Welcome to the St. Louis Chapter of IFMA
Facility management is the practice of coordinating the physical workplace with the people and work of the organization. It integrates the principles of business administration, architecture and the behavioral and engineering sciences.
July 22, 2009
Six Sigma
Brian Traylor, Director - Global Logistics, Solae
Six Sigma is a business management strategy, which today enjoys widespread application in many sectors of industry, including the corporate environment.
Six Sigma seeks to improve the quality of process outputs by identifying and removing the causes of defects (errors) and variation in manufacturing and business processes. It uses a set of quality management methods, including statistical methods, and creates a special infrastructure of people within the organization, (Black Belts), who are experts in these methods. Each Six Sigma project carried out within an organization, follows a defined sequence of steps, and has quantified financial targets, cost reduction or profit increase.
Since 1998, Solae has worked with their parent company, DuPont, and has embraced the Six Sigma methodology. This journey has lead them to some of the following:
- Cost, quality and capacity improvements in lean manufacturing
- Revenue and gross profit improvements in sales & marketing
- Improved efficiencies in R&D
- Global standardization of their business processes
Due to the extensive news coverage of the swine flu outbreak, which has caused more than 100 deaths and infected hundreds of others, we believe that as facility managers, it is critical to prepare for a potential epidemic.
Calendar Of Events
Six Sigma Presentation
Date: 07/22/2009
Time: 5:00pm Registration and Networking - 6:00 Presentation
Location: Solae
Flyer: Download
LEED - NC, From Green to Great - How good design creates great green environments
Date: 08/19/2009
Time: 5:00pm Registration and Networking - 6:00pm Presentation
Location: Alberici
International Facility Management Association's Web Site
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FM Guide
Monday, September 28, 2009
IFMA Golf Classic
Whitmoor Country Club
Registration
Chapter Supports Southeast Missouri State University's
Facility Management Degree Program
Press Release
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John Von Fange
Chapter President
June Chapter Program Highlights
Our June program featured a presentation by Dan Lauder, FMA, RPA, and an Instructor at Southeast Missouri State University. He discussed SEMO's Facility Management Degree program, which is currently available in St. Louis and Cape Girardeau campus.
Following that, Mr. Lauder's presentation focused on the different types of preventive maintenance, as well as the benefits of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS). Both of these topics are a part of the FM degree program.
On behalf of the St. Louis Chapter of IFMA, we thank Dan Lauder and Brett Richardson, St. Louis' Coordinator for IET for hosting this informative event.