Michigan Simulation User Group

Our March General Membership Meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 24^th, 2009 at Juan's Hacienda in Madison Heights, MI.  The event starts at 4pm and is expected to conclude at 6pm.

Dr. Jayant Trewn of Beaumont Hospitals will be presenting Demystifying PDCA, Six Sigma and Lean Improvement Methodologies - A Systems Approach.

Read full article for presentation abstract, speaker biography, venue address & map.

Dinner will follow the discussion, providing an opportunity to network and to discuss the presentation with fellow members.

Admission (includes dinner, gratuity & non-alcoholic beverages):
Members: $10
Non-Members: $15
Students (Student ID required): $5

Cash, personal checks, Visa & MasterCard payments accepted.

Please join us there!  If you plan to attend, please notify our General Meeting Chair, Dave Stone, at general DOT meeting DOT chair AT m-sug DOT org.

Venue

Juan's Hacienda
31313 Dequindre Road
Madison Heights, MI 48071

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Presentation Abstract

While selecting a performance improvement method, organizations often have difficulty in selecting PDCA, Six Sigma and Lean Improvement methodologies because they are considered as three different techniques that need to be applied in different situations and environments.  In this discussion, we will explore that when a process is viewed from a systems approach, the three methodologies seem to complement each other and a structured approach can be built around applying all three methods as a process cycles through phases of improvement.

Speaker Biography

Dr. Trewn is currently serving as Faculty and Master Black belt, Beaumont University, at Beaumont Hospitals in Michigan.  He designs and manages the performance Improvement curriculum and programs at Beaumont Hospitals.  Jayant has managed Global Operations in US and India in Healthcare Information management and performance improvement functions.  He has a doctorate in Industrial Engineering and an MBA in Information Systems from Wayne State University and Bachelors of Engineering from Madras University, India.  Jayant has designed and implemented TQM and Lean Six Sigma performance improvement programs at Beaumont Hospitals and a Global IT company with implementation in US, India, Mexico and China.  He has presented on Reliability engineering, TQM and Lean Six Sigma topics at national and international conferences.  He is a certified ASQ Six Sigma Black Belt, Certified Reliability Engineer and Certified Marine Chief Engineer. Jayant also teaches as Adjunct Faculty atWayne State University and University of Detroit.