APICS Michiana Presents - Six Sigma & Lean: Dynamic Duo for Mid-sized Firms Date: Tuesday, October 08, 2002 Dale Billet This presentation will describe how a mid-sized company with limited resources can combine the tools of Six Sigma and Lean to dramatically improve their processes. Specific methods will be discussed to re-create the process itself so that defects are never produced in the first place rather than focusing on detecting and correcting defects. An action plan for implementing these tools will be presented. Dale Billet CPIM, CIRM, is a Senior Manager in Consulting with RSM McGladrey, Inc. with 12 years consulting experience (specializing in serving mid-sized manufacturers) and 17 years of industry experience with a variety of manufacturers. Dale is past president of the Michiana chapter, serves on the Region XIII staff and has provided numerous presentations on a variety of subjects to both clients and chapters. Dale has a B. S. in Business Management and a MBA from Indiana University Agenda: 5:30 p.m.-Networking, 6:30 p.m.-Dinner, 7:30 p.m.-Speaker/Presenter Cost: 20  for non-APICS Members, 20 APICS Members. 10 Student - ID Required This session is worth 1 Certification Maintenance Point(s) For Reservations: Call 574.217.0960 or EMail Reservations with the following information: Your Name, Company Name, if employed, Address, email address (for our newsletter list), Phone Number, Number of people for whom you are making reservations, and their Names and email addresses. To be held at: Upper Deck, Coveleski Stadium