear expectations with student from the initial conversation. They, students and enrollment counselors, must follow through on the enrollment process. * Enrollment counselors must ask all students and potential students for referrals. This may be accomplished by speaking with current students on a weekly basis. Feel: What do employees need to feel to take action? * Enrollment counselors are usually the first impression potential students have of Grand Canyon University. This is a valuable role and must be taken seriously. * The enrollment counselor’s...
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...the different areas in the company. He is also requesting a description of the business requirements for the HR system, and he would also like how the plan can be implemented, time, cost, and what each department would need to collect for me to be able to do this project. Mr. McCauley has also asked me to have the system up and running in six months because he would like to use it by the second quarter at all location. In each of the different departments of Riordan Manufacturing, I would need to gather any information that would be necessary for the departments to complete their job such as files that are shared, applications used, and anything else they exchange on a daily basis. I would request this information from the department head or person in that department that I would choose as a representative for that department. I would also give them a couple weeks to gather all of the information that they feel like they would be in need of or that would help them to be better and return it to me. The departments, or stakeholders, of the company areas followed: Finance and Accounting, Sales and Marketing, Human Resources (HR), Operations, Legal, and Information Technology (IT). I will also have to take into consideration what each department at each location needs individually at each location to operate smoothly and place that as well into the system. At Riordan Manufacturing, there are three different operating locations and they are in Georgia, Michigan, and California along...
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