Cessna NetJets: Six Sigma Success Story ...

Cessna is recognized for their Six Sigma business process improvement success by NetJets, who benefits from increased up-time performance as measurd by manitenance days per jet operated. ...

... "Cessna Aircraft Company, a subsidiary of Textron Inc., has been recognized twice this year for cooperative efforts contributing to the overall success of NetJets Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway Inc. company and Cessna's largest customer. Cessna received the first-ever NetJets Annual Performance Award. The award was given for process improvements Cessna implemented in 2005 to decrease maintenance down-time on jets operated by NetJets Aviation Inc., a NetJets subsidiary. After applying Six Sigma lean improvement processes, NetJets Aviation's up-time was increased by 30 percent or a reduction of maintenance time by four days per jet operated. Cessna's Wichita, Kansas, business jet service center also received the second quarter 2006 Base Maintenance Award for large stations from NetJets. This award is given for helping reduce downtime for NetJets Aviation's fleet and for the dedication to quality exhibited by the Cessna employees who work on the aircraft. " ...

Via Textron: Cessna Receives NetJets Awards ...