McCoy Corp Lean Manufacturing Implementation

McCoy Corporation weathers the business cycle, implementing lean manufacturing as its competitive advantage in ts markets. ...

... "The Corporation's continued implementation of lean manufacturing processes was a major success factor in 2008 and will continue to be so in 2009 and beyond as this implementation is expected to continue to show positive results. The Corporation is committed to continuously improving efficiencies and moving closer to a goal of having its operations become centres of excellence for manufacturing and being the low cost provider while maintaining high quality standards. The Corporation has established a lean consortium group representative of all of McCoy's business segments. The Corporation believes its experience with lean implementations will be an advantage in any manufacturing businesses that McCoy may acquire. " ...

Via McCoy Corporation: Second Quarter 2009 Results

GE Six Sigma Service Contracts

GE Power Systems applies Six Sigma methods to create a more predictable service model for steam turbines. ...

... "Using rigorous Six Sigma quality processes, the development team performed an extensive statistical analysis to create a modeling tool allowing for a set of detailed recommendations regarding time between outages, scope of work required at each outage and parts replacement intervals. " ...

Via The FINANCIAL Channel: Service Agreement Program

Design for Manufacturability Defined

Intel focuses on being proactive in the design stage. ...

... "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. " ...

Via Intel: Design for Manufacturability

Six Sigma Quality Improvement Spurs Growth

Workforce involvement in quality initiatives drives company growth. The free flow of communications keeps the improvement ideas fresh, exciting, and meaningful to the current business dynamics. ...

... "Taylor, now president and CEO, mandates that each of his 160 employees participates in quality systems, sounding-board meetings and the continuous improvement of the company. This team-based initiative has led to revenue growth of 10 percent in each of the past five years. " ...

Via Smart Business: Wright Tool Co.

TQM Total Quality Across the Organization

Total quality management requires a rethinking of the organization. The workforce should be enabled through training and mentoring. Roles should be defined to monitor quality in the process. And, the organization should understand how the customer values quality. ...

... "Put simply, Total Quality Management (TQM) is the process of instilling quality throughout an organisation and its business processes. " ...

Via Economic Times: Quality management

Lean Manufacturing Concepts Training

Upcoming training workshop ...

... "Vincennes University - Business and Industry Training will host a workshop, Quality Systems and Lean Manufacturing Concepts, at two sites in June. " ...

Via South Bend Tribune: Quality Training

Quality Assurance Management Position

Aerospace QA position requires lean experience. ...

... "Candidate must have a working knowledge of lean manufacturing principles, quality system implementation, specifically ISO2001/AS9100, and FAA regulations. " ...

Aerospace QA Manager

Quality System Improvement: Medical Manufacturing Practices R Critical

Quality system improvements put Guidant manufacturing back on track. An FDA audit cited 483 observations that required remediation. This prompted Guidant to perform a thorough and systemic review of its quality system. ...

... "The FDA re-inspected Guidant's cardiac rhythm management (CRM) facility in St. Paul, Minnesota between November 9 and December 7, 2006. The re-inspection included an assessment of Boston Scientific's implementation of quality system improvements in response to the warning letter. FDA inspectors noted no observations during the re-inspection. " ...

Via Boston Scientific: Boston Scientific Resolves CRM Warning Letter Deficiencies