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Last chance to order the French Edition of Six Sigma and Minitab!
Whilst stocks last, we’re offering 50% off the French version of our bestselling pocket guide: Six Sigma et Minitab.
This edition will not be reprinted! So, please order now if you need copies of our pocket guide in French.
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Plus Delta (www.plusdelta.nl) is a Lean Six Sigma implementation and consultancy company offering services including Lean Six Sigma training, Lean Six Sigma programme implementation and hands-on improvement project support. For their in-company and open courses they use the OPEX ‘Lean Six Sigma and Minitab’ pocket guide in combination with their own training material.
According to Suzanne Meinen, Master Black Belt and trainer at Plus Delta, “the OPEX guide is very well structured, easy to use and a good addition to Plus Delta’s hands-on practical training style. By this we’re able to offer a Lean Six Sigma training course with a solid statistical base in combination with a down-to-earth practical touch.”
Robert van Buuren, Plus Delta’s online marketer says, “the possibillity to have a custom cover on this bestselling pocket guide is a great tool for our marketing and branding – the customised guides are of a high quality and worth every penny”.
For more information on Plus Delta, visit www.plusdelta.nl.
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We’re delighted to announce that GOAL/QPC now stock our bestselling Lean Six Sigma and Minitab pocket guide.
This will support the worldwide distribution of our pocket guides, particularly in North America which represents 60% of our sales - that’s over 8,000 copies per year!
In addition, GOAL/QPC shall be offering our pocket guide as part of a bundle with their popular Six Sigma, Black Belt and Lean Enterprise Memory Joggers, providing a 20% discount off the total bundle price.
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Update November 2011: We’re proud to announce that PepsiCo recently became the 50th commercial organisation to qualify for our Corporate Discount scheme!
Congratulations to the following Corporate and Academic organisations that have qualified for our permanent 25% discount, by buying direct from OPEX Resources.
If your organisation is on the list, click the button to order now! 
Not on the list? Click here to place a regular order.
Corporate Organisations:
Alstom
Ameriprise Financial
APM Terminals
Ariaq SA
ASST Ltd
AT&T West
AXA
Bausch and Lomb
BP
Brambles
BT (British Telecom)
Cabot Microelectronics Corp
CHEP
CNH
Complete Book
ConocoPhillips
Crown Cork and Seal
Department of Defense (USA)
DoD (USA)
e-Zsigma
Fidelity Investments
ICI Paints
Imperial Oil
Improve Business Ltd
Ingram Micro
International Paper
Invensys
Kraft Foods
Maruna Process Improvement
Millipore
Minitab
Monsanto
Motorola
National Starch
Newcrest
NextEra Energy
O-I (Owens Illinios)
Overstock
Pepsico
Philips
Praxair
Q-Consult
Recall
Reuters
Rolls-Royce
SCA
Sellafield
SRG Global
Standard Life
Staples
Starwood Hotels & Resorts
Thomson Reuters
Trane
UniCredit
US Department of Defense
Xonitek
Zurich
Academic Organisations
Bowling Green State University
Christian Brothers University
Georgia State University
Istanbul University
Kent State University
Kingston University (UK)
Moraine Park Technical College
Nova Southeastern University
Ohio State University
Solent University
St Louis Community College
Syracuse University
Tafe NSW
UL University
Univerity of Hull
University of South Florida
University of Technology, Sydney
University of Toronto
Washburn University
Waukesha County Technical College
Lists last updated November 2011
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Here is list of errata for Edition 3. These errors exist only in copies shipped up until the 1st June 2011. All copies shipped after this date have been corrected.
Page 49: Reference to Contextual Data on right hand side should reference page 55 (not 52).
Page 94: Reference to Seven Wastes should reference page 100 (not 95).
Pages 198 and 207: The blue vertical line on the DOE Pareto diagrams should NOT overlay the AB term (i.e. it should pass behind all three terms, A, B and AB - they are ALL significant).
All these errors have been fixed in copies of Edition 3 that are despatched after the 1st June 2011.
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Invensys, a global technology and controls group that are leaders in industrial automation, rail transportation and controls have incorporated a customised version of the best selling ‘Lean Six Sigma and Minitab’ pocket guide into their corporate improvement programme.
The pocket guide is an invaluable, easy-to-use portable coach that helps convert the Invensys Six Sigma training into long term successful live projects. As a key component in the Invensys improvement programme, the team wanted to align the guide with their corporate branding and terminology. OPEX therefore developed new material that included tailored Invensys examples and a complete redesign of the cover in line with Invensys branding.
“The customised pocket guides are an integral part of our improvement programme” said Bill Remy, VP of Continuous Improvement at Invensys. “They use Invensys terminology, provide a consistent approach to problem solving and are a key tool for advancing CI at Invensys. And on top of that all – they look great!”.
In fact, the Invensys team were so impressed, they’ve now commissioned OPEX to develop a ‘Rapid Problem Solving’ guide that will help educate a broader audience at all levels within Invensys.
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Would a branded pocket guide help your improvement initiative?
We’re pleased to announce a one-off, special offer to deliver our ‘Lean Six Sigma and Minitab’ pocket guide to you with a customised cover for your organisation.
For orders of 100 or more copies that are placed before the 1st April 2011, we’ll customise the covers of your pocket guides for a fixed fee of just £995!
How does it work?
1) Place an order for 100 or more copies before the 1st April and confirm that you want to customise the covers on your order.
2) Our designers will develop a completely unique cover, to your requirements.
3) We will print and ship the pocket guides to you by UPS, within 8 weeks.
It’s that simple!
Why not take a look at some customised pocket guides that we’ve delivered recently or contact us to discuss your requirements.
Key terms/conditions:
Customised covers are produced to order – so delivery will take up to 8 weeks.
Some elements must remain on the cover, including the OPEX and Minitab logos.
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The following review is taken from the Quality World magazine, published by the Chartered Quality Institute, London (www.thecqi.org).
Book of the Month: Lean Six Sigma and Minitab
Quality World Magazine, Volume 37, Issue 2, February 2011
“There are literally thousands of Lean Six Sigma books, guides and roadmaps available to the avid quality reader, with The Complete Toolbox among the best selling. The book comes with strong endorsement from BT, among others.
The third edition is split into seven sections, the first five following the DMAIC principles of define-measure-analyse-improve-control, with an additional “manage” section and appendices. Written in clear, simple English, the book uses easy-to-follow process flows that work not only within their specific section of the book, but also with other sections and linked concepts, tools and techniques (125 of them in total). The guide doesn’t offer a “follow-me” type approach, rather it states what should be happening at every stage and gives options for successful project delivery.
Refreshingly, the book tends to prompt rather than tell, and asks the reader key questions such as what’s wrong and what do you want to achieve, to elicit meaningful responses. Another great feature of the book is the wealth of content available online, which gives the reader valuable tools.
While the book probably isn’t suitable for someone starting out with Lean Six Sigma, it is pretty much a one-stop-shop for all the tools a practitioner might need. In all, it’s a solid companion for any Lean Six Sigma practitioner.”
This review was written for the CQI by Chris Morgan, MCQI CQP.
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Find out if you qualify for our 25% Corporate/Academic Loyalty Discount:
We’re pleased to announce some changes to our online ordering system that make it easier to find out if your organisation has qualified for our Corporate/Academic Loyalty Discount.
Just visit our online shop at www.opexresources.com/orders.
If your organisation is on the drop down lists, then you already qualify for 25% on all orders you place!
Who qualifies?
All organisations that have ordered 100 or more copies direct from us (OPEX Resources) automatically qualify.
Not on the list?
You still qualify for our standard volume discounts (we’re always a minimum of 8% below list price) and all your orders count towards qualifying for the Corporate/Academic Discount - after which it’s 25% off, permanently!
Thanks for your continued support and for buying direct from OPEX Resources!
For further information contact Kate Adams at:
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The best-selling pocket guide for Six Sigma and Lean professionals has just got even better with the release of its long awaited 3rd Edition. The Six Sigma and Minitab pocket guide has sold over 50,000 copies worldwide since it was first published in 2004 and has become an invaluable and easy-to-use guide for all Six Sigma practitioners.
Edition 3 is packed full of new lean tools, extensive statistical techniques, soft skills and a brand new Quality Companion chapter, providing over 125 key tools. This is in addition to the detailed routemaps, DMAIC structure and practical examples. Minitab also released version 16 of its software last month and the Edition 3 is fully updated for Minitab 16, whilst still being compatible with versions 14 and 15.
“It’s a complete revision” explains author Quentin Brook, “the guide has always been a practical, easy to use, desktop support resource for anyone using Six Sigma in conjunction with Minitab, but with the changes in processes and the new release of Minitab the guide needed revising and extending – even the cover has got thicker and more durable!”
The pocket guide is published by OPEX Resources where readers can also access an extensive store of complimentary support resources for the pocket guide, including free data files, templates, training slides, articles, industry news and access to the new pocket guide LinkedIn Group.
For further information contact Kate Adams at:
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Tel: +44 (0) 7974 77 11 54
January 2010
Receive an EXTRA 15% discount off any order, when you buy a pocket guide and Tool Finder software licence together in the same order.
The 15% reduction applies in addition to our standard volume discounts. So, for example, if you buy 10 pocket guides and 10 individual Tool Finder Licenses, you’ll receive the standard 10% volume discount, PLUS an additional 15% discount.
How to receive the discount: Click here to place your order through our online shop and the 15% discount will be applied automatically to your order total.
Offer End Date: Until further notice.
Offer Conditions:
Does not apply to orders placed with a corporate/academic discount or customised pocket guides.
Applies only to the number of pocket guides and Tool Finder purchased together. For example, if you buy 10 pocket guides and 1 Tool Finder license, you’ll receive the additional 15% off the 1 pocket guide and 1 Tool Finder license.
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18th May 2010
First published in 2004 by process improvement and business transformation consultants, QSB Consulting, the Six Sigma and Minitab pocket guide is now used by over 50,000 business excellence professionals worldwide.
This phenomenal success can be attributed to the innovative format of the pocket guide. In a tabular, lie flat, easy to navigate design, it is full of tools, techniques, practical examples and clear and concise explanations.
Many Lean and Six Sigma organisations use the guide as an invaluable resource during Six Sigma training. After training, improvement professionals have the guide for reference whilst they apply their learning in the workplace and on live projects. It really makes Six Sigma stick!
QSB have also produced a range of additional resources to accompany the guide, and with the demand for quality Lean Six Sigma training and reference tools continuing to rise, it was felt that all these excellent resources should have a dedicated home - OPEX Resources.
OPEX Resources are delighted to be the new home of the Six Sigma and Minitab pocket guide, where readers can access an extensive store of complimentary support resources for the pocket guide, including free data files, templates, training slides, articles, industry news and access to the new pocket guide LinkedIn Group.
Quentin Brook, author of the guide, said:
“I am thrilled that there is now a central source of help, information and resources for our pocket guide users. This will allow them to access so much more and network with other Six Sigma experts and users”.
For further information contact Kate Adams at:
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Tel: +44 (0) 7974 77 11 54
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18 May 2010
The new OPEX Resources website accepts payments in US Dollars and Euros, as well as the British Pound.
OPEX Resources also accepts all major credit cards (including American Express), and in combination with our multi-currencies, this now provides OPEX customers with a variety of payment options to suit their needs.
Kate Adams, Marketing Director of OPEX said:
“Our Six Sigma and Minitab pocket guide customers are spread throughout the world and we ship over 6000 copies a year to North America alone! So, we felt it was the right time to add the option to pay in the major currencies of the US Dollar and Euro. This means that our overseas customers can now buy our pocket guides and know exactly what the cost will be in their own currency. For bulk orders, we will of course continue to offer the option of paying by invoice.”
To find out more about how our multi-currency payments work, click here.
Or, if you’re ready to order, go to our shop and select your preferred currency!
