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By Joseph Kenny
 Getting an education is hard work and financing that education can be daunting if you don't know how to go about it. Even if you have scholarships and grants (money that is given to you and doesn't have to be repaid), there are still expenses that you may not be able to cover. You may need a student loan.
Sometimes you can borrow the money for your education from the school you're attending, but more often, you'll have to choose a lender. The federal government is by far the least expensive of these! There are two kinds of federal loans (formerly known as Guaranteed Student Loans), the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and the Federal Direct Student Loan (FDSL).
When you obtain a FFEL, you borrow the funds you need from a credit union, bank or other financial institution of your choice and the government guarantees the loan. If you renege on your student loan, the federal government is obligated to repay it. A FDSL loan is borrowed from the feds through the Department of |
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Wednesday, 12 March 2008 |
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By Tony Jacowski
 The Process
Including the finance department in Six Sigma deployment is a decision usually made at the design stage of the operation. Here, the department is treated as an associate in the establishment and operation plan. Easy said than done, many operations people are of the view that people related to accounting or anything to do with it are scorekeepers, auditors, or bookkeepers. Making them adapt to the awkward inclusion of the finance department is always a barrier.
All the ideas that had the ability of becoming Six Sigma projects have to be evaluated by the finance department before being finalized. Thereafter, the finance department authenticates the potentiality of every project to affect the result. This not only restricts process owners from pinpointing Six Sigma projects but also allows them to identify prospects. Additionally, financial evaluations act as decisive factors for business decisions and viability of an opportunity to the Six Sigma project.
Six Sigma Committees are active in the decision-making process. It is known that process owners and Belts frequently criticize the inclusion of |
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 12 March 2008 )
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