Manufacturing Excellence and Asset Utilization Improve Profitability

Box manufacturer discusses financial results. ...

... "Remains focused on driving for low cost through asset utilization and manufacturing excellence. 5. Increasing asset utilization in box plant system has enormous leverage to improving earnings and returns. " ...

Via insurancenewsnet: Temple-Inland Inc. Conference Call

Cross-Training for Lean Manufacturer

Family-owned manufacturer sees success with lean manufacturing principles. ...

... "Using computers and the newest machines cuts lost time and material, Shefet said. So does a well-trained staff. York Haven practices lean-manufacturing principles, such as cross-training its workers on the various machines and jobs of other work groups within the plant. " ...

Via CentralPennBusiness: York Haven Fabricators

Kaizen Plan

A project plan is an important element of an improvement initiative. However, the actual progress always varies from the plan in positive and negative ways. The plan provides a framework for comparison and a means to organize resources towards an objective. ...

... "Last week at the Batesville Casket Company, we completed an outstanding kaizen event in our Chihuahua, Mexico, plant despite the fact that our kaizen event was not even close to our original plan. " ...

Via Reliable Plant: Kaizen planning

Cessna is 40Percent Complete with Textron Six Sigma

Cessna introduces its new Cessna 350 and 400 aircraft, which are produced at its Bend, Oregon facility. ...

... "Since Cessna acquired the assets of the Bend plant in December 2007, the production facility has received a full face lift including new signage, new lighting and a new customer center. The transition plan, which includes implementation of Textron Six Sigma, has reached 40 percent completion. Cessna expects to deliver 150 350/400 aircraft this year and plans to increase production rates in 2009 to meet customer demands. " ...

Via Cessna: New 350 and 400 Aircraft

Kaizen Innovative Methods

Toyota uses innovative methods to empower its workforce and improve the performance of the enterprise. ...

... "Toyota, whose $1.3 billion plant near Blue Springs will be the company's eighth North American assembly plant, is often associated kaizen, or continuous improvement, which is associated with its Toyota Production System. " ...

Via Trading Markets: Methods of Innovation

Six Sigma Plant Operations Seen as Competitive Advantage

U.S. BioEnergy CEO shares insights on his company's use of Six Sigma to create an advantage in the competition with other ethanol producers. ...

... "Our six-sigma approach to plant operations is our way of doing things, and we're not real anxious to share that, Ommen said. " ...

Via Ethanol Producer: U.S. BioEnergy