Lean Six Sigma for Supply Chain Management Hardcover - 2006

James William Martin is president of Six Sigma Integration, Inc., a Lean Six Sigma consulting firm, located south of Boston. He has served as an instructor at the Providence College Graduate School of Business since 1988. He instructs courses in operations research, operations management, and economic forecasting, as well as related quantitative subjects, and counsels MBA candidates from government organizations and leading corporations. As a Six Sigma consultant and master black belt for eight years, Mr. Martin has worked with organizations in retail sales, residential and commercial service, banking, insurance, financial services, measurement systems, aerospace component manufacturing, electronic manufacturing, controls, building projects, industrial equipment, and consumer products. He has trained and mentored more than 1,500 black belts, executives, deployment champions, and green belts in Lean Six Sigma methods including supply chain applications. He holds a M.S. Mechanical Engineering, Northeastern University; M.B.A., Providence College; and B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of Rhode Island. He also holds several patents and has written numerous articles on quality and process improvement. He is a member of the Association for Operations Management (APICS) and has certifications in production and inventory management (CPIM) and integrated resource management (CIRM). He is a member of American Society for Quality (ASQ) and is a certified quality engineer (CQE).