System Engineering with Six Sigma Black Belt

It's the first day for your recent graduate and new hire into the production engineer position on the shop floor. The packaging line is down and the mechanics on the scene have gone for a coffee break to the shop. Is your new hire ready? Cornell University integrates Six Sigma black belt certification into its system engineering degree to produce better prepared manufacturing engineers. ...

... "Cornell students getting a degree in systems engineering, an interdisciplinary field that deals with how complex engineering projects should be designed and managed, can receive a black belt in a program called Six Sigma. " ...

Via Cornell Chronicle: Six Sigma Essentials

Lean Maintenance Engineer

Maintenance engineering management requires experience in lean and Six Sigma. ...

... "The candidate must be able to demonstrate a track record of adding value in their career. The candidate should have excellent written and verbal communication skills and superb customer focus skills. The ideal candidate will have knowledge and demonstrated experience with Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma. " ...

Via Spokesman Review: Maintenance Manager

CEO Career Path Enabled by Six Sigma Quality

GE reaches into its deep bench of quality talent to staff its CEO position for the aviation division. ...

... "Joyce joined GE in 1980 as a product engineer and spent 15 years in design and development of GE's commercial and military engines. He also held positions in customer and product support and in quality as a Six Sigma Black Belt. He earned both bachelor's of science and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and holds a master's in business finance from Xavier University. Joyce succeeds Scott C. Donnelly, who has taken a position with Textron. " ...

Via GE Aviation: Joyce Named President and CEO

Engineering Education with Lean Manufacturing Minor

University of Mississippi offers lean manufacturing education in its engineering curriculum. ...

... "The School of Business Administration and the School of Accountancy will offer a minor in engineering, with emphasis on lean manufacturing and production, a cost-and-time saving process designed to enhance profitability and production efficiency. " ...

Via Daily Journal: University of Mississippi

Footwear Lean Manufacturing Creates Efficiency

Footwear manufacturers drive operating efficiencies through the application of lean manufacturing techniques. ...

... "Adidas AG CFO Robin Stalker said the company was well situated: We believe we are extremely well positioned competitively, vis-a-vis our competitors, in terms of lean manufacturing and engineering of our product. " ...

Via Footwear News: Crisis

Lean Customer Perspective

Lean quote of the day ...

... "Lean manufacturing is don't do anything that your customer isn't willing to pay for, said Kevin Gingerich ... " ...

Via Design News: Lean Engineering