Omnova Lean Six Sigma

Omnova CEO discusses the company's culture and Lean Six Sigma continuous improvement methods. ...

... "It is amazing the amount of things that you accomplish with people who are motivated and focused on improving something that they know a lot about with some facilitation. " ...

Via Cleveland dot com: Kevin McMullen of Omnova

Chemical Company Lean Manufacturing Principles

Study recommends lean manufacturing and operational excellence to chemical companies as remedy to weather the challenges of the business cycle. ...

... "Equally, optimizing fixed costs can be tackled in a number of ways, including introducing lean manufacturing principles or relocating to more efficient production facilities. " ...

Via Commodity Online: Chemical coompanies

Six Sigma Peak Efficiency

Dow Corning is recognized by the American Chemistry Council for its energy efficiency, which was accomplished using Six Sigma techniques. ...

... "Many distillation columns operate the same way year after year and not running at optimum conditions compounds energy losses. The Carrollton site implemented a Six Sigma project to bring a column up to peak efficiency, and then replicate the results on a similar process. " ...

Via Madison Courier: Dow Corning wins award

Performance Improvement Breakthrough Services By Milliken

Milliken & Company forms a dedicated business group to provide Performance Improvement Services to the manufacturing sector. The new group is called Milliken Performance Solutions and will serve customers from the company's Spartanburg, South Carolina headquarters. Milliken is one of the largest privately-held textile and chemical manufacturers in the world. ...

... "The formation of Milliken Performance Solutions will expand these services to support companies outside of Milliken's traditional base and will report to Craig Long, Vice President of Six Sigma and Quality. The Milliken Performance System is a daily management system that provides a systematic, step by step method of running any operation more effectively and efficiently. The system is in place at over 60 plants worldwide and can support both discrete and continuous process manufacturing plants. The system overcomes the limitations of conventional Lean Six Sigma programs by providing a more comprehensive approach that leads to dramatic breakthroughs in cost reduction, higher morale, increased customer satisfaction, and a cleaner safer environment. " ...

Via Milliken & Company: New Business Line Provides Performance Improvement Services