Dell Lean Supply Chain Limits Product Configuration
Labels: complexity, configuration, customer-experience, lean-supply-chain, product-development, reinvent
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Labels: complexity, configuration, customer-experience, lean-supply-chain, product-development, reinvent
... "Rickshaw, which uses recycled plastic water bottles and lean manufacturing principles to make its stylish messenger bags ... " ...
Labels: lean-manufacturing, product-development, recycle
... "The new pump laser package is designed to help network equipment manufacturers (NEMs) lower costs and power consumption within optical networks. JDSU will also be able to reduce lead times for the new product by 50 percent compared to older designs, based on its simplified and lean manufacturing process. " ...

Labels: cost-effective, energy-efficiency, lead-time, lean-practices, networking, new-products, power-consumption, product-development, specification, sustainability, telecommunications
... "The motivation for this change is the need to include the true cost of producing goods, from the point of resource extraction to the end of life and reuse or recycling, in the cost of the products. " ...
Labels: cost-of-goods-sold, green-manufacturing, lean-manufacturing, life-cycle-assessment, product-development, recycle, resource-management, reuse
... "WalMart's demand in recent years that suppliers reduce their packaging to reduce their environmental impact has rippled throughout the retail and manufacturing industries. " ...
Labels: eco-rating, environmental-stewardship, manufacturing-history, manufacturing-industry, product-development, sustainability, walmart

... "strategic acquisitions such as Swiss Pharma contract, which enhance our integrated drug development capabilities and help us speed development for clients and the expansion of six sigma, including projects with clients, which help us reduce variation and improve the productivity of drug development. " ...
Labels: covance, earnings-call, improvement, product-development, productivity, reduce-variation
... "TRIZ is coming on strong at corporations hungry for new ways to improve innovation and productivity beyond what they've already achieved with the widely adopted Six Sigma and Lean techniques. " ...
Labels: ge, general-electric, innovation, methodology, product-development, triz

... "The company has been able to grow and prosper by focusing on maintaining a very high quality standard, product innovation and cost-effective lean manufacturing. In addition to instrument transformers, the group also manufactures cast coil power transformers, resin insulated bus bar systems and specialty resin products. " ...
Labels: cost-effective, country-germany, innovation, investment, lean-manufacturing, manufacturer, plant-operations, product-development, quality-assurance, state-georgia
... "It was going to take Six Sigma to standardize our processes, like Metamucil; make us regular, make us predictable, pacified and of course, profitable. So, without trying I can count on both hands and feet the number of former GE’ers who flopped miserably at managing, and failed to bring about the joyous resurrection they had been anointed for, at ALL levels of organization. " ...
Labels: disciplined-approach, ge, ge-six-sigma, general-electric, npd, predictable, processes, product-development, profitability, six-sigma, standardization
... "Mr. Chahrour was appointed as GE Aviation's Engineering Six Sigma Master Black Belt, where he helped launch the GE's overall Six Sigma strategy, plan, and organization. In 1997, he was named as GE90 engine product line General Manager. " ...
Labels: aviation, cfm-international, ge, ge-six-sigma, general-electric, master-black-belt-in-six-sigma, organization, product-development, strategy
... "DFM is a means of proactively addressing product issues early in the design cycle. It provides a means for integrating specific manufacturing concerns into a product's design to obtain a product that is easier to manufacture with excellent overall quality. " ...
Labels: design-for-manufacturability, design-process, dfm, proactive, product-development, quality-system
... "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. " ...
Labels: adidas, cfo-perspective, competition, competitive, cost-reduction, engineering, footwear-industry, globalization, industry, lean-manufacturing, nike, pressure, product-development
Labels: lean-management, product-development, skills, video
... "Between cutting physical waste, speeding product delivery times and reducing accidents, company officials say they have saved $8.2 million. " ...
Labels: benefits-realization, delivery, flexcon, lean-implementation, product-development, safety, success-story, waste-reduction

... "We are very happy to have our innovative approach to Six Sigma deployment independently validated, as it is a key contributor to continued growth, said Doug Neugold, Chief Executive Officer. This award is based upon our documenting how the tools and methodologies were used to design, develop, and commercialize our RegenSi(tm), AutoClean(tm), and Newmix(r) process efficiency solutions, each of which has the potential to save our customers many millions of dollars by bringing yield, cost, and throughput improvements to their processes, said Tim Carlson, Chief Financial Officer. Since inception, we've completed over 80 internal projects generating more than $20 million of savings for ATMI. " ...
Labels: approach, award, benefits-realization, growth, operational-efficiency, process-improvement, product-development, project-portfolio-management, recognition, savings

... "Traditionally, only high-end storage systems designed for the most mission-critical applications have delivered Five 9s availability. EMC designed an entirely new midrange architecture - UltraScale - to deliver the highest levels of availability in affordable, scalable and easy-to-use systems that meet a wide range of storage needs. Over the past year, EMC utilized a comprehensive Six Sigma-based approach to track and calculate availability metrics of both the Fibre Channel and Fibre Channel/iSCSI versions of the EMC CLARiiON CX3 UltraScale systems, including a thorough analysis of the root cause of unplanned customer system downtime whether hardware, software or process-related. " ...
Labels: achieve, approach, availability, benchmark, clarion, critical-to-quality, disciplined-approach, emc-corporation, five-9s, improvement, metrics, product-development, root-cause-identification, six-sigma, six-sigma-process

... "The solution, which was up and running in eight weeks, helps Trane quickly identify product quality and warranty-related issues through automated early detection and root cause analysis. After correcting any current issue detected by the solution, manufacturing teams at Trane can pass the information on to the design or engineering teams to help avoid problems in future products, as well as to vendors and suppliers to help improve long-term product reliability. Through this process, the solution offers reduced warranty costs, improved product development, sourcing and manufacturing processes, and better customer satisfaction. " ...
Labels: defect, early-warning, hp, polyvista, product-development, product-quality, root-cause-identification, six-sigma, six-sigma-process, trane, warranty-chain-management, warranty-issues
... "The experts say that lean product development as Toyota practices it can surpass even the potential performance and cost-reduction advantages of TPS. " ...
Labels: competitive, product-development, toyota, Toyota-Lean

... "Paul summarized Lilly's R&D productivity efforts by stating, We are pursuing three broad strategic approaches to improving R&D productivity, with the goals of increasing the number of compounds in our pipeline while driving down the costs per new molecular entity by about one-third, from $1.2 billion to $800 million. These productivity strategies include fully leveraging our biotech capabilities, accessing more flexible and cost effective R&D capacity globally and aggressively pursuing Six Sigma throughout Lilly Research Labs. " ...

Labels: growth, innovation, pharmaceutical, product-development, qfd
... "Andy has a PhD in Physical Chemistry from the University of Nottingham, UK, and a Masters of Science in Surface and Colloid Chemistry from the University of Bristol, UK. He is trained in Six Sigma Design of Experiments and has written numerous papers which have been published globally. " ...
Labels: approach, product-development
... "The TCS-Microsoft EPM Solutions is an end-to-end offering that addresses enterprise project planning, definition, execution, management, measurement and tracking needs for businesses. It offers customized niche solutions for industry verticals, Six Sigma deployment and collaborative product development. Tata SigmaX(TM): helps organizations deploy quality management rapidly and consistently by mapping the robust technologies of the Microsoft Office Enterprise Project Management (EPM) platform to the Six Sigma quality management methodology. " ...
Labels: dmaic, execution, lean-enterprise, product-development, project
... "Position will have technical leadership responsibilities for development and maintaining of manufacturing processes, systems, and tools including existing products and for new product development. Individual must be self-motivated, able to communicate information to all levels of the organization and willing to take on a leadership role within manufacturing engineering. Key participant in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing efforts. " ...
Labels: improvement, job, product-development, six-sigma-black-belt
... "Highlights will include taking PLM to the shop floor with the introduction of a new solution from UGS that integrates Production Management with PLM, along with a special session on emerging technologies that will cover some of the next generation of quality planning and plant floor dimensional validation, tying six sigma processes back to the product definition. " ...
Labels: conference, event, plant-floor, plm, product-development
... "The latest version of SAP xRPM offers new capabilities allowing companies to utilize a single application for portfolio management across different functional groups in the organization. Users are empowered to best prioritize resource allocation by scoring portfolio items based on aggregation of both qualitative and quantitative criteria, such as risk, feasibility and commercial value. SAP xRPM also provides new specialized templates and configurations that deliver support for operational groups including new product development, IT, enterprise asset management and Six Sigma. " ...
Labels: business-process, dmaic, lean-enterprise, product-development, project, project-selection, software-development, strategy

... "GKN Driveline's Torque Technology Group is introducing a new power transfer unit (PTU) for all-wheel-drive vehicles in North America and Japan that is lighter and stronger than previous designs, while providing customers with reductions in noise, vibration and harshness. The new PTU is the result of a two-and-a-half-year development programme with DaimlerChrysler and Mitsubishi. In North America, the new unit will be available on three new 2007-model DaimlerChrysler vehicles and will be manufactured at a GKN Driveline facility in Bowling Green, Ohio. The company recently completed a multi-million-dollar renovation of the Bowling Green plant to prepare for the PTUs production launch and to optimize lean manufacturing at the facility. There are plans to add a second shift to the plant's PTU assembly line early next year. " ...
Labels: assembly, automotive, automotive-lean-manufacturing, product-development, results
... "PURPOSE OF JOB - Directly involved in customer applications and engineering support. Troubleshoot and repair manufacturing defects, customer returned product, and engineering development. The individual must be a key participant in Continuous Improvement and Lean Manufacturing efforts. " ...
Labels: improvement, job, product-development

... "The facility allows for greater flexibility in creating a tailored product for Toyota, which is strengthened by close contact and coordination. The facility also has an Obeya room where a cross-functional team can come together to solve problems quickly as part of Toyota's Kaizen approach to project management. " ...
Labels: approach, kaizen, product-development, project, strategy, toyota, toyota-kaizen

... "David Pyle, Sales Director, comments, The implementation of lean manufacturing throughout our production facilities is achieving increased levels of productivity and further refined quality. With similar principles being applied to a number of new development programmes our outstanding design and development teams are given the opportunity to really deliver. An accelerated schedule to introduce a selection of exciting new models from concept over the next 18 months will expand and further strengthen our motor yacht range. " ...
Labels: accelerate, lean-principles, lean-techniques, product-development, sales

... "Fountain Powerboat Industries, Inc., a leading manufacturer of high performance sport boats, fish boats and express cruisers, announced that it has engaged Samuel R. McPherson, a senior enterprise consultant, to implement the Toyota Production System (TPS) in its manufacturing facilities. McPherson is a proven Lean Manufacturing and public sector leader with over 24 years of experience in driving organizational cultural change and world class lean manufacturing.
The Toyota Production System is the framework and philosophy organizing manufacturing facilities and the interaction of these facilities with the suppliers and customers. The main goal of the TPS is to eliminate seven types of waste: defects, overproduction, transportation, waiting, inventory, motion and over processing. Toyota was able to greatly reduce costs using the TPS, enabling it to become one of the three largest companies in the world. Due to the stellar success of the production philosophy, many of these methods have been copied by other manufacturing companies. Mr. McPherson is a senior Lean-Six Sigma Enterprise and Public Sector Consultant responsible for providing operations, enterprise, extended enterprise level Lean and Lean-Six Sigma, Shingo Manufacturing consulting, training and product development for key commercial, state and government clients within the state of North Carolina. " ...
Labels: change, class, course, lean-enterprise, product-development, shingo-award, state-north-carolina, toyota, toyota-production-system, training, waste, waste-reduction, world-class
... "Robert Krakauer, EVP of Strategic Operations and CFO of MagnaChip Semiconductor, said, During the quarter, we initiated a Six Sigma management system that is expected to result in improved product quality, substantial cost savings, and enhance our industry leading profile. This initiative specifically focuses on three areas within MagnaChip: Sales & marketing, Research & Development, and Production. Our Six Sigma initiatives will allow us to more effectively deliver industry-leading solutions to our consumer electronics and communications customers worldwide and place us on the same corporate development path as recognized global industry leaders. This program is not only limited to enhancing cost savings and quality but will be actively used to improve overall business management, innovation and execution. " ...

Labels: business-process, class, electronics-manufacturing, execution, initiative, innovation, lower-cost, marketing, product-development, results, sales, world-class
... "MagnaChip Semiconductor, a leading specialty foundry service provider, today announced that the Company is initiating Six Sigma management system that is expected to result in improved product quality, substantial cost savings, and enhance MagnaChip's industry leading profile. MagnaChip inaugurated the Company-wide initiative on March 21, 2006 at the Company's headquarters in Cheongju. These new initiatives will specifically focus on three areas within MagnaChip: Sales & marketing, Research & Development, and Production. " ...
Labels: class, initiative, marketing, product-development, results, sales, world-class
... "Operational Excellence: During 2005, the company's operational excellence activities grew operating margins a full percentage point to 12.9% despite a $175 million increase in material costs. The company expects its efforts to formalize its business operating system, a collection of best practices in continuous improvement driven by lean, six sigma and Ingersoll Rand's unique business processes, will continue to drive efficiency gains to largely offset anticipated high material, transportation and energy costs in 2006. With its portfolio transformation complete, the company plans to increase its investments by $80 million this year in initiatives promoting long-term growth. These investments will be made in new product development to drive long-term revenue growth across all five of its business sectors, and in expanding market opportunities for its recently acquired businesses. The company also intends to grow distribution channels for its Bobcat, pneumatic tools and air compressor businesses in promising geographic markets, such as Asia Pacific and Latin America. The investments will also be used to help build a new product development and engineering center in Bangalore, India, and expand the capabilities of an existing engineering center outside Prague. " ...
Labels: ceo, conference, growth, operational-efficiency, product-development, strategy, transformation
... "Microsoft EMEA announced the launch of the Peak Performance Road Show, a series of two-day conference exhibitions wholly focused on the manufacturing sector for CxO and line-of-business executives. The events will take place in cities across Europe between March and June 2006, starting in Munich, Germany, on 13 and 14 March.
Executive attendees will have the opportunity to hear presentations from industry experts, thought leaders and analysts. They will also have the chance to debate current industry issues with their peers and address the challenges that manufacturers from all industries are experiencing: how to reduce new-product development time while continuing to innovate; how to improve the performance of complex plant floor operations; how to obtain a real-time view of the global value chain and achieve lean manufacturing goals; and how to gain a complete view of sales and customer service channels. " ...
Labels: achieve, conference, execution, kanban, lean-supply-chain, plant-floor, product-development, pull-systems, sales, supply-chain, value-chain
... "Gemini manual and power seat tracks from Johnson Controls provide smooth, quiet and easy operation, and can be integrated into the MS seat structure. The tracks were developed using the company's Product Design for Six Sigma (PDfSS) process, and are targeted to have the best overall performance of seat track systems available today worldwide. Johnson Controls' global supply base for Gemini tracks ensures affordability and flexibility for its customers. " ...
Labels: dfss, forum, product-development
... "Maximax International, Incorporated in the State of Michigan, USA, announces launch of its services as a global Contract Research Organization. Maximax International was founded to support the Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry by leveraging a global presence and utilizing advanced processes to stream line the conduct of health product development in a timely, cost-effective, ethical manner. With operations in more than 25 countries across 5 continents and strong teams to support customers, Maximax International intends to become one of the leading players in this Industry. Not only is Maximax International positioned to support customers in global studies, we also have the capability to support regional and local studies. Maximax International utilizes the tools of Six Sigma processes, to offer its customers high quality services, supporting data management both locally and centrally in three major data centers across the globe. " ...
Labels: pharmaceutical, product-development
... "FlexNet is a highly pliable execution software that can be deployed stand-alone or to extend the value of an organization's ERP, CRM, PLM or other business systems. The software is both a broad strategic operations execution platform that ties together the diverse activities of a manufacturer's operations, as well as a modular suite of applications that can be deployed as needed to provide a tightly coordinated manufacturing solution. Built for Adaptability, Agility: FlexNet 9.3 has been built for adaptive manufacturing, an emerging strategy driven by operations execution systems that provide the flexibility, visibility and integration required to support constantly changing business requirements. The results are optimal efficiency, quality and responsiveness, which can translate into higher profitability and customer satisfaction. " ...
Labels: adoption, agility, apriso, automation, change, critical-to-quality, execution, lower-cost, manufacturing-execution-software, manufacturing-software, plm, product-development, project, results, shop-floor-control, software-development, strategy, supply-chain, value-chain
... "Camaco's advanced development and product engineering capability and its commitment to lean manufacturing provide its customers with quality products that meet price, timing and weight targets, said Rob Beatty, CEO of Plexus Systems. Plexus Online will enhance those abilities by providing Camaco with a single, state-of-the-art manufacturing information system that provides the real-time information to efficiently run its operations and collaborate with its supply chain in key areas. " ...
Labels: lean-supply-chain, product-development, supply-chain
... "Lean product development, like lean manufacturing, calls for companies to cut fat and maximize flexibility in development. For some, product lifecycle management (PLM) promised to do just that. But the PLM process proved to add just another layer of rigidity. " ...
Labels: plm, product-development
... "The 16,000 square-foot facility will open in January, utilize Six Sigma quality processes, and provide technical leadership including application engineering, various testing functions at an on-site laboratory, process prototyping and material qualification for innovative product development and business solutions. All activities will focus on enhancing the current Fabwel product portfolio, which ranges from base materials to RV exterior and interior sub systems such as walls, floors and doors. " ...
Labels: innovation, product-development
... "Chief executive Jeffrey Immelt, for instance, has set GE on an ambitious course of growing more revenue from existing operations. This growth is fueled by radical technological innovation, or what he calls imagination breakthroughs proposed by his executive team ... " ...

Labels: competency, course, innovation, lean-enterprise, product-development
... "TAGSYS is involved in the development of RFID standards with various regulatory organizations such as the International Standards Organization (ISO) and EPCglobal, remarks Gouthaman. The company's product range conforms to the ISO 18000 standard specifications and it has also successfully achieved Six Sigma levels of performance on its read rates for various pharmaceutical and healthcare applications. " ...
Labels: healthcare, healthcare-six-sigma, innovation, pharmaceutical, product-development, rfid
... "We designed Ampacet 102794 using our six sigma process from start to finish to ensure we created a well-targeted product. This began with a voice of the customer survey in which consistent COF emerged as the most important concern among converters and packagers. " ...
Labels: product-development
... "Our client is a standard setting Lean and Six Sigma industrial and business training consultancy with a passionate commitment to working at the cutting edge of organisational development. Due to rapid expansion our client is seeking a dynamic and experienced professional to direct and manage the lecturing and product development team in the delivery and development of wide ranging, high level, training of in-company and public courses. " ...

Labels: job, product-development
... "Mary M. Cullinan has been named manager of financial planning and analysis. She will be responsible for budgeting, forecasting, analyzing and financial modeling. Mary brings over twenty years of experience with General Electric Company, where she worked at a senior level across multiple businesses in finance, strategic planning, six sigma and global product management. Most recently, she was the senior financial analyst at GE's Silicone Products Division in Waterford, New York. " ...
Labels: general-electric, pharmaceutical, product-development
... "Kevin's broad background includes extensive operational and management experience in both domestic and international settings, as well as experience in global electrical product development and design and hands-on knowledge of Six Sigma Quality programs, said Paul Isabella. " ...
Labels: product-development
... "The new facility adds 174,624 square feet of operational space and capacity to the current global footprint. Employing lean manufacturing techniques, the center was designed and equipped with highly skilled personnel, equipment, systems and business processes to implement the most efficient and cost effective supply chain solutions. " ...
Labels: assembly, kanban, manufacturing-flow, operational-efficiency, product-development, pull-systems, software-development, strategy, supply-chain, value-chain, waste, waste-reduction
... "Solectron is proud to have been selected by Lucent as their partner for this new engagement," said Mike Cannon, president and CEO of Solectron. This significant expansion of our existing relationship further validates that the Solectron Production System(TM), built upon the fundamentals of lean manufacturing and six sigma, is offering world-class leaders like Lucent new opportunities to make their supply chain a competitive differentiator. " ...
Labels: ceo, class, competitive, product-development, software-development, solectron, supply-chain, world-class
... "A Kaizen event or workshop is a Lean tool that is often considered the bread and butter of the Lean manufacturing world. An Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) team is put together representative of every key position in the production process. Depending upon the size of the operation, the team numbers eight to 20 employees. The Kaizen team meets for four or five days, and focus in some particular area or operation of the plant to be improved. " ...
Labels: event, product-development
... "Polyurethane Chemicals successfully piloted Six Sigma on product development and customer engagement processes this year. Six Sigma is a highly disciplined process for developing and delivering near-perfect products and services. We are now applying Six Sigma to certain supply chain and manufacturing processes. " ...
Labels: product-development, supply-chain
... "U.K.-based Deutsch Ltd. is using SolidWorks® 3D mechanical design and PDMWorks® product data management software to streamline development of its electrical and fibre-optic connectors used in harsh environments, including race cars, fighter jets, and high-performance luxury yachts. Together, SolidWorks and PDMWorks support Deutsch's new lean manufacturing initiative aimed at reducing costs, design time, and production errors. Deutsch Ltd. is a subsidiary of the Deutsch group of companies that manufacture a range of interconnect solutions for harsh environments. Deutsch Ltd.'s products connect to instruments that help NASCAR drivers log track data and pilots fly supersonic aircraft. " ...
Labels: operational-efficiency, product-development, software-development
... "Raytheon has been using CADTRAIN's COACH/LMS product since 2001 and has seen a very high adoption rate for users completing the Pro/E training and developing their Pro/E skills. However, becoming an effective engineer at Raytheon requires more than just Pro/E training. It is also critical to know engineering best practices, corporate best practices, six sigma and other skills related to Raytheon's product development processes. " ...
Labels: adoption, marketing, plm, product-development, raytheon, strategy
... "Leveraging Patni’s team of experts trained in Six Sigma techniques, insurance companies will realize improved accuracy and faster turnaround of processed transactions, ultimately resulting in improved customer service. The service employs a reverse ASP model that leverages the customer’s existing IT infrastructure, eliminating the burden of migrating to an unknown administrative platform. " ...
Labels: lean-enterprise, product-development, software-development
... "A Kaizen event or workshop is a Lean tool that is often considered the bread and butter of the Lean manufacturing world. An Integrated Product and Process Development (IPPD) team is put together representative of every key position in the production process. Depending upon the size of the operation, the team numbers eight to 20 employees. The Kaizen team meets for four or five days, and focus in some particular area or operation of the plant to be improved. A Kaizen's popularity comes from the fact that every team member is encouraged to participate in the improvement process. " ...

Labels: accelerate, event, product-development
... "In 2004, CBT earned partner-level supplier status with John Deere. The Six Sigma company was named 2003 Indirect Material and Services Supplier by John Deere for scoring top marks in quality, cost management, delivery, technical support and responsiveness. Another leading manufacturer of heavy machinery and equipment ranked CBT as their No. 1 international supplier and No. 2 U.S. based supplier. " ...
Labels: manufacturing-excellence, product-development, software-development, supply-chain
... "MSC.Software Corp., the leading global provider of virtual product development (VPD) technologies including simulation software and services, today announced it will work with Malaysian small and medium-sized industries (SMIs) via a series of Six Sigma educational workshops to help them enhance their in-house research and development capabilities. MSC.Software’s co-operation and educational programme for local SMIs will give this group access to the Company’s proven software tools, skills sets and knowledge base, thereby providing them the opportunity to further enhance their VPD capabilities and add value to their core engineering capabilities. " ...
Labels: product-development, software-development
... "very pleased with the outcome of the partnership and see definite enhancements in our production due to the implementation of Lean manufacturing principles, said Ray Texeira, vice president of Operations for Spirent. " ...
Labels: electronics-manufacturing, product-development, results, solectron, supply-chain
... "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. " ...
Labels: career, career-path, general-electric, innovation, lean-concepts, lean-expert, marketing, pharmaceutical, product-development, six-sigma-career
... "We are very pleased with our strong financial results this quarter, as well as for the fiscal year. We significantly improved our operating leverage, particularly in our gross margins, driven in part by our lean manufacturing initiative, stated Keithley. " ...
Labels: electronics-manufacturing, product-development, results
... "Apriso and Neoris have signed a partnership agreement appointing Neoris as Apriso's FlexNet application implementation partner in Mexico and throughout Latin America. Neoris will offer Apriso's FlexNet as the first commercial off-the-shelf software (COTS) solution in their portfolio of Supply Chain Operations solutions. FlexNet combines the essential aspects of advanced warehouse systems with the critical functions of advanced manufacturing systems, so manufacturers can synchronize material flows with their production schedules. The agreement also selects Neoris as a premier Apriso Implementation & Services Partner, which will be engaged in FlexNet implementation projects throughout the region. " ...
Labels: apriso, class, critical-to-quality, dell, event, event-driven, execution, general-motors, lean-enterprise, oracle, product-development, results, rfid, software-development, supply-chain, world-class
... By engaging Proxima Technology’s effort in our client contracts, Proxima Technology helps us enrich and differentiate our managed services through its automated reporting feature and its inherent Six Sigma quality process improvement capability,” said Catherine Cremoux, Director, UK Incubator Programme, EDS. “This further demonstrates EDS’ commitment to support Small and Medium-sized Enterprises in bringing innovation to large organisations.” ...
Labels: alignment, critical-to-quality, innovation, lean-enterprise, mobile, product-development
... "For instance, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) dramatically shortens the time to design a product, while prioritizing performance requirements and ensuring that all the key interdependencies, which will ultimately effect product quality, are addressed properly." ...
Labels: product-development, qfd
... 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. ...
Labels: conference, dfss, dupont, event, general-electric, innovation, lean-expert, product-development, raytheon, software-development
... Patni telecom experts will speak at CTIA Wireless 2005. WHAT: Executives from Patni Computer Systems, Telecom Business Unit, to speak on panel presentations at CTIA Wireless 2005 in New Orleans March 13 and 14 WHEN: March 13, 2005 from 3:00 PM - 3:50 PM, Room 279 ...
Labels: banking, conference, lean-enterprise, product-development, software-development
... "The Product Development Institute is a for-profit consulting firm specializing in seminars about the Theory of Constraints system for new product development." ...
Labels: product-development, theory-of-contraints
... Delphi Medical Systems, a subsidiary of Delphi Corp. (NYSE: DPH), entered into a five-year agreement with Cardinal Health to develop and manufacture respiratory devices for Cardinal Health's Respiratory Care business. Delphi Medical Systems will develop a break-through product, leveraging Delphi technologies and expertise in electronics and electro-mechanics. These respiratory devices will be co-branded, bearing both Delphi Medical and Cardinal Health logos. ...
Labels: class, competitive, electronics-manufacturing, manufacturing-excellence, product-development, world-class
... "The Texas Instruments Defense Systems & Electronics Group (TI-DSEG) (now Raytheon TI Systems) has made total quality basic to its business. The Dallas-based maker of precision-guided weapons and other advanced defense technology believes that its full-scale conversion to total quality management (TQM) is making it a stronger competitor, one up to building market share in a contracting defense industry. Aiming to achieve six sigma* quality by 1995 and to reduce product development time by 25 percent each year, TI-DSEG is reaping the benefits of accelerating quality-improvement efforts that began in the early 1980s. The reliability of TI-DSEG systems exceeds the specifications of its Defense Department customers, in several instances by four or five times. Effective strategic planning, wide use of concurrent engineering methods, and strong relationships with key suppliers have helped TI-DSEG penetrate new defense markets, while increasing its share in five of the company's six existing markets." ...
Labels: electronics-manufacturing, product-development, raytheon, reliability
... "To aid in the development of an optimum product, the GE Global Research and the LRC team will determine the following characteristics of two or three different types of existing amalgam and non-amalgam CFLs: light distribution and usable light on a table or chair situated near the portable fixture; color shift with dimming; efficacy drop with dimming; and warm-up characteristics. Then, GE Global Research will use consumer research data, regulatory requirements, and lamp behavior data to develop an optimum ballast and identify a lamp to best meet customers' expectations. The GE Global Research staff's technical work to achieve this goal will include:
Thermal modeling and management
Ballast circuit design
Identification of the optimum lamp distributors
Packaging of electronic circuits
Design for Six Sigma, including design for reliability and for manufacturability
Performance verification " ...
Labels: dfss, product-development, reliability