Links

A list of useful links related to process excellence.

• Blogs

  • Process for the enterprise Scott Francis blogs about topics of interest to quality and process improvement professionals

• Books

  • Books from The Pyzdek Institute Books authored by or recommended by The Pyzdek Institute or Thomas Pyzdek
  • SPC Press – Home This is Dr. Donald J. Wheeler’s site. Don is a veritable SPC Guru. SPC Press offers you today’s best books on Statistical Process Control, Six Sigma, Data Analysis, and Quality Improvement.

• Consultants

  • Bersbach Consulting LLC Bersbach Consulting LLC provides you with World Class Six Sigma Training Coaching and Support to fit your needs. We use the Pyzdek Institute Training materials and blend it with tailored coaching and support to fit your needs and budget.
  • Lean Six Sigma supply chain management Supply Chain Management coordinates business processes involved in producing, shipping and distributing products and arranges them in an adaptive supply chain network. Lean Six Sigma methodology can be applied in supply chain management to drive ope
  • QFD and VOC information QFD and Voice of Customer analysis, training and facilitation. One of Tom’s favorite sites for information on QFD.
  • Six Sigma Consulting Extensive transactional project experience with Lean, DMADV (DFSS), DMAIC and Kaizen

• Information Sites

  • Australian and International Quality Organizations Links to many quality related organizations, industry associations, special quality programs, etc. around the world.
  • Business Change Hebron Change Enablement Services assist organisations that truly aspire customer centricity.
  • Buzzle.com – intelligent life on the web Lots of articles about Six Sigma and many other topics by writers who are more than half way decent
  • Design resources for automotive engineering Search this site to find numerous interesting articles on Six Sigma, especially Design for Six Sigma in the automotive industry
  • Industrial/Mfg engineering Industrial and manufacturing engineering links and forums
  • Paweł Staworzyński – strona prywatna Polish Lean Six Sigma information site
  • Plant maintenance resource center Plant maintenance information portal
  • The Engineer\'s Club Software and information for the engineering community

• Other

  • The Global Six Sigma Awards 2009 The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards are given to the most outstanding organizational achievements through the deployment of business improvement programs.The Global Six Sigma Awards Ceremony will be held on October 14th in conjun

• Software

  • Biomedical research statistical software Biomedical research statistical software
  • Crystal Ball simulation software Crystal Ball software is a leading spreadsheet-based software suite for predictive modeling, forecasting, Monte Carlo simulation and optimization. The diverse applications for Crystal Ball include financial risk analysis, valuation, engineering, Six
  • Document Control and SPC Software, Lean Six Sigma Training Quality America offers Statistical Process Control and Document Control software, as well as ASQ Certification materials, SPC Training, and Lean Six Sigma software, training, and consulting
  • Excel based digitizing software Graphing software for Microsoft Excel
  • iGrafx – Enabling Process Excellence This is the software Tom Pyzdek uses for creating flowcharts, lean value stream maps, and simulation models of complex processes. It is powerful, easy to use, and low priced. Highly recommended by Tom.
  • Jmp Software-Data analysis, Six Sigma, DOE Software Jmp describes itself as Interactive. Comprehensive. Highly visual. I agree. This is one of the most powerful packages out there for Six Sigma analysis. It differs from its competitors by emphasizing the interactive graphical approach to analysis. Thi
  • Microsoft Project In a field where there are many project management software products, MS Project, or Microsoft Project, is the most well-known. It is essential in most environments for project managers and/or project team members to have at least a basic level of sk
  • Minitab statistical software Pretty much the accepted standard statistical software for Six Sigma statistics. Loaded with procedures and techniques for statistical analysis and pretty easy to use.
  • PQ Systems Statistical process control (SPC) and quality assurance software for continuous improvement initiatives
  • Reliability Software, Training, Consulting and Related Reliability Engineering Analysis Services from ReliaSoft Corporation ReliaSoft is the industry leader in software, training and consulting for reliability engineering and related fields. This Web site provides detailed information about our reliability software and services.
  • SigmaXL _ Excel = Easy Statistical and Graphical Analysis As the name suggests, Sigma XL is an add-on for Microsoft Excel that does statistical calculations. The Pyzdek Institute uses Sigma XL in its Six Sigma Black Belt and Six Sigma Green Belt training. It performs every calculation the typical Black Belt
  • Statistical software solutions Statistical Software Solutions for Industry and Research
  • Statistical software, training and consulting for Design of Experiments Thomas Pyzdek’s favorite DoE software. It does just about everything imaginable with DoE and does it in an intuitive and easy way.

• Tools

  • Value Stream Map Symbols (JPG Files) Value Stream mapping is the essential pre-requisite to making materials flow through your plant. Here are all the standard symbols in jpg format (Word and Powerpoint).
  • Value Stream Map Symbols (Visio) Value Stream mapping is the essential prerequisite to making materials flow through your organization. Here are all the standard symbols in Visio format.

• Training

  • Coaching Options Several Coaching options tailored for the Black Belt Self Study Students needs
  • Continuing education for engineers The Engineering Training Center offers engineering training products and services from hundreds of industry-leading organizations.
  • Free online Quality Courses FREE online training and certification courses on Quality Management, Six Sigma, ISO 9001:2000, ISO 9001:2008, ISO 14001, Internal Auditing, etc.
  • Online Masters in Education Great research about Masters in Education programs with up todate information and benefits for educators.
  • Texas Teaching Certificate Teacher certification as well as degrees for teachers who wish to continue their education.