Lean Six Sigma Improves Processes

Process improvement through Lean and Six Sigma is discussed. ...

... "The overriding principle that drives the lean system is that in order to reduce waste you need to develop systems that do not produce waste. " ...

Via Minneapolis-St Paul Star Tribune: Ask an outside consultant

Lean Principles Workshops

Workshops are planned for June 19th and August 14th. ...

... "Arizona Manufacturing Extension Partnership to offer the Principles of Lean Manufacturing class at Yavapai College campuses in Clarkdale and Prescott. " ...

Via Prescott Daily Courier: Lean manufacturing workshop

Europe Productivity Project

Lean manufacturing principles will be leveraged in small businesses across Europe. ...

... "The three-year project will develop and test the principles of lean manufacturing and how it can improve the long-term competitiveness of businesses with fewer than 150 employees. " ...

Via The Northern Echo: European Savings Project

Six Sigma Financials

ProcessArc launches Six Sigma training for the financial services sector, offering certification and focusing on roles, such as Green Belt, Black Belt, General Employee and Executive. ...

... "Our goal is to provide better training options for anyone who wants to use the principles of Six Sigma to reduce costs and process risk while optimizing service and revenue for their financial services firms. Those who use our proprietary industry specific training have found that every $1 invested has generated an average return on investment of $650. ProcessArc has delivered Financial Services Six Sigma training in private customized sessions for 4 years. " ...

Via ProcessArc: Financial Services with Six Sigma

Six Sigma Security Improvement

GE applies Six Sigma principles in a scalable way to all of its processes that require improvement. In this case, the security group uses Six Sigma principles to lower risks. ...

... "Francis X. Taylor, CSO of General Electric, emphasized to an audience of security executives at the CSO Perspectives conference in March, you don't need to be a Six Sigma Black Belt to use its principles and benefit from the results. " ...

Via CIO: GE Six Sigma Security

Toyota Kaizen Way Improves Customer Service

Toyota exec shares insights on Toyota and its kaizen principles. ...

... "Our customer service philosophy is fix it right the first time and to have lifelong customers. The term kaizen is one of the pillars of the Toyota way. " ...

Via The Augusta Chronicle: Toyota exec

TQM Principles Discussed

China company showcased in this TQM vid. ...

Lean Principles Leadership Culture Empowers Employees

Wisconsin manufacturing company sees success from lean principles. The company's leadership committment creates an empowered culture of continuous improvement. The company will be recognized with a manufacturing award this week. ...

... "Lean manufacturing principles, in combination with our strong leadership culture, have allowed PCMC to flourish. We have created a unique environment based on continuous improvement and employee empowerment ... " ...

Via Green Bay Press-Gazette: Wisconsin Manufacturing Success

Hospital Lean Thinking Enabled By RFID Technology

Hospital will digitize lean thinking through the use of RFID technology in healthcare processes. ...

... "HealthIT Cluster chief executive Andrea Pettet says the trial aims to use RFID tagging to ease overcrowding in emergency departments, using the principles of lean thinking. " ...

Via Stuff.co.nz: Hospital Patient Tracking

Hospital Operational Efficiency

Textron SixSigma Principle-Based Experience Shared At Summit

At WCBF's Lean Six Sigma Summit, Textron's John W. Mayers, VP of Six Sigma and Transformation, will share insights on the principled-based leadership employed at his company. ...

... "Mayers will be addressing an audience of senior level business and continuous improvement leaders from across all industries striving for business improvement by sharing Textron's experience with Six Sigma and Lean principles. Textron's Six Sigma model is a comprehensive, common set of tools and techniques applied to all functional areas to eliminate waste, reduce variation, and fuel growth and innovation. Textron's unique combination of powerful methodologies woven into a single holistic approach makes Textron Six Sigma an especially robust improvement mechanism for the company. Textron Six Sigma also plays a key role in talent development for the company. " ...

Via Textron: Textron's John Mayers Delivers Remarks At Lean Six Sigma Summit

Lean Principles Investment: Production Team Training

American Railcar invests in lean training for its production staff. ...

... "In addition, we invested time and training to focus our production teams on implementing lean manufacturing principles. We expect this investment of time to pay dividends in the near future. " ...

Via insurancenewsnet: American Railcar Industries

Accelerated Lean Manufacturing Implementation: Aerospace

Aerospace company implements lean manufacturing principles. ...

... "In 2006, the company finalized a labor contract with the union at the Chicago plant to facilitate accelerated implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles, established a satellite support plant in Anderson, Indiana and invested more than $6 million of capital expenditures. " ...

Via Northstar Aerospace: Strong start on 2007 CH-47 Chinook order intake for Northstar Aerospace Inc.