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1Malaysia Training Programmes with MBizM (Meridian Biz Management)

2011-08-15T07:54:00.000-07:00

1Malaysia Training Programmes with MBizM (Meridian Biz Management)

We wish to inform our clients that MBizM (Meridian Biz Management) is registered with PSMB / HRDF to provide selected 1Malaysia Training Programmes.

The 1Malaysia Training Programme was established with allocation of fund by Pembangunan Sumber Manusia Berhad (PSMB). The Fund is for the employers to train the workforce under the upskilling and reskilling programmes to create a pool of competent, well trained and skilled workforce.

MBizM (Meridian Biz Management) offers the following programmes approved by PSMB under the 1Malaysia Training Programme for Lean Six Sigma and Special Skills Courses:

Lean Six Sigma Champions Training & Workshop
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Training
Six Sigma Green Belt Training
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
Six Sigma Black Belt Training
Lean Six Sigma Management Awareness
Statistical Analysis Tools in Six Sigma (SATSS)
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Lite Training
Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training
Measurement Systems Analysis (MSA)
Operational Cost Reduction Programme (OCRP)
QIT/QCC & 7QC Tools Training
Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Training
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
Comprehensive Lean Enterprise Course
Design of Experiments (DOE)
Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

Important Points to Note for the 1Malaysia Training Scheme:

Employers have at least have 80% levy balance to cover the course fee,

Employers with levy arrears or unpaid interest are also eligible to apply,

Employers do not have to seek prior approval from PSMB – Select programmes from PSMB Website,

Employers log in to the Employer Information System (EIS),

Notification of approval to employer and a cc. copy to Training Provider will be sent through email,

Employees will undergo the training programmes,

Employers are allowed to claim for allowable costs upon the completion of training and attached it with attendance list,

An incentive of 20% based on the course fees will be given to the employers by the government,

Employers will only cover 80% of the course fees which will be drawn from their levy balance,

The incentive will be credited into employers’ levy accounts once training providers had submitted their claims for course fee.

For further information, please contact MBizM (Meridian Biz Management):

Office Address:

Unit No.1131, Block A3, Jalan PJS 8/9,

Leisure Commerce Square

(Pusat Dagang Setia Jaya),

46150, Petaling Jaya,

Selangor Darul Eshan, Malaysia.

Tel: +603-7873 8485

Fax: +603-7873 8464

Email: enquiry@mbizm.com

Webpages: http://www.mbizm.com.my

http://www.mbizm.com

Contact Persons: Dr. Satnam Singh PhD / Mr. Harbans Singh

Enhancing Project Performance Through Lean Management In Construction

2010-05-26T20:38:00.000-07:00

Enhancing Project Performance Through Lean Management In Construction
TARIKH : 2 Mac 2010
TEMPAT : Hotel Quality, Kuala Lumpur
MASA : 8.30 pagi - 2.00 petang

Pengenalan
Seminar yang dianjurkan ini adalah bertujuan untuk memberi pendedahan kepada peserta tentang suatu kaedah dalam perlaksanaan pengurusan terutamanya ditapak bina. Dalam industri pembinaan, kaedah "Lean Management" ini dapat membantu dalam meningkatkan produktiviti sesebuah organisasi dan secara tidak langsung ia dapat meningkatkan kualiti industri pembinaan negara.

Objektif
Memberi pemahaman yang lebih jelas tentang suatu kaedah perlaksanaan pengurusan atau " Lean Management"
Memahami prinsip-prinsip yang terkandung dalam "Lean Management"
Mengenalpasti dan mengawal selia sisa (waste) ditapak bina

Meningkatkan keberkesanan kos (cost effective) di dalam pengurusan

Meridian Biz Management Celebrates Their 1st Anniversary as Lean Six Sigma Training Consultancy

2010-05-26T06:30:00.000-07:00

Extracted from PR.com (http://www.pr.com/press-release/235233)

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 20, 2010 --(PR.com)-- Meridian Biz Management which was officially launched in 2009 to offer a range of Six Sigma, Lean, Quality and Soft Skills Training and Consultancy Programmes are in the midst of celebrating their first anniversary since inception. Meridian Biz Management is also called MBizM Malaysia.

Managing Directors of MBizM, Dr. Satnam Singh and Mr. Harbans Singh are both Master Black Belts (MBB) and they have vast industrial experience in deploying, implementing, training and consulting in Lean Six Sigma both in Malaysia and overseas. Dr. Satnam iterated that it has been a successful year in deploying Lean Six Sigma across GLCs, MNCs and SMEs in Malaysia, India, Pakistan and Indonesia. "We had numerous challenges adapting to the needs of the clients in these regions, nevertheless the experience has been very rewarding for our company." Meridian Biz Management plans to expand the company further to capture Lean Six Sigma Training market in Malaysia and South-East Asia.

MBizM's mission is to help their customers to design strategies, approaches and breakthrough processes through the execution of Lean, Six Sigma and Quality Methodology, and thus turn the customer's organization into a leader in its field. Furthermore the vision of MBizM is to be known as an innovative and creative centre for delivering effective Business Process Improvement training courses and consultancy service. MBizM has delivered courses for all level of executives that consisted of Six Sigma Yellow Belt, Six Sigma Green Belt and Six Sigma Black Belt. Six Sigma Champions and Workshops were reserved for top level executives to identify Lean Six Sigma deployment plans for the organisations.

MBizM is hoping that the coming years will be fruitful as the year that has gone and are adamant to provide high quality Lean Six Sigma training and consultancy at affordable prices.

Meridian Biz Management
Dr. Satnam Singh+603-79471947
enquiry@mbizm.com
www.mbizm.com
Mr. Harbans Singh - harbans@mbizm.com

Establishment of Partnership - MBizM & Ankap Resources

2009-05-13T01:30:00.000-07:00

Dear Friends,

I am proud to announce the establishment of a partnership between Meridian Biz Management (MBizM) with Ankap Resources Sdn. Bhd. that provides tailored Lean, Six Sigma, Quality and Soft Skills Training and Consultancy Programmes. Thanks.

Links: http://www.mbizm.com/ and http://www.ankapresources.com/

Six Sigma in TQM for Construction Industry

2008-12-13T06:13:00.000-08:00

Recently I was given a great opportunity by CIDB (Construction Industry Development Board) Malaysia, which is also known as Lembaga Pembangunan Industri Pembinaan Malaysia to present a Lecture entitled Six Sigma in TQM. This seminar was held in Grand Seasons Hotel Kuala Lumpur on 25th November 2008.

The seminar aimed to promote and encourage TQM to construction players in particular the contractor so as to embrace TQM in their endeavor to excel in delivering quality of construction projects. The objectives of this programme was:

To introduce and expose fundamental principles of TQM for construction players,
To incorporate and streamline TQM together with ISO9001 QMS as a tool to improve quality in construction industry,
To give value added on quality management best practices to construction industry,
To share knowledge among the contractors on TQM.

This seminar was attended by various contractors, consultants, developers, government agencies, academics and TQM enthusiasts. The seminar was concluded by having a Question and Answer (Q&A) session:

From Left to Right are:
Prof. Dr. Hamzah A. Rahman from University Malaya
Dr Steven Muru from JMC Jireh Management Consultant Sdn Bhd
Ir. Hj. Mukhtar Che Ali from CIDB
En. Mohd Subri Ismail from Malaysia Productivity Corporation (MPC)
Dr. Satnam Singh, Six Sigma Master Black Belt Consultant

General conclusions can be made in regards to Six Sigma in TQM

Six Sigma can be used with TQM.
Six Sigma and TQM have many similarities and are compatible in varied business environments, including manufacturing and service industries.
While TQM has helped many companies in improving the quality of manufactured goods or services rendered, Six Sigma has the potential of delivering even sharper results.
Six Sigma utilises many TQM tools, but these tools are applied for breakthrough business improvement and sustainable financial returns.
The basic difference between Six Sigma and TQM is the approach.
TQM views quality as conformance to internal requirements, Six Sigma focuses on improving quality by reducing the number of defects.
The end result is the same in both the concepts (i.e. producing better quality products).
Six Sigma helps organizations in reducing operational costs by focusing on defect reduction, cycle time reduction, and cost savings.

Lean Six Sigma Clears the 'Cloud'

2008-03-15T13:42:00.000-07:00

What do you see in the picture?

The answer is that you may either see a young girl or an old lady and if you look closer you might see both! (concentrate on the eye or ear!)

Just like in any process, each person will perceive the process in their own individual way. A process can seem to be performing well from the outset but there may be an underlying problem that we are not aware of. In recent trends many companies or service industries applied Lean Manufacturing methods in order to quickly 'modify' their processes to reduce wastages and improve costs.

Lean tools are excellent methodologies to be applied but the 'cloud' may still remain in which it may be embedded deep within the process itself. In simple terms we may only have harvested 'low hanging fruits' from the tree. How do we differentiate that our improvement activities made significant improvements to the process? How can we make sure that these improvements can be sustained over a long period of time?

This is where the use of statistical tools comes into play when combined with lean manufacturing techniques and hence, the Lean Six Sigma appears. The use of six sigma principles in conjunction with lean manufacturing clears this 'cloud' through statistical measures. Do you beg to differ?

Six Sigma for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs)

2008-03-15T06:03:00.000-07:00

Six Sigma is a structured methodology that utilises statistical tools to improve a process. The process can be in any industry not only restricted to manufacturing. The process can range from building an airplane to serving pizza in a restaurant. It can also range from tendering for a government project to writing a prescription for a patient.

Nevertheless, I often hear complaints that Six Sigma is only suitable for large corporations such as Multi National Corporations (MNCs) and not the Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) due to lack of funds and resources. It is fair to say that implementing six sigma can be initially an expensive affair that can tie up resources and usually involves the participation of independent consultants to make the implementation successful.

However, as I mentioned earlier, six sigma is about improving (even streamlining) a process and should not have any boundaries betweeen MNCs or SMEs. The level of Six Sigma may defer in which the MNCs or SMEs may limit the number of Yellow, Green and Black Belts to have in their companies based on available funds and resources. The question is that: are there any other elements than can restrict or limit the level of six sigma implementation between MNCs & SMEs or is it only suitable for MNCs?