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Six Sigma Green Belt for Process ImprovementTue, Mar 12, 2013 @ 09:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Executive Education
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Larry Aft, Viterbi School of Engineering
Talk Title: Six Sigma Green Belt for Process Improvement
Abstract: Learn how to integrate principles of business, statistics and engineering to achieve tangible results. Master the use of Six Sigma to quantify the critical quality issues in your company. Once the issues have been quantified, statistics can be applied to provide probabilities of success and failure. Six Sigma methods increase productivity and enhance quality. As a Six Sigma green belt, you will be equipped to support and champion a Six Sigma implementation in your organization. To earn the Six Sigma Green Belt Certificate, you will be required to pass the Institute of Industrial Engineer's green belt exam (administered on the final day of the course).
During this course you will have the opportunity to apply what you have learned to an actual issue you face in your organization. Prior seminar participants have reported significant savings from implementing their projects.
*A financial services organization saw $128,000 in cost savings per quarter when they reduced transaction processing rework
*A state agency reduced project cost over-runs by 28 percent
*A transportation company saved more than $875,000 per year in turnover costs by improving the employee communications process
*Reduced errors in a painting operation led to increased first pass acceptance and more than $197,000 in annual savings
*A Web developer increased annual profits by 10 percent by cutting cycle time
*A wave solder operation saw defects reduced by half and costs reduced by $60,000 per year
Host: Corporate and Professional Programs
More Info: http://gapp.usc.edu/professional-programs/short-courses/industrial%2526systems/six-sigma-green-belt-process-improvement
Location: Olin Hall of Engineering (OHE) -
Audiences: Registered Attendees
Contact: Viterbi Professional Programs
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CS Colloquium: Barzan Mozafari (CSAIL MIT): Building the Next Generation of Data-Intensive Systems: From Complex Event Processing to Large-Scale Analytics
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 @ 03:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Barzan Mozafari, CSAIL MIT
Talk Title: Building the Next Generation of Data-Intensive Systems: From Complex Event Processing to Large-Scale Analytics
Series: CS Colloquium
Abstract: Databases have been a successful abstraction for accessing and managing data in traditional workloads. However, the rapid growth of data and the demand for more complex analytics have significantly hindered the scalability and applicability of these systems beyond classic business data processing scenarios. In my talk, I will explain how my research addresses these two challenges. First, I will introduce a system that I have built for supporting complex event processing over both stored and streaming data. This system extends existing database query languages with minimal but powerful constructs that enable a wide range of advanced applications, such as high-frequency trading, click-stream analysis, and the analysis of function-call traces. Using the recently proposed Visibly Pushdown Automata as the underlying model of this system, I will present several optimization techniques for efficient implementation of these languages, leading to higher throughput than its predecessors by several orders of magnitude. In the second part of my talk, I will turn to the scalability challenges, and briefly introduce a parallel query engine called BlinkDB that enables interactive, ad-hoc queries over massive volumes of data in a MapReduce cluster. I will demonstrate how BlinkDB employs sophisticated optimization and sampling strategies to achieve sub-second latency on tens of terabytes to petabytes of data.
Biography: Barzan Mozafari is currently a Postdoctoral Associate at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of California at Los Angeles. He is passionate about building practical, large-scale data-intensive systems, with a particular interest in database-as-a-service, distributed systems, and the integration of machine learning and crowdsourcing into database systems. He has received several fellowships and awards, including SIGMOD 2012's best paper award for his work on high-performance complex event processing.
Host: Cyrus Shahabi
Location: Seaver Science Library (SSL) - 150
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Assistant to CS chair
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Epstein Institute / ISE 651 Seminar Series
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 @ 03:45 PM - 05:00 PM
Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
Conferences, Lectures, & Seminars
Speaker: Amy Cohn, Associate Professor and Thurnau Professor/Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering, University of Michigan
Talk Title: "Applications of Operations Research in Healthcare at the University of Michigan Health System"
Series: Epstein Institute Seminar Series
Abstract: In this talk, I will demonstrate some of the challenges and opportunities of applying operations research techniques to healthcare problems. I will focus in particular on the importance of close collaboration with healthcare practitioners and the variety of methodologies that can be of use. Examples will be drawn from cardiothoracic transplant surgery, asthma in pediatric emergency medicine, and the scheduling of medical residents.
Biography: Professor Amy Cohn is an Associate Professor and Thurnau Professor in the Department of Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan College of Engineering. She is also the Associate Director of the University of Michigan Center for Healthcare Engineering and Patient Safety, as well as an Affiliate of the MIT Global Airline Industry Program. Her research interest is in applied combinatorial optimization, primarily in aviation and healthcare. She received her Ph.D. in Operations Research from the Operations Research Center at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2002 and earned the A.B. in Applied Mathematics from Harvard University in 1991.
Host: Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering
More Information: Seminar-Cohn.doc
Location: Von Kleinsmid Center For International & Public Affairs (VKC) - Room 100
Audiences: Everyone Is Invited
Contact: Georgia Lum
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Schneider Electric-International Networking Information Session
Tue, Mar 12, 2013 @ 06:00 PM - 08:00 PM
Viterbi School of Engineering Career Connections
Workshops & Infosessions
Opportunity to learn about Schneider Electric's international opportunities, the energy management industry and how you can make an impact.
More Information: 2013 Schneider Electric International Event for USC.pdf
Location: Grace Ford Salvatori Hall Of Letters, Arts & Sciences (GFS) - 106
Audiences: Viterbi BS
Contact: RTH 218 Viterbi Career Services
