Health Care Quality

Aurora Health Care CEO implements Lean Six Sigma to reduce expenses and sustain costs below the health care consumer price index. ...

... "Improving quality actually reduces cost and slows spending. National data proves this. We have demonstrated it here on a local level. " ...

Via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Health care

Product Quality is the Differentiator

Product quality may be the key brand differentiation as we move forward. ...

... "The price and the sales of your product are not a function of your brand name - they are a function of the quality, utility and reliability of the product - its value to the consumer. " ...

Via Evolving Excellence: New Manufacturing Age

State of Mind Leadership

As Six Sigma quality and process efficiency becomes less of a differentiator, understanding the voice of customers, constituencies, and markets will become a critical tool to master. ...

... "In the new normal, says Clifton, the old ways of doing business won't work anymore. The men and women who will conquer this new world will be the ones who best understand their constituencies' state of mind. " ...

Via Gallup: Next Generation Leaders

Six Sigma Quality Career Path

Cessna employee ascends to Vice President of Quality through career path in Six Sigma. ...

... "An 18-year Cessna veteran, Robinson has served in a variety of senior production and quality assurance roles in her career, most recently serving as director of paint/interior operations. She is a certified Textron Six Sigma Black Belt, a certified Quality Auditor, and is a member of the American Society for Quality. " ...

Via Cessna: Robinson Vice President, Quality

CEO Career Path Enabled by Six Sigma Quality

GE reaches into its deep bench of quality talent to staff its CEO position for the aviation division. ...

... "Joyce joined GE in 1980 as a product engineer and spent 15 years in design and development of GE's commercial and military engines. He also held positions in customer and product support and in quality as a Six Sigma Black Belt. He earned both bachelor's of science and master's degrees in mechanical engineering from Michigan State University and holds a master's in business finance from Xavier University. Joyce succeeds Scott C. Donnelly, who has taken a position with Textron. " ...

Via GE Aviation: Joyce Named President and CEO

Six Sigma Certification

Nexergy manufacturing and quality engineers have been certified as Six Sigma Black Belts. ...

... "Jon Krug, quality manager and senior manufacturing engineer for Nexergy, completed his Six Sigma Black Belt certification. Mitch Matheny, who was hired this summer by Nexergy as manufacturing engineer, earned his certification prior to joining the company. Both participated in the rigorous Six Sigma education process that includes many hours of classroom training as well as work on an applied project. " ...

Via Nexergy: Managers Earn Six Sigma Black Belt Certification

Automotive Quality Leader of the Year

American Axle & Manufacturing (AAM) Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO Richard E. Dauch is recognized by the American Society for Quality, Automotive Division as its 2007 Quality Leader of the Year. ...

... "Providing our customers with exceptional quality products is a top priority at American Axle & Manufacturing. Since AAM was founded in 1994, we have emphasized continuous improvement in our operations utilizing Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing and Total Quality Management Systems. Today, we are proud to say that we have achieved an industry-leading 9 PPM as measured by our largest customer. " ...

Via American Axle: Richard E. Dauch Receives Quality Leader Award from ASQ Automotive Division