Six Sigma Aircraft Systems

PhotoEtch embraces Six Sigma and lean to redesign its manufacturing processes while lowering work capital requirements through lower days of inventory. ...

... "To help implement lean principles and cellular manufacturing, it has three managers certified as Six Sigma green or black belt and are skilled, lean experts. " ...

Via Manufacturing Digital: Photo Etch

PhotoEtch Lean Application in Action (PDF): "The contractors were given thorough training and a set of visual work instructions to eliminate errors. The manufacturing work cell had a takt time of 20 minutes. "

AstraZeneca Lean Drug Production

AstraZeneca looks to learn from the automotive lean experience and translate that success into the pharmaceutical manufacturing space. ...

... "Since the summer, the company has agreed to fund at least two lean experts borrowed from Jaguar Land Rover, who are applying their knowledge of car production techniques to drugs. " ...

Via Pharmalot: AstraZeneca


John Earley, Astrazeneca on Lean Transformation - Watch a funny movie here

Lean Insights

Lean expert shares his experience with local Maryland-area businesses at Carroll Community College this week. ...

... "You start to identify areas of waste, and then you would engage the entire team to get activated to help you take that waste out of the system … which is applicable to any business, Scaffede said. " ...

Via Carroll County Times: Manufacturing Insights

Lean Expert North Carolina

Experienced leader will serve North Carolina with lean manufacturing expertise. ...

... "Stephen Laton of Calhoun, Ga., has joined the Asheville office of the Industrial Extension Service of North Carolina State University as an extension specialist for lean manufacturing. " ...

Via Asheville Citizen-Times: Lean Manufacturing Expert

Manufacturing Excellence Keynote at Engineering Conference ...

Lean manufacturing expert will keynote upcoming engineering conference. ...

... "Izzy Galicia, Vice President of Client Services for The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) will keynote Collaborate 2006 being held October 10th – 12th in Huntsville, Alabama. The conference is hosted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in partnership with the Alabama Aerospace Industry Association and the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association. Mr. Galicia and Manex are well known for their work helping enterprises transform their organizations through Lean Manufacturing. As part of a panel of industry leaders, Mr. Galicia and executives from Toyota, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman will kick off the event by sharing an industry perspective on innovative technology applications and processes, including Lean Manufacturing, supply chain integration, and workforce development. " ...

Via Manex: Shingo Award-Winning Lean Expert, Izzy Galicia, to Keynote SME Collaborate 2006 Conference ...

Lean Expert Appointed Company President ...

... "Robert F. Mater Jr. was recently appointed president of Quest Technologies, LLC. Mater, who has extensive background in turnaround management, lean manufacturing, entrepreneurship and marketing, was previously president of Reese Products. " ...

Via South Bend Tribune

Lean Expert Session: Jeffrey Liker ...

Session this week with Jeffrey Liker, Lean manufacturing expert, author of the Toyota Way ...

... "May 15: Lean-Manufacturing Expert Jeffrey Liker, 11:30 a.m. at Genoa Woods Conference Center, 7707 Conference Drive, Brighton. $50. " ...

Lean Expert Session: Jeffrey Liker: Via Detroit Free Press: The business list ...

SixSigma Master Black Belt Position Available: Quality Improvement Career ...

Position is available for a master black belt in Six Sigma ...

... "MASTER BLACK BELT: Lead the Six Sigma Program. Develop and conduct training plans; serve as the Six Sigma technical expert; maintain Six Sigma tool application and methodology integrity; benchmark Six Sigma best practices; ensure that projects are adequately scoped, assigned, and implemented; allocate GB and BB resources. LEAN EXPERT: Lead cross-functional teams to implement Lean solutions; contribute to the identification and prioritization of Lean opportunities; lead the analysis of root cause solutions; support the implementation of Lean metrics across sites; support the identification and documentation of best practices; support the development of training for value stream mapping and Lean Sigma tools. " ...

SixSigma Master Black Belt Position Available: Quality Improvement Career: Steelscape: Via The Daily News Online

Boeing Lean Manufacturing Production System ...

Boeing will build the 787 on a new production system based on lean manufacturing principles. ...

... "The company also has adopted a new lean-manufacturing production system based on Toyota's. The new assembly line in Everett for the 787 will be the ultimate application of lean principles, with suppliers sending in huge completed sections from around the globe for a three-day assembly process. " ...

Via KING5 Seattle News: Successor to Boeing 737 likely to be built in state ...

Additional resources on Boeing lean manufacturing principles:

Via Boeing: Environmental Reports - Creating - Build it Lean: "These ideas are called Lean Manufacturing, which draws on the insights and skills of the men and women whose hands form our products. It starts at the detail level, where small increments of waste can go unnoticed in the great push to assemble an airplane. By stepping out of their regular routine and taking stock of their work space and processes, with the coaching of a manufacturing expert, our employees have mounted a grass-roots revolt against waste."

Via Boeing: Lean Enterprise Successes: "To date, IDS application of Lean principles has led to products with fewer parts, are easier to build and support, have higher quality and are more affordable. The net result is higher customer satisfaction, better opportunity for growth and increased shareholder value."

Via Boeing: All Systems Go - Vol. 2, No. 3: "The introduction of Lean manufacturing to the shop floor in 1999 changed everything. Today the Mesa site is one of the company's Lean showpieces and is a candidate for the prestigious Shingo Prize."

Lean Six Sigma Methodology: Kaizen Competition

Lean Six Sigma Methodology: Kaizen Competition: Via Solectron: Solectron Drives Lean Six Sigma Manufacturing to its Suppliers: First Annual Award Judges Include Lean author, Jim Womack and Toyota Production System Expert Chichiro Nakao-San ...

Solectron drives operational efficiency through kaizen competition using its own flavor of the Lean Six Sigma Methodology ...

... "Solectron announced the Penang, Malaysia, facility as the winner of Solectron's first annual Global SPS Kaizen Competition. SPS is the company's industry-leading Lean Six Sigma methodology for continuous manufacturing improvement in quality and efficiency. Solectron employees have completed more than 5,000 Kaizens, a Japanese term that means continuous improvement, this year throughout its global operations. ... Entries for the contest were submitted from over 50 Solectron sites around the world. From those entries, 11 finalists from Europe, Asia and the Americas gathered in San Jose, Calif., to recognize the winner. Judges included Jim Womack, founder of the Lean Enterprise Institute and co-author of Lean Thinking and Chichiro Nakao-San, who spent over 30 years at Toyota Corporation refining its ground-breaking manufacturing methodology. ... Solectron's 2005 Supplier Day formally launched Solectron's Lean supplier program, which forms the foundation of Solectron's vision to deliver competitive supply chain solutions to its customers. The one-day event included breakout sessions on Lean 101, an introduction to the Solectron Production System; Solectron's Lean supply chain program; an overview of increasing customer value through design and engineering for Lean production; and Lean deployment from a supplier perspective. " ...

Solectron provides a full range of global manufacturing and supply-chain management services to the world's premier high-tech companies. Solectron's offerings include new-product design and introduction services, materials management, product manufacturing, and product warranty and end-of-life support. The company is based in Milpitas, Calif., and had sales from continuing operations of $11.64 billion in fiscal 2004.

Industry Approach Lean Manufacturing: Metal Industry Webcast ...

Industry Approach Lean Manufacturing: Metal Industry Webcast: Via FMA: FMA and JustMetalsERP announce Webcast series to promote best practice education within the metal forming and fabricating industry: Monthly series begins with a Webcast on practical and industry specific approaches to Lean Manufacturing ...

... "The Fabricators & Manufacturers Association, Intl. (FMA), and JustMetalsERP, a leading Microsoft partner providing software solutions for the metals industry, announces a Webcast series designed to educate executives on key topics facing the metals industry. The first of the Webcasts, scheduled for Sept. 22, 10 a.m. - Noon CT, will feature industry expert Dick Kallage presenting Practical Lean: Successful Lean Manufacturing for Smaller & Mid-sized Manufacturers. " ...

Six Sigma Career Path: GE 6S Experience Pays Off ...

Invitrogen Promotes Mark Gardner to Chief Marketing Officer; Process Excellence and Marketing Expert to Expand Reach to Customers Through Broad Range of Channels ...

... "Gardner has served Invitrogen in several roles since 2003, including Vice President of Process Improvement, where he introduced concepts such as Six Sigma and LEAN to the company. Most recently, he served as Vice President of Commercial Marketing, where he established a global council to leverage opportunities across the spectrum of marketing channels for the company's product portfolio. He first came to Invitrogen after a series of highly successful six sigma and acquisition integration projects at General Electric Medical Systems, Information Technologies division. " ...

Invitrogen Corporation (Nasdaq:IVGN) provides products and services that support academic and government research institutions and pharmaceutical and biotech companies worldwide in their efforts to improve the human condition. The company provides essential life science technologies for disease research, drug discovery, and commercial bioproduction. Invitrogen's own research and development efforts are focused on breakthrough innovation in all major areas of biological discovery including functional genomics, proteomics, bioinformatics and cell biology -- placing Invitrogen's products in nearly every major laboratory in the world. Founded in 1987, Invitrogen is headquartered in Carlsbad, California and conducts business in more than 70 countries around the world. The company globally employs approximately 4,500 scientists and other professionals and had revenues of more than $1 billion in 2004.

DFSS Conference Coming This June ...

DFSS Conference This June: WCBF Announces Speakers for June Design for Six Sigma Conference

DFSS Design for Six Sigma Conference is coming up in June ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... Today WCBF announced the speakers for the ninth event in their Six Sigma series, which have seen unrivalled success ...

... Today WCBF announced the speakers for the ninth event in their Six Sigma series, which have seen unrivalled success to date. Based on the unique cross-industry agenda, WCBF's Design for Six Sigma Conference is expected to be the largest DFSS event to-date, addressing the real needs of DFSS practitioners struggling with the challenges of deploying and advancing DFSS. WCBF's DFSS conference gathers together the DFSS deployment leaders and expert practitioners in both product AND process development including BANK OF AMERICA, DUPONT, RAYTHEON, GENERAL ELECTRIC, SEAGATE, QUEST DIAGNOSTICS, CIGNA CORPORATION and many more! The conference will be held on Thursday 9th and Friday 10th June 2005 at The Venetian Resort Hotel Casino in Las Vegas with six separately bookable pre-conference workshops on Wednesday June 8th. ...

WCBF's Design for Six Sigma conference is sponsored by: BMG, i-solutions, Moresteam, Oriel, PowerSteering Software, Instantis, Statistical Design Institute, Stat-A-Matrix, Cognition Corporation, Lean Innovation Institute.

Lean Manufacturing Implementation Career Path ...

Lean Manufacturing Implementation Career: Donaldson Company Names Jay Ward As Managing Director Of Donaldson ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... "Jay's leadership in productivity improvements, lean manufacturing implementation and customer focus initiatives provides him with a great background for ...

... Donaldson Company, Inc. (NYSE: DCI - News), today announced that it has appointed Jay L. Ward as Managing Director of Donaldson Europe, effective February 1. Most recently, Ward was Director of Product Management for Donaldson's Industrial Filtration Solutions Group. ...

Donaldson Company, Inc., headquartered in Minneapolis, is a leading worldwide provider of filtration systems and replacement parts. Founded in 1915, Donaldson is a technology-driven company committed to satisfying customer needs for filtration solutions through innovative research and development. Donaldson serves customers in the industrial and engine markets including in-plant air cleaning, compressed air and gas purification, power generation, specialty filtration, off-road equipment and trucks. Our 10,000 employees contribute to the company's success at over 30 manufacturing locations around the world. In fiscal year 2004, Donaldson reported sales of more than $1.4 billion and grew earnings for the 15th consecutive year. Donaldson is a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index and Donaldson shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DCI.

Additional resources on a lean manufacturing implementation career ...

A Synergistic Approach to Minimizing Waste: Ford, who began his career as a mechanic, lacked ... This lean manufacturing concept follows the chapters on TOC and ... identify the constraint, or longest path, in a ...

Lean Aircraft Initiative Implementation Workshop: Implementing: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... one of the key elements of lean production – effort spent ... of flight without redesign or manufacturing changes ... function and a viable management career path. ...

lean manufacturing management software: Factory Logic has the career path for you ... good people for software development and implementation consulting roles ... the true potential of lean production is built ...

Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing: Lean Production Implementation Roadmap PDF file detailing the ... are organizational infrastructure, career path/ incentives ... like a lean manufacturing expert in no ...

Lean Six Sigma

From U.S. Army Materiel Command (AMC), G-3 Online ...

... "mission of the Lean Six Sigma Office is to enable the implementation of Lean Six Sigma by developing proposed strategies and action plans for creating and sustaining a culture of innovation, while providing expert consultation, training, and facilitation on the application of the continuous improvement tool set. Coordinate Lean Six Sigma initiatives throughout the Army Materiel Command" ...

Six Sigma Career Path: Sypris Test & Measurement Hires National Quality Manager

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Mullavey is a Six Sigma Black Belt and a Lean Manufacturing expert, who also is trained as an ISO-9000 Lead Auditor experienced in implementation of ISO 9000 ...

... Sypris Test & Measurement, a subsidiary of Sypris Solutions, Inc., today announced Fred Mullavey as National Quality Manager. Mullavey is a Six Sigma Black Belt and a Lean Manufacturing expert, who also is trained as an ISO-9000 Lead Auditor experienced in implementation of ISO 9000 Quality Systems. ...

Sypris Test and Measurement is a leading provider of on-site and mobile calibration services, testing and evaluation services, state-of-the-art magnetic measurement instruments, current sensors and hall generators. We also provide specialized programs for the aerospace, military and commercial electronics industries. ISO 9001:2000 Registered. Headquartered in Orlando, Fla., we operate a network of state-of-the-art laboratories strategically located throughout the United States, and numerous mobile calibration units.

Upcoming Lean Manufacturing Event, Canada

... "The Partners at the Quinte Business Development Centre: Quinte Economic Development Commission, Loyalist Training and Development Centre and Trenval Business Development Corporation are pleased to host the upcoming industry breakfast meeting for industry leaders from Bay of Quinte region manufacturing operations. The event will feature a leading expert on lean manufacturing and will be held on October 27 2004. The guest speaker is an Associate from Lean Productivity Systems and faculty of the renowned Lean Enterprise Institute, Pascal Dennis. " ...

Balanced Scorecard Conference: Benchmark Your Quality Performance

From PharmaLive.com (press release), United States Implementing process improvement initiatives — including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Balanced Scorecard — can be daunting. ...

Inexpensive conference on Lean, Six Sigma, and Balanced Scorecards presented by Dr. Robert Pojasek ...

... Process Improvement Tools Simple Steps for Cutting-Edge Quality A live, interactive audio alert Monday, Oct. 25, 2004 • 1:30 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. EDT. Register Today at http://www.fdanews.com/wbi/conferences/process.html?s=4333&p=04ODML! Implementing process improvement initiatives — including Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Balanced Scorecard — can be daunting. ...

Dr. Robert Pojasek — an internationally renowned expert in process improvement and adjunct professor for Harvard University — will explain how to use these tools to break down any process improvement initiative into easy, manageable steps.

Six Sigma Contact Centers: etalk Fortifies Award-Winning Product Portfolio with Compelling ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... team.". "Our consulting services approach is holistic, and employs best practices such as Lean concepts and Six Sigma," Lee added. ...

This release discusses EcoLabs' approach to Six Sigma continuous improvement using etalk in their contact centers...

... etalk Corporation, the leading provider of maximum Performance Impact(TM) solutions for enterprise contact centers, announced today a new set of consulting services for contact center customers that allow them to maximize their investments in performance management by optimizing solutions for their unique needs. etalk is offering three new distinct consultative services to help contact center customers get the most out of their performance management capabilities. The first offering is a comprehensive assessment of the customer's contact center solutions environment that analyzes its current processes, identifies strengths and opportunities for improvement, and recommends actionable items for immediate improvement. The second offering helps customers design and implement a complete call monitoring program that optimizes performance management for the contact center. ...

etalk is a global leader of Maximum Performance Impact solutions for enterprise contact centers. Since its inception in 1983, etalk solutions have been used to build valuable long-term customer relationships at more than 1,500 worldwide contact centers. The etalk suite of integrated solutions, including the Qfiniti(TM), JASS(TM), Recorder(R), Advisor(TM), Expert(TM) and Survey(TM), improve both customer service and the CRM decision-making process. Using this combination of etalk's award-winning products and outstanding services, customers can design, implement and continually refine their quality program initiatives, achieving their overall business objectives. etalk operates in more than 40 countries through its Worldwide Business Partner Program.

Lean Manufacturing Training: Racine Community Bulletin Board

From Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI ... GATEWAY TECHNICAL COLLEGE: Offering Lean 101: Principles of Lean Manufacturing with live simulation, an eight-hour workshop, on Sept. ...

Principles of Lean Manufacturing Workshop: The real meat of the program is learning first-hand how much waste can be eliminated and about the different processes, such as Value Stream Mapping, Set-up Reduction and Cellular/Flow Manufacturing, which are all facets of becoming a lean enterprise. In fact, you’ll walk away with a solid understanding of eight key wastes in manufacturing, specifically how your business can benefit from tackling waste head-on, and what steps to take next, to further your move toward becoming lean. The workshop is taught by WMEP manufacturing specialists who have many years of real-world experience in manufacturing businesses. They understand how Lean Manufacturing can work for you, and what obstacles you will have to overcome to achieve results. Their hands-on experience makes them valuable resources for you on your road to becoming a lean manufacturer.

The Wisconsin Manufacturing Extension Partnership (WMEP) is a technical and business resource created expressly to help small and midsize manufacturers improve productivity and compete more effectively in the global marketplace. WMEP is Wisconsin’s market leader in providing high-quality, high impact solutions that deliver bottom-line improvements for manufacturers. With years of manufacturing experience, our expert staff apply effective business and manufacturing solutions that deliver measurable results. And we stay with companies through project implementation, to ensure they learn the techniques to maintain the results. Since 1996 WMEP has helped over 1300 Wisconsin manufacturers improve their productivity and profitability. Over that time WMEP customers have reported a positive impact of nearly $400 million in improvements attributable to the assistance provided by WMEP.

Lean Six Sigma: What Are Six Sigma and Lean Thinking, and Why Should I Care?

Six Sigma continues to be a hot topic for many companies. In fact, many professionals may already be involved in or are thinking about Six Sigma. In addition, a new concept called Lean Thinking is emerging—but what are Six Sigma and Lean Thinking? Are they separate ideas or can they be combined? What are the latest ideas in deploying these concepts, and what can you do to immediately apply them at your job?

James A. Stahley, Ph.D., is chairman of business and management, School of Management, Walden University. In this capacity, he is responsible for directing the undergraduate business administration, M.B.A., and select doctoral programs at Walden University. Stahley is an acknowledged expert in total quality, business excellence, leadership, and organizational change, and has spoken on these concepts with audiences around the world. He is a past co-chairman of the National Performance Excellence Council of the Conference Board and is a senior member of the American Society of Quality. Stahley earned a Ph.D. in applied management and decision science from Walden University, an M.S. in engineering from the University of Alabama, and a B.S. in electrical engineering from the University of Massachusetts.

Founded in 1944, the CPCU Society’s mission is to "meet the career development needs of a diverse membership of professionals who have earned the Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters (CPCU) designation, so that they may serve others in a competent and ethical manner." CPCUs who join the Society take their commitment to ethical behavior one step further by agreeing to be bound to an enforceable Code of Ethics and pledging the CPCU Society Creed. CPCUs also join the Society to take advantage of continuing education, networking, and other skill development opportunities, such as leadership training, public speaking, job enhancement, change management, and career building. CPCUs also work to spread the message about the value of the CPCU designation to the industry and the public through consumer education efforts and campaigns. Members may also interact on a local level by joining one of 154 chapters, or network with other CPCUs who share their same area of professional expertise by joining one of 14 special interest sections. Located in Malvern, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia, the CPCU Society is governed by volunteer leadership, including a board of 36 governors, five executive committee members, and two ex officio members. Staff resources include more than 30 association professionals in the areas of administration, communications and marketing services, continuing education, finance, meeting services, member and professional services, and the member resource center.