Lean Six Sigma Program Office for Operational Performance Enhancement

Lean Six Sigma foundation is built into the Defense budget through a program office with tangible objectives. ...

... "Initiative #7: Establish agency Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Program Office to enhance agency operational performance and ensure common approach on LSS projects.
Performance Assessment - Progress towards the end state is assessed with performance indicators such as contract closeout timeliness, reducing cancelling funds, forward pricing rates, contract audit follow up reports, Lean Six Sigma implementation, quality assurance surveillance plans and eBiz electronic processing utilization. " ...

Via Defense Contract Management Agency: Fiscal Year 2011 Budget Estimates (PDF)

SC21 Supply Chain Lean Compatible

SC21 UK defense industry supply chain improvement embraces techniques compatible with lean methods. ...

... "Ronnie Hunt, business improvement and quality manager at Cobham Defence Communications, says SC21 provides an effective foundation for lean manufacturing. " ...

Via New Electronics: SC21 Supply Chain Improvement

Lean Restart of Manufacturing Line at Bell Textron

Bell Helicopter uses lean principles to accelerate its performance on defense manufacturing program. ...

... "As workers prepared to restart the line for Lot 11 in May 2008, they applied Textron Six Sigma processes and tools to accomplish a lean restart of the SEP line. " ...

Via Defence Professionals: Bell Helicopter

Army Modernization Lean Techniques For Helicopter Manufacturing

Army Chinook modernization program uses lean manufacturing to eliminate waste and lower costs. ...

... "Throughout this process, the implementation of lean manufacturing processes on the factory floor and use of employee involvement teams have reduced manufacturing costs and improved production efficiency. " ...

Via Defense Industry Daily: US Army Chinooks Manufacturing ...

Defense Lean Manufacturing Initiative

General Dynamics weapons manufacturing has accelerated, given world events. The company emphasizes efficiency with lean manufacturing as its foundation. ...

... "And in the last few years, they've begun to use the equipment in smarter ways, through lean manufacturing initiatives. For example, the company has gone to manufacturing cells - where a variety of jobs are performed on parts in a concentrated area, " ...

Via Maine Today: Defense Manufacturer Lean Initiatives