Benefits of Lean Manufacturing System

The benefits achieved through lean manufacturing implementation are discussed. ...

Five-9s Availability Achieved Through Six Sigma Discipline

EMC uses Six Sigma methodology to drive availability improvements in its products to five-9s performance levels. ...

... "Traditionally, only high-end storage systems designed for the most mission-critical applications have delivered Five 9s availability. EMC designed an entirely new midrange architecture - UltraScale - to deliver the highest levels of availability in affordable, scalable and easy-to-use systems that meet a wide range of storage needs. Over the past year, EMC utilized a comprehensive Six Sigma-based approach to track and calculate availability metrics of both the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel/iSCSI versions of the EMC CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale systems, including a thorough analysis of the root cause of unplanned customer system downtime whether hardware, software or process-related. " ...

Via EMC: EMC Clariion CX3 Ultrascale Systems Achieve Highest Midrange Storage Availability and Quality Benchmark

Sustaining Lean Six Sigma Achievements

Integrated enterprise excellence is a method for sustaining Lean Six Sigma performance levels. ...

... "Lean Six Sigma has provided some relief and helped many businesses make significant performance improvements. Yet in many businesses, results of the first few implementations are impressive, usually because the goals were easily achievable ... " ...

Via Quality Management: Sustaining Excellence

Minitab Recognized For Six Sigma in Manufacturing

Minitab is recognized by Frost and Sullivan with its Award for Customer Value Leadership of the Year in the quality compliance, manufacturing productivity and statistical process control market. ...

... "Using the Minitab packages, customers have been able to achieve a greater degree of standardization in their quality improvement projects, which in turn has made these projects easy to supervise and manage. This has minimized the amount of resources required to complete individual projects and saved companies time and money at the overall project level. In addition to reducing costs, Minitab software has enabled project leaders to easily access more information at various crucial stages of a project, allowing them to make more informed decisions. Minitab's wide set of customer services and allied support activities are other competitive advantages that differentiate it from other participants. The company boasts of a strong technical support suite that provides free assistance to its users and helps identify customers' most recent requirements, thereby obtaining their confidence. Minitab's recently released Minitab(R) 15 Statistical Software includes very useful enhancements, such as probability distribution plots, broader Gage R&R capabilities, the ability to attach formulas to columns in the worksheet and the latest reliability methods for forecasting future warranty claims. " ...

Via Frost & Sullivan: Frost & Sullivan Extols Minitab Inc. for Its Ability in Assisting Customers to Make Optimum Utilization of their Resources

LeanSixSigma Persists Even On Earnings Dips

Louisiana-Pacific Corporation reports first quarter net loss and affirms commitment to operational efficiency through Lean Six Sigma. ...

... "Rick Frost, CEO: I do not see this market improving substantially for the rest of 2007, Frost continued. We will remain persistent in completing our strategic capital projects, working to increase market share with our most important customers, and implementing cost and process improvements through our Lean Six Sigma efforts. " ...

Via Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: First Quarter 2007 Results

Quality Execution System Integrates into ERP

Apriso Corporation improves the functionality of their FlexNet Quality application – with a Quality program capable of performing purely as an execution application, or as a Quality Execution System. ...

... "This application enhancement provides manufacturers a viable alternative to purchasing third party Quality Management Systems (QMS), which can often be challenging to integrate with Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) applications because of overlapping business processes, incompatible quality plans and data collection activities. Apriso's FlexNet QES was designed instead to complement existing functionality within ERP systems provided by vendors such as SAP, Microsoft, Oracle or Infor Global Solutions. Few will argue the importance of an effective quality assurance program to achieve global manufacturing excellence - the challenge lies in how to effectively design, execute and administer such a program. One approach has been to purchase a third party QMS to provide planning, execution and reporting on overall product quality. The problem with this approach is that many existing quality management functions within ERP systems already perform most of these tasks, so any benefits from a QMS implementation are reduced through a duplication of efforts and data reconciliation issues.

Quality Execution Systems recognize that ERP applications are designed as centralized data repositories, providing a global view of corporate performance, customer interactions, and order status while supporting Quality Assurance (QA) planning efforts best performed at the corporate level. Best-in-class manufacturers have demonstrated that quality execution is best performed as an embedded process - not as loosely linked activities - within production, maintenance and warehouse operations. " ...

Via Apriso: Quality Execution System

Lean Program Expansion Supports Increased Cash Flow at Sealy

Sealy reports good performance in its first quarter. An increase in costs was offset by continued improvements in manufacturing efficiencies, through its lean program. ...

... "This, combined with the start-up of our new domestic latex facility, the further integration of the new North American management team, and the expansion of our lean manufacturing program, should allow Sealy to continue to grow its market share and cash flow. " ...

Via Sealy Inc.: First Quarter Fiscal 2007 Results

Moto Malaysia Recognized Six Sigma Knowledge Work

Motorola Technology Sdn Bhd is awarded the Penang Chief Minister's K-ICT Award 2007 for best practices in developing knowledge workers at its manufacturing operations. The Malaysian site has built its workforce on a foundation of Six Sigma quality principles, enabling its employees to transform into knowledge work. ...

... "Through the Knowledge Worker Development Award, Motorola was recognized for its initiatives in promoting effective use of ICT as a tool for its communications and training programmes so as to accomplish key organizational action plans and needs, and develop its employees' potential to achieve the company's objectives. Motorola was able to clinch the prestigious award based on its successful implementation of the Motorola Digital Six Sigma / Quality IQ initiative from 2001 - 2006. Some of the significant results achieved by the implementation of the Motorola Digital Six Sigma/Quality program were the strengthening of its competitiveness, improvements to the overall quality of its business operations, and the transformation of manual labor to become a more knowledge based workforce. In addition, Motorola recorded savings of approximately USD30 million over 230 engineering based projects implemented since 2001. The implementation of Motorola Digital Six Sigma/Quality program has also progressively increased the number of its knowledge workers at various levels from 20% to 46% and generated over 2,300 internal engineering patent submissions that were solutions made in Malaysia.
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Via Motorola Malaysia: Motorola Receives the Prestigious Penang Chief Minister K-ICT Award 2007

Project Portfolio Management: SixSigma Lean Initiatives

Brambles selects Instantis EnterpriseTrack software to manage its Six Sigma, Lean, and IT project portfolios. Per Julie Brignac, Brambles Vice President ...

... "EnterpriseTrack allows us to easily configure multiple strategic project portfolios, each tailored to meet our specific needs. EnterpriseTrack is being deployed globally within the company's Quality organizations initially. We were able to communicate our requirements to the Instantis services team, and they had us up and running relatively quickly, added Brignac. " ...

Via Instantis: Achieve Performance Excellence

Lean Manufacturing Accounting Principles Discussed in Webinar

In upcoming webinar, Infor will discuss how companies can ensure their accounting practices support their lean initiatives. The webinar is called: Cost Accounting & Financial Accounting Contradictions that Undermine Your Lean Manufacturing Success. The webinar will be held February 28, 2007 from 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT, hosted by Mike Frichol, CPIM, Vice President, Global Industry & Product Marketing, Infor. Registration. ...

... "Today's manufacturing landscape is riddled with demand fluctuations, pricing and compliance pressures, and ever-extending supply chains. In an effort to improve efficiency in their manufacturing facilities, many companies have implemented Lean processes to achieve significant production performance gains. However, there is a largely unrecognized need to introduce revised costing and management accounting methods that provide a more realistic financial view of performance within a Lean context. " ...

Via Infor: Infor Webinar Highlights Accounting Principles That Drive Lean Initiatives Throughout the Enterprise

SixSigma: Incremental Business Process Improvement Best

Hackett Group research sees Six Sigma as best utilized to support continuous improvement in shared service / back-office processes. Hackett finds that Six Sigma may be inappropriately applied to enterprise transformations, where it is weak. ...

... "Many Hackett clients find Six Sigma to be a powerful tool for incremental improvement. Using a combination of Six Sigma and LEAN, one U.S. client was able to achieve major progress in accounts payable, including a 50% reduction in payment processing time, largely by identifying errors and eliminating non-value-added activities. At another Hackett client, Six Sigma played a key role in their ability to decrease cycle times and reduce costs as they built a global shared services organization. Overall, Hackett's research shows that 86% of all finance shared services organizations have a strong commitment to continuous improvement programs such as Six Sigma. " ...

Via The Hackett Group: Six Sigma Not a Silver Bullet for Back-Office Improvements

Aleris Six Sigma: Earnings Improvement

Aluminum products manufacturer, Aleris, sees improved margins and earnings through a combination of efforts, that include Six Sigma productivity projects and integration of acquisitions. ...

... "Contributing to the earnings increase were the 2005 acquisitions of ALSCO and certain assets of Ormet and the Corus Aluminum acquisition as well as widening scrap spreads and the favorable FIFO impact of the rising LME. In addition, the segment has continued to achieve excellent results in its Six Sigma and productivity initiatives. These factors have more than offset decreases in legacy business volumes, slightly lower rolling margins and increases in freight, paint and certain conversion costs such as labor and natural gas. " ...

Via Aleris: Aleris Reports Third Quarter Results ...

Aleris International, Inc. is a global leader in aluminum rolled products and extrusions, aluminum recycling and specification alloy production. Aleris is also a recycler of zinc and a leading U.S. manufacturer of zinc metal and value-added zinc products that include zinc oxide and zinc dust. Headquartered in Beachwood, Ohio, a suburb of Cleveland, the Company operates 50 production facilities in North America, Europe, South America and Asia, and employs approximately 8,600 employees.

5S Effort: Lean at Moyno

Moyno implements lean manufacturing initiatives to achieve profitability through cost savings and to attract and retain highly skilled employees. ...

... "The 5S efforts of the lean manufacturing program involve five specific areas of focus: sort, set in order, shine, standardize and sustain. At Moyno, 5S is being implemented in six areas including, for example, the chrome plating area, the small pump area and the office area. " ...

Via Impeller: Lean Manufacturing Initiatives Increase Efficiencies at Moyno ...

Lean Manufacturing Efficient Effective Organization

Local firm plans to transform workforce through widespread adoption of lean manufacturing principles to achieve cost efficiencies. ...

... "Chere Howard, human resources manager, explained that lean manufacturing is about operating a cost-effective and efficient organization. " ...

Via The Daily World: Link

Microsoft CIO: GE SixSigma Disciple ...

CIO Stuart Scott, who has a background in Six Sigma from GE, speaks about the evolution of his role from an applications and business-process-focus to full CIO responsibility for driving IT innovation at Microsoft. ...

... "PressPass: It's said that you're a Six Sigma black belt. Could you explain what that means and why it's an asset, and tell us how you parlay that sort of expertise into success in your role as CIO? Scott: Six Sigma is a data-driven process for making business decisions and choosing investments that help ensure a return for your business. It's a discipline in which you use analytical tools to draw out statistically significant information. So if you're talking to customers, for example, you want to do that in such a way that you come away with a genuine understanding of what they want, and you grasp the difference between what you could do to make those customers feel better vs. what's critical to enabling those customers to be successful, and what's critical to Microsoft's growth. Using good data and analytical tools, you can invest in programs like improving the business or putting in a new information system with the confidence that you'll achieve the desired result in terms of incremental business value. For me, that's always measured in a ledger. Any benefit we talk about has to be quantified in a way that demonstrates increased shareholder value. " ...

Via Microsoft: Microsoft CIO Stuart Scott Outlines the Company's Commitment to People-Ready Business

Stuart Scott practices project portfolio management as CIO at GE. ...

Via CIO Magazine: Deciding Factors: "STUART SCOTT MAY BE the vice president and CIO of GE Industrial Systems, but he sees himself as a venture capitalist. "

Semiconductor Assembly: Six Sigma Certification ...

Indium Corporation, a supplier of electronics and semiconductor assembly materials, invests in certification of 11 Six Sigma green belts. The company will have opportunity to implement Six Sigma projects in their factories, located in the USA, the United Kingdom, Singapore, and China. The company believes in quality management and is ISO 9001 registered. ...

... "Indium Corporation recognized 11 individuals for achieving their Dartmouth Six Sigma Green Belt Certification. A Dartmouth Six Sigma Green Belt has demonstrated proficiency in developing and executing design experiments to support continuous process improvement at a competent level. Individuals who achieved the certification include: Stephen Foster, Mike McNamara, Bob Jarrett, Nicole Palma, Runsheng Mao, Stephen Smith, Hong-Sik Hwang, Ed Gudlauski, Leroy Page, Anthony Piccione, and Dave Sbiroli. Training for the certification was presented by Ronald C. Lasky, Ph.D., Senior Technologist at Indium Corporation and visiting professor at Dartmouth College's Thayer School of Engineering. " ...

Via Indium Corporation: Indium Corporation has 11 achieve Six Sigma Green Belt Certification ...

Kaizen System: Perform to the Next Level ...

The lean kaizen approach to continuous improvement is just what the doctor ordered to enable an organization to achieve the next level of performance. Article discusses the successful formula applied by Toyota and other manufacturing companies, that can translate to organizations in other industries. ...

... "Based on Kaizen, which means continuous improvement, it is a systematic approach to identifying and eliminating waste. " ...

Via American Venture Magazine: When you are on the Plateau ...

Six Sigma Mission Assurance ...

Northrop Grumman executive appointed to leverage Six Sigma for quality management in assuring the achievement of the mission success ...

... "In this position, Fallon has executive responsibility for sector-wide mission assurance and Six Sigma functions to improve quality, increase productivity and provide predictable program performance.

Mission assurance is a disciplined application of systems engineering, cost and risk estimation modeling, quality management, lessons learned and program-management principles to achieve 100 percent mission success. It is a proactive application of risk management which ensures that technical capabilities being delivered on programs meet customer expectations. Since joining Northrop Grumman in 1974, Fallon has held a variety of professional and management positions of increasing responsibility in quality, engineering, manufacturing and program management. He served most recently as the director of quality assurance at the company's Electronic Systems sector. " ...

Six Sigma Mission Assurance: Via Northrop Grumman: Northrop Grumman Appoints Thomas F. Fallon, Jr. Vice President of Mission Assurance for Technical Services

Lean Manufacturing Change Necessary to Become Competitive ...

Rockwell Automation Power Systems manufacturing site in Tennessee uses lean techniques to enable it to become competitive in the global environment. The plant values its employees and the community in which it is located, even as it has had to transform itself to survive in the environment in which it competes. ...

... "We had the quality and the customer service components. Now, we have the pricing we need. That's what lean manufacturing helped us to achieve, Case said. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Change Necessary to Become Competitive: Via The Rogersville Review, Tennesee: Rockwell Automation: Lean manufacturing gave this Rogersville company a competitive global advantage ...

Lean Manufacturing Values: Streamline Production ...

Manufacturing director charged to enhance company culture with lean values. Management expects to achieve lower costs over time. It will take leadership support and the drive of the new director to transform the culture of the organization. ...

... "We are pleased that D.J. has joined the HydroHoist team and expect that he will make a positive impact on the company as we move forward. D.J. will oversee all manufacturing and production, said Webber. He will implement Lean manufacturing values to reduce inefficiencies and streamline production to reduce costs. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Values: Streamline Production: Via bymnews: HydroHoist names manufacturing director ...

HydroHoist offers hoists for all types of pleasure boats from small personal watercraft to 40,000 lb cruisers moored in virtually any type of boat dock, boat house, boat slip or pier. HydroHoist can lift boats that are often impractical for davit, hydraulic, gear driven, or sling lifts.

Lean Manufacturing Partnership Program: Semiconductors ...

Data I/O is expanding the membership of its Preferred Partnership Program. The company is working with several leading memory and microcontroller companies to establish partnerships. ...

... "Under the terms of the Preferred Partnership Program, Data I/O and its Preferred Partners will coordinate their efforts to dedicate direct, focused resources for closer customer support at the device level as well as local sales, marketing and technical levels. Preferred Partnership Program benefits to mutual customers and collaboration areas between Data I/O and its Preferred Partners are: Helping both Preferred Partners and mutual customers to improve profitability and achieve lean manufacturing by reducing RMAs and introducing higher quality standards. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Partnership Program: Semiconductors: Via Data I/O: Leading Semiconductor Manufacturers Participate in Data I/O’s Preferred Partnership Program ...

SixSigma Recognition: FreudenburgNOK by Ford ...

Freudenburg NOK is recognized by Ford for its innovative use of DFSS Design for Six Sigma in the pre-production process of automotive component manufacturing. ...

... "In honor of the Technology Specialist's quality efforts, Freudenberg-NOK recently received a Recognition of Achievement Award from Ford Motor Co. for its consumer-driven Six Sigma accomplishments. The award is part of the automaker's World Excellence Awards program, which recognizes suppliers who not only achieve the highest levels of cost, quality and delivery, but who also embrace the vision to build Ford's legacy and drive innovation to new heights. The Recognition of Achievement Award, earned by only nine suppliers in 2005, honors suppliers who impact customer satisfaction by providing significant contributions in key designated areas including: environmental leadership, consumer-focused technology and consumer-driven Six Sigma.

Freudenberg-NOK's Advanced Vibration and Acoustics (AVA) group was charged with optimizing the sealing isolation system and the noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) characteristics for a cam cover design. AVA has developed techniques to synergize sealing and NVH, which are typically opposing phenomena. Utilizing Design for Six Sigma techniques, the Freudenberg-NOK engineering team improved the product pre-production, also optimizing cost savings and increasing customer value. Six Sigma, which focuses on measuring quality and allowing for no more than 3.4 defects per million parts, is one of the pillars of Freudenberg-NOK's Growtth program focused on superior quality, service and productivity. Freudenberg-NOK has 61 Six Sigma black belts on staff and has completed 155 Six Sigma projects to drive superior quality, enhance reliability and help automakers and tier one customers to reduce costs. " ...

Six Sigma Recognition: FreudenburgNOK by Ford: Via Freudenberg-NOK: Freudenberg-NOK Recognized for Six Sigma Achievement by Ford Motor Co ...

Lean Manufacturing Practices: Enable Smith Wesson Operational Improvements ...

Smith & Wesson posts strong financial results boosted by operational improvements driven through lean manufacturing practices. ...

... "Operational Improvements: Golden added, We made notable operating improvements in our Springfield factory throughout the year in manufacturing processes, supply chain management, and lean manufacturing practices. In November 2005, improved efficiencies allowed us to return to a five-day work schedule in most of our machining operations, from the seven-day schedule we implemented in January 2005. This helped to reduce overtime expense and provides us with future capacity flexibility. Manufacturing efficiencies continued to improve throughout the fiscal year, helping to achieve the fourth quarter gross margin of 34.8%. We invested $15.6 million in the fiscal year to upgrade and purchase manufacturing equipment, geared primarily toward increasing pistol capacity and improving manufacturing processes. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Practices: Enable Smith Wesson Operational Improvements: Via Smith&Wesson: Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation Posts Record Annual Revenues ...

Lean Management: Reliability Centered Maintenance Program at BART ...

Wyle Laboratories will support Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) in its maintenance improvement program for the mass transit system rolling assets. ...

... "Wyle will use its expertise in applying Versatile Asset Management System principles for equipment maintenance, including Reliability Centered Maintenance process improvement techniques, a leading standard that has been used in the aerospace industry for almost 30 years. We're excited to use our technical expertise to help the Bay Area protect such an important public investment and to help BART achieve its future capacity goals, said Kevin Balsan, Wyle's project manager. This contract win is part of Wyle's business objective to provide its Reliability Centered Maintenance and Lean capabilities to new markets.

Wyle employs a team of certified maintenance and reliability professionals skilled in the Versatile Asset Management System tools of Reliability Centered Maintenance, Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma, as well as other process improvement methods. That team works at Wyle's Jacksonville, Fla., location, where management and oversight of the analysis for the BART maintenance program will take place. LEAN and Reliability Centered Maintenance consultants from Wyle will also work on-site at BART's various San Francisco Bay Area locations. " ...

Lean Management: Reliability Centered Maintenance Program: Via Wyle Laboratories: Wyle Laboratories Awarded $6.9 Million Contract to Support BART Program

Sustain Lean Management ...

Seminar focuses on taking lean management to the next level ...

... "... an event specially designed for those who have already made great progress with lean management and want to achieve a lot more. Sustaining Lean - The Seminar will take place on 29th June The Daventry Hotel, Northamptonshire. " ...

Via Vision in Print: SUSTAINING LEAN - THE SEMINAR ...

Lean Software: Visteon SAIC China JV ...

QAD software enables the lean manufacturing success of the Visteon SAIC joint venture in China. ...

... "QAD Inc., a leading provider of enterprise software solutions for global manufacturers, announced that Yanfeng Visteon Automotive Trim Systems LTD has deployed enterprise software applications from QAD to enable lean manufacturing operations and achieve exceptional inventory and manpower efficiencies. The implementation of QAD's Global Enterprise Edition. QAD GXE has enabled Yanfeng Visteon to gain dramatic reductions in material inventory, substantial reductions in stock space and enhanced data for logistical support and personnel savings. Yanfeng Visteon, a joint venture between SAIC Motor Corporation Limited, one of China's largest automotive manufacturers, and Visteon International Holdings Corporation, one of the world's preeminent automotive component manufacturers, is the leading supplier of spare parts for cars and trucks within China.

Like North American auto and truck manufacturers, the joint-venture company has been faced with the need to change its business processes to reduce inventory costs, enable higher productivity, and meet the requirements associated with sequencing assembly projects. The company's streamlining of operations using QAD provides cost as well as competitive benefits. QAD's software and expertise in lean systems has allowed Yanfeng Visteon to gain a critical advantage over other Chinese companies. Using QAD GXE, Yanfeng Visteon has cut materials inventory, reduced stock area, and cut logistics staff, enabling the company to achieve efficiencies that are unmatched by other enterprise solutions available today, as noted by company executives. Based on Toyota standards for lean manufacturing that are widely accepted by the automotive industry, QAD's Lean Manufacturing solution helps manufacturers effectively use Kanban systems to align inventory with demand for pull-based replenishment. It integrates electronic representation of Kanban processes with core ERP functions to provide comprehensive level loading, tracking and visibility of production, and supports electronic Kanban as well as physical card-based visual systems. " ...

Lean Software: Visteon SAIC China JV: Via QAD: Visteon-Shanghai Joint Venture Turns to QAD to Enable Lean Manufacturing ...

Manufacturing Leader Achieves Six Sigma Black Belt ...

Company's manufacturing leaders achieve Six Sigma Black Belt certification. ...

... "CPI Card Group's Quality Manager Vin Benevento, located at CPI's Colorado plant, received his Six Sigma Black Belt after completing five months of training. He joins Charles van de Putte, a Six Sigma Black Belt since May 2001 and Process Engineer of CPI Card Group's Las Vegas plant, in implementing process improvement projects within both plants. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service. These projects are put in place in order to increase customer satisfaction levels and business productivity. " ...

Manufacturing Leader Achieves Six Sigma Black Belt: Via CPI Card Group: CPI CARD GROUP QUALITY MANAGER RECEIVES SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT ...

Six Sigma Leadership Appointment ...

Exception EMS, electronics manufacturer, appoints Six Sigma experienced leader. ...

... "Davies has a track record of successfully implementing lean manufacturing techniques. A six sigma black belt and a teambuilding enthusiast, he specialises in creating strategies to achieve more efficient and flexible manufacturing operations. " ...

Six Sigma Leadership Appointment: Via EE Times UK: CEM brings in lean manufacturing experience

Six Sigma Data Quality Partnership ...

Firms partner to address data quality challenges through Six Sigma methodology ...

... "New Media Technologies implements a Six Sigma methodology to help clients achieve significant process enhancements. The firm helps customers to simplify, personalize, integrate and improve the process of working with customer data. " ...

Six Sigma Data Quality Partnership: Via First Logic: Firstlogic Announces Partnership with New Media Technologies: Agreement Benefits Wall Street Financial Services Clients Resolving Data Quality Issues ...

Six Sigma Master Black Belt Position Available ...

Six Sigma leadership position is available. ...

... "Reporting to the Division Managing Director and working closely with local Business Managers, you will take a lead role in designing both strategy and individual implementation plans to achieve waste elimination. In order to accomplish measurable business process improvements you will personally lead and execute high impact Six Sigma and Lean projects and provide coaching, mentoring and training to Black Belts, Green Belts and Champions.Reporting to the Division Managing Director and working closely with local Business Managers, you will take a lead role in designing both strategy and individual implementation plans to achieve waste elimination. In order to accomplish measurable business process improvements you will personally lead and execute high impact Six Sigma and Lean projects and provide coaching, mentoring and training to Black Belts, Green Belts and Champions. " ...

Via jobs.telegraph.co.uk: Six Sigma Master Black Belt Position Available ...

Lean Sigma Blitz: Presentation at Manufacturing Conference ...

nMetric leader delivers presentation on the Lean Sigma Blitz at the upcoming National Manufacturing Week conference ...

... "Jason. P. Premo, Vice President Sales and Marketing of nMetric, LLC, has been invited to be a guest speaker at the annual National Manufacturing Week (NMW), during March 20-23, 2006 at the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center, Rosemont (Chicago O'Hare), IL. Premo will present two abstracts, Lean Sigma Blitz: Implement Continuous Improvement in Half the Time through Collaborative Manufacturing and How to Achieve Lean Scheduling and Kanban Workflow: 5 Secrets of World Class Manufacturing, as part of National Manufacturing Week’s Enterprise IT/ Supply Chain & Logistics track. The first session (ID# 2M33) is scheduled for Tuesday, March 21, from 2:00 p.m. until 2:50 p.m. The second session (ID# 4E52) is scheduled for Thursday, March 23, from 11:00 a.m. until 11:50 a.m. " ...

Lean Sigma Blitz: Presentation at Manufacturing Conference: Via nMetric: NMETRIC PROVIDES THOUGHT LEADERSHIP FOR LEAN FACTORY SCHEDULING AND MANUFACTURING EXECUTION SYSTEMS (MES): Jason Premo, Vice President Sales & Marketing and Six Sigma Master Black Belt for nMetric, will present practical lean workflow methods and case studies at the annual National Manufacturing Week in Chicago during the week of March 20th ...

SixSigma Banking and Insurance Services ...

Siemens offers insights into their Six Sigma servies for insurance and banking at CeBIT ...

... "For optimizing banking and insurance processes, Siemens Business Services presents two solution approaches: industrialization and Six Sigma. With industrialization, back-office processes in particular can be standardized and made more consistent, leading to more efficient workflows, lower costs and