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HVBF Monthly Meeting - Facilities,
Security, Transportation Roundtable Host: Loyola College in Maryland Attending: Sam Almengor, Apex Professional Staffing Clare Berrang introduced Scott Thompson of Constellation Energy Group to lead our discussion on Six Sigma. Six Sigma was developed at Motorola as a way to look at your business through your customers’ perspective by using existing measurement tools and re-arranging them to better measure customer expectations. Motorola did not copyright the process in order to make it available for others to use. Six Sigma, although not about cost savings, generally produces that result while changing your culture. It examines not only the parts of a system but also examines the consequential factors outside of the process. It is an analytical tool that defines, measures, improves and controls. It assures focus on what needs to be controlled. Constellation has invested four million dollars in Six Sigma to realize six million dollars in savings without employee reduction. For references on the web see www.isixsigma.com or contact Scott for more information at 410-783-3604 or email at scott.k.Thompson@constellation.com. Anthony Solomon introduced Greg Pecoraro who will replace him as he moves from the Baltimore County Department of Economic Development to the private sector. Greg can be contacted at gpecoraro@co.ba.md.us or call 410-887-8019. Mark Robertson, Chairman of the Information Systems Roundtable, invited all to the next meeting of that Roundtable on November13. This will be a joint meeting with the Lattanze Center to hear about the disaster at TESSCO from the IT point of view. Chris Smith is hungry and wants to know when the Silver Mining Company restaurant will open. Anyone? Reports: Lt. Marty Lurz reported on public safety for Precinct 7. Laptops are still the object of choice for thieves. It is of little comfort to know that Hunt Valley is not unique in this. It is pervasive throughout the business community in any location. Keep tight control on who is in your building. Require proper identification of contract workers. Keep entry doors locked where necessary. Contact Marty for a security survey of your premises. |