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Operational Excellence by Design
 
- A cross-disciplinary approach in the pursuit of perfection.
 
XONITEK eNewsletter

July 2009

ANNOUNCEMENTS & EVENTS
XONITEK Telephone Numbers Change
20's cropIn order to better support our clients and our business partners - XONITEK Corporation (USA) is deploying a new telephony system which will facilitate the communication and collaboration of the resources throughout the XONITEK Value-Chain.  The new telephone numbers are:
 
888.996.7771 - United States, Toll Free
 
646.308.1343 - International
(United States Based)
 
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XONITEK Leverages East of England International for EU Expansion
 
EEI-LogoXONITEK is very pleased to announce a strategic partnership with East of England International (EEI). 
 
EEI has been on hand to support the company while the company established itself in the UK. Central to EEI's support for XONITEK has been the information and advice in steering the company towards UK and East of England based organizations that they can partner and use as an advantageous source of expertise.  
 
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XONITEK to Sponsor WCBF Six-Sigma Solutions Conference in Florida
 
October 13 thru 16th:
4th Annual Global Lean, Six-Sigma, and Business Improvement Summit & Industry Awards Conference
WCBF-LogoThe conference presents an unrivalled speaker panel headlined by top business authors Al Switzler and Norman Bodek, complimented by an outstanding speaker panel of industry leaders, CEOs and first-class Deployment practitioners addressing Lean, Six Sigma and process excellence for innovation and outstanding performance including Steven Bonacorsi of XONITEK.
 
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About the WCBF...
 
OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
The Bottom Line for Customer Experience? 
By Vivian Hairston Blade
CustomerServiceHow do you change the dynamics of what seems like an inevitable situation, especially in a down economy when customers are spending less and cost containment is paramount?  What if you had the control to change the trend right in the palm of your hand? 
 
The good news is - YOU DO!

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Renewable Energy Credit 
By Kenneth Kramer & Richard Meyer
20's cropThe tax incentives provided for qualifying renewable energy projects under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 include production tax credits, investment tax credits, and refundable cash grants.  These incentives permit a range of transaction structuring options for qualifying projects, including the ability to step up the basis of a self-constructed project from construction cost to fair market value by entering into a sale/leaseback or partnership structure.
 
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Change More for Less
by Anneloes Cordia
SS1Everybody agrees that change has to come.  We have to change our ways in respect to the environment, but limited resources will also force us to act more as partners in a business relationship in order to cope with the challenges of a global market.  Change is no longer voluntary, but a necessity.

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ERP & TECHNOLOGY
Business in the Clouds
By Ed Giles
CloudComputingThe best way to explain Cloud Computing is to think of it as a formless void - of unknown whereabouts - that contains data and applications which are accessible via an internet user.  But what's it all about and why?
 
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President's Corner

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Private Equity:
A Brave New World
The days of flipping an investment using ever-increasing and creative forms of leverage are over. 
 
So what's an investor to do?  It's simple, make a go of it...

 
Paris' Biography

Lean Six-Sigma Notepad

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Steven Bonacorsi
 
Steven Bonacorsi is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Senior Master Black Belt instructor, coach and consultant for XONITEK.
Process Mapping with Flowcharts
A flowchart is an outline or schematic drawing of the process your team is trying to measure or improve. It can also be a picture of an ideal process that you would like to use.
 
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Critical Path Mapping with Activity Network Diagrams
 
The activity network diagram is a method of displaying the timelines of all the various subtasks that are involved in a project.

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