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

Raytheon Six Sigma Enables Talent Change

Raytheon Company facilitates change using Six Sigma techniques. ...

... "It is amazing to see how the powerful combination of committed stakeholders and the Raytheon Six Sigma process produces tangible results in documenting system changes and actions required to truly remove long and short-term barriers for people with disabilities to be competitively employed, said Larry Harrington, Raytheon's vice president of Internal Audit, who participated in the event. "We now have the ability to absolutely change the lives of people with disabilities nationwide by creating a model for employers large and small to tap into this unique pool of talented workers. A team of Raytheon Six Sigma(TM) experts used the Raytheon Six Sigma process to validate and prioritize issues, determine root causes of barriers and identify and document optimal system changes and implementation actions required to truly remove barriers for people with disabilities to be competitively employed. " ...

Via Raytheon: Employment Paths for People with Disabilities

Kaizen Facilitation Education Opportunity

Workshop teaches you to facilitate Kaizen and is scheduled for September 25, at Northeast State Technical Community College. ...

... "The Kaizen Facilitator Training Workshop will teach production and support personnel, who will be strongly involved in leading and the success of Kaizen events, a standard Kaizen process that can be used for implementing lean manufacturing tools, such as quick changeover, 5S, cellular/layout and TPM. " ...

Via Tri-Cities, Tennessee: Workshop Details

Lean Methods Fuel Fervor For Continuous Improvement

Lean methodology enables manufacturing or service companies to improve the enterprise. ...

... "Kaizen, or lean improvement events, and, when facilitated properly, they can be powerful. Everyone involved feels a part of the success of the event and many thirst for more. " ...

Via Appleton Post-Crescent: Lean Methods