Letterkenny Lean Leads to Shingo

Letterkenny Army Depot leverages lean manufacturing methods to reduce labor expenses, minimize space requirements, and improve cycle times. These achievements have been recognized with another Shingo award. ...

... "By using lean manufacturing and other methods, the BIDS line saved $1 million annually in manpower, reduced floor space by 32,000 square feet and reduced repair time to 20 days from 30 days ... " ...

Via Chambersburg Public Opinion: Depot wins

Solectron Lean Manufacturing Success at Guadalajara

Solectron Corporation's Guadalajara, Mexico facility wins the 2007 Shingo Business Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Solectron Guadalajara is recognized for demonstrating Lean Six Sigma leadership through operational and process improvements in quality, productivity and efficiency. ...

... "Underscoring the customer value of the Solectron Production System(TM), Solectron's Lean Six Sigma manufacturing methodology, Solectron Guadalajara demonstrated manufacturing excellence, including a significant focus on continuous improvement processes. The entire facility and its employees operate within the company-wide Kaizen culture of continuous improvement, which is at the heart of the Solectron Production System, or SPS. SPS helps OEMs improve quality and efficiency, reduce waste, lower cost and improve flexibility. " ...

Via Solectron: Solectron Receives Prestigious Shingo Award for Lean Manufacturing Excellence ...

Manufacturing Excellence Keynote at Engineering Conference ...

Lean manufacturing expert will keynote upcoming engineering conference. ...

... "Izzy Galicia, Vice President of Client Services for The Corporation for Manufacturing Excellence (Manex) will keynote Collaborate 2006 being held October 10th – 12th in Huntsville, Alabama. The conference is hosted by the Society of Manufacturing Engineers (SME) in partnership with the Alabama Aerospace Industry Association and the Alabama Automotive Manufacturers Association. Mr. Galicia and Manex are well known for their work helping enterprises transform their organizations through Lean Manufacturing. As part of a panel of industry leaders, Mr. Galicia and executives from Toyota, Lockheed Martin, and Northrop Grumman will kick off the event by sharing an industry perspective on innovative technology applications and processes, including Lean Manufacturing, supply chain integration, and workforce development. " ...

Via Manex: Shingo Award-Winning Lean Expert, Izzy Galicia, to Keynote SME Collaborate 2006 Conference ...

Lean Manufacturing Medical Firm: Recognized Best Place to Work ...

Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. is recognized by the Boston Business Journal as one of the 2006 Best Places to Work, for creating a positive work environment that attracts and retains employees through a combination of employee satisfaction, working conditions and company culture. ...

... "This recognition from the Boston Business Journal is one of four notable awards Aspect Medical has received in 2006. In May, Aspect Medical was named one of the Boston Globe's Top 100 Companies. The Globe 100 ranks the best-performing publicly traded Massachusetts-based corporations using criteria including sales growth, profit, and positive returns for shareholders during 2005. In April, Aspect Medical was awarded the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, hailed as the Nobel Prize for manufacturing by BusinessWeek magazine. Aspect Medical also received the 2006 HR Medallion award in recognition of outstanding human resource practices that support lean manufacturing. One Shingo Prize winner is awarded the HR Medallion each year. Aspect Medical was chosen by demonstrating human resources strategies and programs that improve retention. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Medical Firm: Recognized Best Place to Work: Via Aspect Medical Systems: Aspect Medical Systems Recognized as One of the 2006 Best Places to Work by the Boston Business Journal; Award Follows Recognition as one of Boston Globe's Top 100 Companies ...

Lean Manufacturing: Printer Manufacturer Achieves Success ...

Z Corporation achieves industry recognition for its lean manufacturing implementation. ...

... "Dubbed the Nobel Prize of Manufacturing by BusinessWeek, the Shingo Prize is recognized as one of the premier manufacturing awards and recognition programs in North America for the practice of lean manufacturing, a process that eliminates waste wherever possible. Z Corp. is one of four 2006 Northeast Shingo Prize recipients. Z Corp. employs lean manufacturing tools and techniques such as single-piece flow, customer-driven production, standardized work, kanban systems, and a quality at the source approach to drive improvement efforts. Since 2003, Z Corp.'s lean manufacturing processes have enabled the company to increase factory output by 300 percent, employee productivity by more than 45 percent, and inventory turns by more than 50 percent while maintaining an on-time delivery rate of more than 95 percent.

Z Corp. practices lean manufacturing on multiple levels – first, through our internal achievements and second, by enabling our customers to streamline their own manufacturing cycles, said Mike Vogel, director of operations, Z Corporation. Our lean manufacturing commitment is an integral part of our commitment to helping companies bring better products more quickly to market. Bruce Hamilton, president of GBMP and administrator of the Northeast Shingo Prize, called Z Corp. a model for continuous improvement and world-class results. We congratulate the employees of Z Corp. for making the company a strong, world-class manufacturer in Massachusetts and on a job well done. " ...

Lean Manufacturing: Printer Manufacturer Achieves Success: Via Z Corp: Z Corporation Recognized for Exemplary Lean Manufacturing Achievements ...

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Prize: Raytheon ...

Raytheon units continue their tradition of lean manufacturing excellence through achievement of the Shingo Prize. ...

... "Raytheon Company's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) has demonstrated continued success in manufacturing excellence as two business centers were announced as recipients of the prestigious regional Shingo Prize for excellence in lean manufacturing. Dubbed the Nobel prize of Manufacturing by Business Week, the Shingo Prize is recognized as the premier manufacturing award and recognition program in North America and honors companies that demonstrate a commitment to lean through the implementation and execution of lean manufacturing strategies to drive superior quality, value and enterprise-wide results. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Prize: Raytheon: Via Raytheon: Two Raytheon Integrated Defense Systems Centers Receive Shingo Prize for Manufacturing Excellence ...

Lean TPS: Toyota Production System: Fountain Powerboat Implementation ...

Fountain Powerboats sets course for lean manufacturing through the application of the Toyota Production System (TPS). Fountain will leverage the strengths of Lean consultant, Samuel McPherson, to accomplish its lean journey.

... "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. " ...

Lean TPS: Toyota Production System: Fountain Powerboat Implementation: Via Fountain Mercury: FOUNTAIN POWERBOATS TO IMPLEMENT TOYOTA PRODUCTION SYSTEM IN MANUFACTURING FACILITIES ...

Manufacturing Excellence Recognized: Shingo Prize ...

Autoliv production system recognized for manufacturing excellence, with the Shingo Prize. ...

... "Autoliv Inc. – the worldwide leader in automotive safety – announced that its Promontory Facility in Utah has received the 2006 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing.

Through the application of the Autoliv Production System, the facility has reduced process lead time by 69%, reduced customer ppm to zero, increased production efficiency to 99%, reduced inventory by 68%, reduced overhead by 38% and improved LMPU by 45%. During this same time, the Autoliv Promontory Facility has received numerous awards for outstanding safety and environmental practices. Some of those practices include developing a process to disassociate explosives back into their constituent raw materials. By using this process, the facility has not only recovered copper to sell on the open market, but has also eliminated over 150,000 lbs. of hazardous waste per year from being burned. " ...

Manufacturing Excellence Recognized: Shingo Prize: Autoliv Promontory Facility Receives Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing ...

Lean Transformation Keynote: Raytheon Leader ...

... "Richard Schuler, the director of Lean implementation at Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC) in Andover, MA, will give the keynote address for the Nepcon East/Electro and Assembly East event in Boston this May. " ...

Lean Transformation Keynote: Raytheon Leader: Raytheon's Lean Director to Keynote Nepcon East - Circuits Assembly ...

Via Raytheon Company: Special Interest Stories: Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center Claims Shingo Prize for Excellence in Lean Manufacturing: "Dan Ryan, vice president of Operations for Raytheon's Integrated Defense Systems (IDS) business, recently accepted the Northeast Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing at a dinner reception held on the campus of the University of Massachusetts, Boston, on Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2005. "

Boeing Lean Manufacturing Production System ...

Boeing will build the 787 on a new production system based on lean manufacturing principles. ...

... "The company also has adopted a new lean-manufacturing production system based on Toyota's. The new assembly line in Everett for the 787 will be the ultimate application of lean principles, with suppliers sending in huge completed sections from around the globe for a three-day assembly process. " ...

Via KING5 Seattle News: Successor to Boeing 737 likely to be built in state ...

Additional resources on Boeing lean manufacturing principles:

Via Boeing: Environmental Reports - Creating - Build it Lean: "These ideas are called Lean Manufacturing, which draws on the insights and skills of the men and women whose hands form our products. It starts at the detail level, where small increments of waste can go unnoticed in the great push to assemble an airplane. By stepping out of their regular routine and taking stock of their work space and processes, with the coaching of a manufacturing expert, our employees have mounted a grass-roots revolt against waste."

Via Boeing: Lean Enterprise Successes: "To date, IDS application of Lean principles has led to products with fewer parts, are easier to build and support, have higher quality and are more affordable. The net result is higher customer satisfaction, better opportunity for growth and increased shareholder value."

Via Boeing: All Systems Go - Vol. 2, No. 3: "The introduction of Lean manufacturing to the shop floor in 1999 changed everything. Today the Mesa site is one of the company's Lean showpieces and is a candidate for the prestigious Shingo Prize."

Mistake-Proofing: Six Sigma PokaYoke ...

Rebecca Morgan explores the concept of poka-yoke or mistake proofing to proactively drive to high quality and low defect levels. ...

Mistake-Proofing: Six Sigma PokaYoke: Via Fresh Inc.: Getting the Laundry Out ...

... "In the last century we even decided that quality should be treated as a science and created the profession of quality management. Since then we've developed tools like quality circles, total quality management, statistical process control, and Six Sigma, all designed to help us reach the nirvana of zero defects. " ...

A Brief Tutorial: "An example cited by Shingo early in the development of poka-yoke shows how finding mistakes at a glance helps to avoid defects. Suppose a worker must assemble a device that has two push-buttons. A spring must be put under each button. Sometimes a worker will forget to put the spring under the button and a defect occurs. A simple poka-yoke device to eliminate this problem was developed. "

Via Automation World Article: Pokayoke Sensing For Color (Features): "Pokayoke is a lean manufacturing technique by which mistake-proofing devices are used to keep errors from turning into defects. Tom Rosenberg, industry manager at sensor manufacturer Balluff Inc., in Florence, Ky., defines the term further as a system that is always checking. It's making sure the part is manufactured correctly before proceeding to the next stage of manufacture. "

The 7 Wastes of Lean: "These kind of issue can be tackled using mistake proofing methods (Pokayoke) and by understanding the machine process capabilities of the production equipment. Statistical process control (SPC) will also help monitor production outputs and give warning of problems before they occur."

Lean Summit Tennessee: Pursuit of Shingo Prize

Tennessee leaders prepare for lean manufacturing summit to plan their pursuit of the Shingo prize for excellence in lean ...

Lean Summit Tennessee: Pursuit of Shingo Prize: Via The Leaf Chronicle, Tennessee: State manufacturers gather for first summit ...

... "On Nov. 9, UTCI officials will conduct a day-long workshop on how to apply for the 2006 Shingo Prize, which is a national award program started in 1988 and named after a Japanese industrial engineer who pioneered the process of lean manufacturing. " ...

Lean Techniques: Depot Receives Shingo ...

Letterkenny depot receives Shingo prize for performance achieved through adoption of lean techniques ...

Lean Techniques: Depot Receives Shingo: Via Chambersburg PA Public Opinion: Depot gets award for missile work ...

... "... depot Commander Col. Robert A. Swenson in a prepared statement. Today's recognition is not a conclusion. It is really just a beginning as the depot continues to find ways to work smarter and more efficiently through the application of Lean techniques. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Award

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Award: Via Raytheon: Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center Receives SHINGO Award

... "Raytheon's Integrated Air Defense Center (IADC), Andover, Mass., received the Northeast Regional SHINGO award for excellence in lean manufacturing during an awards dinner held at the University of Massachusetts' Boston Campus last week. The award recognizes organizations that use world-class manufacturing strategies and practices to achieve world-class results. The award was established in 1988 to promote awareness of lean manufacturing concepts and recognizes companies in North America that achieve world-class manufacturing status. " ...

Lean Manufacturing Excellence Recognition ...

Lean Manufacturing Excellence Recognition: Thermo Electron Corporation’s Compliance Test Solutions Business Wins Shingo Prize Award for Excellence in Manufacturing ...

ThermoElectron recognized for its excellence in lean manufacturing ...

... "Thermo Electron Corporation’s Compliance Test Solutions business (formerly doing business as Thermo KeyTek) was named a 2005 Northeast Shingo Prize Award recipient for Excellence in Manufacturing for the Northeast region. The prize, described by Business Week magazine as the Nobel Prize of manufacturing, recognizes lean manufacturing and exemplary business practices and processes that result in world-class performance and the ability to compete globally. Thermo’s Compliance Test Solutions business is one of only three businesses in the Northeast region recognized with the Shingo Prize for achieving a world-class level of quality, cost, delivery, and business results. " ...

A world leader in high-tech instruments, Thermo Electron Corporation helps life science, laboratory, and industrial customers advance scientific knowledge, enable drug discovery, improve manufacturing processes, and protect people and the environment with instruments, scientific equipment, services and software solutions. Based in Waltham, Massachusetts, Thermo Electron has revenues of more than $2 billion, and employs approximately 11,000 people in 30 countries worldwide.

Human Resources Practices Drive Lean Manufacturing Success

Boeing Mesa Wins Award for Best Human Resources Practices

... "The Boeing Company [NYSE: BA] in Mesa, Ariz., received a special award from Utah State University for human resources (HR) practices in support of lean manufacturing processes. These HR processes also helped Boeing win the 2004-2005 Shingo Prize for excellence in manufacturing. " ...

A unit of The Boeing Company, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is one of the world's largest space and defense businesses. Headquartered in St. Louis, Boeing Integrated Defense Systems is a $30.5 billion business. It provides network-centric system solutions to its global military, government, and commercial customers. It is a leading provider of intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance systems; the world's largest military aircraft manufacturer; the world's largest satellite manufacturer and a leading provider of space-based communications; the primary systems integrator for U.S. missile defense and Department of Home land Security; NASA's largest contractor; and a global leader in sustainment solutions and launch services.

Lean Accounting: Summit in the Fall ...

Lean Accounting Summit

... "Flexware Innovation announces the first annual Lean Accounting Summit to take place in Dearborn, Michigan September 22-23, 2005. The event is being sponsored by Flexware, the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), and the Society for Manufacturing Engineers (SME) and will feature more than 20 lean accounting thought-leaders. Notable presenters will include, among others, Tom Johnson, Professor of Business Administration at Portland State University, Brian Maskell, President of BMA Inc., and Orry Fiume, 2004 Shingo Prize winning author of Real Numbers: Management Accounting in a Lean Organization." ...

Flexware was founded in 1996 by Scott Whitlock as a manufacturing IT and automation services company. The company quickly formed a niche in Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES), helping companies strategize, select, and implement custom and commercial-off-the-shelf systems. Flexware employs more than 30 manufacturing systems professionals and support staff, serving clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, assembly, and automotive industries. In 2002 Flexware defined a unique continuous improvement process called highlandpath to guide clients through operational and enterprise excellence transformations. This group utilizes this proprietary process to find high leverage, high meaning opportunities and seizes those opportunities with the best of Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement methodologies.

Lean Manufacturing Excellence Shingo Prize ...

Lean Manufacturing Excellence Shingo Prize: Boston Scientific Facility Receives 2005 Shingo Prize for ...

Boston Scientific Maple Grove facility recognized for its lean manufacturing excellence with a Shingo Prize ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... called the "Nobel Prize for manufacturing" by Business Week magazine, was awarded to Boston Scientific for its achievements in lean manufacturing at the ...

... Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that its Maple Grove, Minnesota manufacturing facility has received the 2005 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. The Maple Grove facility manufactures cardiovascular products, including the Company's TAXUS(R) Express2(TM) paclitaxel-eluting coronary stent system. The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, called the "Nobel Prize for manufacturing" by Business Week magazine, was awarded to Boston Scientific for its achievements in lean manufacturing at the Company's Minnesota facility. ...

Boston Scientific is a worldwide developer, manufacturer and marketer of medical devices whose products are used in a broad range of interventional medical specialties.

World-Class Lean Manufacturing Practices ...

World-Class Lean Manufacturing Practices: Lean Manufacturers Recognized for Excellence

Shingo Prize winnners are announced and recognized for achievements in world-class lean manufacturing practices ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... employee involvement and a high performance work team environment, the Apache program is recognized as a leader in world-class lean manufacturing practices. ...

... Manufacturers of coronary stents, helicopters, circuit boards, fireplaces, laser guided bomb kits, airbag initiators, seat belts, injection molding, automotive seals, among others, are 2005 Recipients of the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Dubbed the Nobel prize of Manufacturing by Business Week, the Shingo Prize is recognized as the premier manufacturing award and recognition program in North America. ...

The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, for manufacturers in the U.S., Canada and Mexico, is administered by the College of Business, Utah State University. Awards for the Recipients and Finalists will be presented at the 17th Annual Shingo Prize Conference and Awards Ceremony to be held April 21, 2005, at the Grand Rapids Convention Center, Grand Rapids, MI. Speakers will include James Albaugh, President and CEO, Boeing's Integrated Defense System; Frank Ewasyshyn, Executive Vice President -- Manufacturing, Chrysler Group; Mohsen Sohi, President and CEO, Freudenberg NOK; Harold Simons, Executive Vice President, O.C. Tanner; and Jeffrey Liker, Professor, University of Michigan, among others.

Lean Principles Drive World-Class Performance ...

Lean Principles Drive World-Class Performance: Lockheed Martin Laser Guidance Systems Facility Wins Shingo Prize ...

Lockheed Martin weapons systems wins Shingo Prize for manufacturing excellence ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... in Manufacturing is awarded annually to companies that demonstrate world-class business results through the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles and ...

... Lockheed Martin's (NYSE: LMT) facility in Archbald, PA, with products including laser-guided weapons systems for the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy, was selected today as winner of the 2005 Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Referred to by BusinessWeek magazine as the "Nobel prize of manufacturing," the Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing is awarded annually to companies that demonstrate world-class business results through the implementation of Lean Manufacturing principles and practices. ...

Headquartered in Bethesda, MD, Lockheed Martin employs about 130,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research, design, development, manufacture and integration of advanced technology systems, products and services.

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Prize ...

Lean Manufacturing Shingo Prize: Celestica wins prestigious Shingo Prize for Lean manufacturing ...

Celestica manufacturing wins Shingo Prize for lean manufacturing excellence ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... dramatic performance improvements in lead-time reduction and process improvements, and pass a site audit by a team of Lean manufacturing experts appointed by ...

... Celestica Inc. (NYSE: CLS, TSX: CLS/SV), a world leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS), today announced its facility in Monterrey, Mexico won the prestigious 2005 Shingo Prize, for manufacturing excellence - making Celestica the first EMS provider to be recognized with the honour. The acclaimed Shingo Prize, established in 1988, is awarded annually to companies that exhibit outstanding achievements in manufacturing practices which translate into strong customer satisfaction and business results. Celestica was recognized with the Shingo 'Business Prize' for demonstrating significant improvements that highlight the value of using Lean practices to attain world-class status in manufacturing. ...

Celestica is a world leader in the delivery of innovative electronics manufacturing services (EMS). Celestica operates a highly sophisticated global manufacturing network with operations in Asia, Europe and the Americas, providing a broad range of integrated services and solutions to leading OEMs (original equipment manufacturers). Celestica's expertise in quality, technology and supply chain management, and leadership in the global deployment of Lean principles, enables the company to provide competitive advantage to its customers by improving time-to-market, scalability and manufacturing efficiency.

The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing is named for Japanese industrial engineer Shigeo Shingo, who distinguished himself as one of the world's leading experts in improving manufacturing processes. Dr. Shingo has been described as an "engineering genius" who helped create and write about many aspects of the revolutionary manufacturing practices which comprise the renowned Toyota Production System. The Prize was established in 1988 to promote awareness of Lean manufacturing concepts and recognize companies in the United States, Canada, and Mexico that achieve world-class manufacturing status. The Shingo Prize philosophy is that world-class business performance may be achieved through focused improvements in core manufacturing and business processes.

Your Excllency Manufacturing Conference ...

Your Excllency Manufacturing Conference: The Fourth Annual Manufacturing Excellency Conference 20th June ...

Upcoming Conference on Manufacturing Excellency highlights the use of Lean Six Sigma to achieve efficiency and profitability ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Manufacturing Excellency Conference 20th June 2005, St Louis, Missouri is a comprehensive four-day event bringing together Lean, Six Sigma, Operations and ...

... The Fourth Annual Manufacturing Excellency Conference 20th June 2005, St Louis, Missouri is a comprehensive four-day event bringing together Lean, Six Sigma, Operations and Quality Professionals to help manufacturing organizations improve efficiency and increase profits for a competitive edge in the global market. Manufacturing Excellency IV once again will arm attendees with the latest and most essential information to utilize Lean and Six Sigma capabilities to achieve performance excellence. Attendees and speakers alike with a commitment to process improvement and realizing the benefit of leveraging Lean and Six Sigma practices will be learning from some of the subject leaders including The Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing, Executive Director, Ross Robson who will share strategies to 'Meet and Exceed the Shingo Criteria. ...

Excellence in Lean Manufacturing Achieves the Shingo Prize ...

Excellence in Lean Manufacturing Achieves the Shingo Prize: The HON Company Wins Virginia Shingo Prize for Excellence in ...

From Yahoo News (press release) ... as the Nobel Prize of manufacturing, the Shingo Prize recognizes companies, divisions and plants that demonstrate excellence in lean manufacturing leading to ...

... The HON Company's Richmond, Va., facility, long known for producing high-quality office furniture, has been awarded the Virginia Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing. Regarded by many in the industry as the Nobel Prize of manufacturing, the Shingo Prize recognizes companies, divisions and plants that demonstrate excellence in lean manufacturing leading to superior customer service and business performance. The Virginia Shingo Prize is the first state-level award of its kind in the United States. ...

The HON Company is a leader in the design and manufacturing of workplace furniture including chairs, files, panel systems and desks. Headquartered in Muscatine, Iowa, The HON Company has numerous manufacturing facilities strategically located throughout the United States, and markets its products through a nationwide network of dealers and retailers. The HON Company is an operating company of HNI Corporation (formerly HON INDUSTRIES).

Additional resources on lean manufacturing and the Shingo Prize ...

Going Lean: File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat ... How to prepare and challenge for the Shingo Prize How to implement lean manufacturing practices to your organization How to improve your company’s core ...

Two Autoliv Facilities Win Prestigious Shingo Prize for Excellence: an elite list of manufacturers this year to ... outstanding achievements in manufacturing processes, quality ... The prize focuses on lean manufacturing techniques and ...

SHINGO Prize: system integration based on proven manufacturing and business ... an increased achievement of lean implementation ... Shingo model and criteria is for any manufacturer. ...

Lean Operations Software Deployment at Johnson Controls ...

Lean Operations Software: Johnson Controls Automotive Group Begins Largest Deployment of ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... 5, 2005--Factory Logic(TM), the leading provider of lean manufacturing and supply chain management solutions, announces that the Automotive Group of Johnson ...

... Factory Logic(TM), the leading provider of lean manufacturing and supply chain management solutions, announces that the Automotive Group of Johnson Controls Inc. (NYSE:JCI) has initiated deployment of the Factory Logic Lean Operations Management System across 30 Johnson Controls manufacturing facilities in North America. Johnson Controls is one of the world's largest automotive suppliers, and this implementation of Factory Logic is the largest deployment of lean operations software ever undertaken. Factory Logic is a comprehensive operations management solution built around key concepts of the Toyota Production System (TPS). It complements existing business systems to help manufacturers accelerate the adoption of lean techniques, sustain their benefits, and ensure their consistent application across the enterprise. ...

Factory Logic is dedicated to helping companies improve customer responsiveness and eliminate waste by delivering manufacturing and supply chain management solutions that support and enhance the use of key techniques pioneered in the Toyota Production System (TPS), and that make lean manufacturing practical for a wider range of manufacturing environments. Factory Logic is the first company to team lean manufacturing specialists with experienced software professionals to develop a standard software product built around the principles of lean production. The result is the Factory Logic(TM) Lean Operations Management System -- a new breed of factory and supply chain management system that truly addresses the operational needs of the lean enterprise while integrating smoothly with enterprise level business systems. The Factory Logic software integrates heijunka scheduling, inventory projection monitoring, flexible cell resource planning, kanban supermarket management, and operational alerts into a comprehensive solution design to work in harmony with visual factory controls and scale to the level of an entire factory, enterprise, or supply chain. For its pioneering work, Factory Logic is the first software company to have been awarded the Shingo Prize.


Additional resources on lean operations software ...

Factory Logic lean manufacturing management software: The Shingo Prize winning Factory Logic™ Lean Operations Management System is a new breed of operational management software built from the ground up to ...

Manufacturing Operations - Software, Hardware, Services: gives you the technology platform you need to make your lean initiative a ... Visiprise Operations Performance Management by Visiprise, Inc. (SOFTWARE PRODUCT). ...

Lean Manufacturing: considering Lean software solutions. With this technique, manufacturers first think through how they want their operations to run after the new software is in ...

Leadership of Lean Manufacturing for Operational Excellence ...

Lean Manufacturing for Operational Excellence: CIRCOR Announces the Appointment of Bill Higgins as Executive Vice ...

From PR Newswire (press release) ... In addition, his Six Sigma and Lean manufacturing background will enable us to accelerate our transition to a culture of operational excellence." CIRCOR ...

... CIRCOR International, Inc. [NYSE: CIR] a leading provider of valves and other fluid control devices for the instrumentation, thermal fluid and petrochemical markets, today announced that Bill Higgins has joined the Company as Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer. During the past thirteen years, Mr. Higgins has held a variety of senior management positions with Honeywell International and AlliedSignal, most recently serving as Vice President and General Manager, Americas for the Honeywell Building Solutions Business. ...

CIRCOR International, Inc. is a leading provider of valves and fluid control products that allow customers around the world to use fluids safely and efficiently in the instrumentation, thermal fluid regulation and
petrochemical markets. CIRCOR's executive headquarters are located at 25 Corporate Drive, Burlington, MA 01803.

Additional resources on achieving operational excellence through lean manufacturing ...

Lean Manufacturing; Supply Chain Consultant Services: to achieve specific competitive advantage through redirection of ... and strategies for achieving them; Establish ... Enhance operational control of processes. Most PRTM ...

Best practices enabling lean manufacturing: The special characteristic of operational excellence is its ability to achieve highly sustainable ... Differentiation through competitive strategy leaves a ...

Shingo Prize for Excellence in Manufacturing: F-117 Performance Excellence – A Shared Vision Driven by ... has extensive experience in operations and engineering ... how your organization can achieve world-class ...

Lean Manufacturing Success ...

From EPA: P-Track Member Svcs: P-Track News - Feature Stories ...

... "Performance Track Facility Cuts Waste in Half Through Lean Processes: Bridgestone-Firestone's passenger and light truck tire plant in Aiken County, South Carolina, has reduced its generation of hazardous and solid waste by 53 percent and cut its material scrap by 38 percent since implementing lean processes in 2000. The improvements are helping the facility meet its commitments as a charter member of Performance Track. In 2002, the facility received a Shingo Prize, referred to by Business Week as the Nobel Prize of manufacturing, for its lean manufacturing achievements. " ...

RFID-enabled Lean Manufacturing: Factory Logic Announces RFID-based Material Flow Tracking & ...

From Business Wire (press release), CA ... Factory Logic, the leading provider of lean manufacturing and material management applications, today announced RFID Material Flow Tracking & Analytics -- an ...

... Factory Logic, the leading provider of lean manufacturing and material management applications, today announced RFID Material Flow Tracking & Analytics -- an innovative new component of its award-winning Factory Logic(TM) Lean Operations Management System. Designed specifically for factories using lean production techniques, this new capability helps factory personnel further reduce waste in terms of both inventory and manpower, while ensuring a smooth, reliable production flow. The new capability combines Radio Frequency Identification technology for shop floor tracking with powerful analysis of kanban movement to provide production and supply chain managers with insight into their actual material flow that has not been possible until now. Data collection is completely transparent and non-intrusive - it does not require any action on the part of shop floor personnel, nor does it interfere in any way with visual factory controls such as kanban, heijunka boards, etc. Used with Factory Logic's heijunka sequencing and scheduling, kanban management, and production monitoring applications, RFID Material Flow Tracking and Analytics provides factory personnel with automatic real-time tracking of kanban movement through the factory to collect precise measurements of actual production performance, including: demand, cycle time, batch sizes, inventory levels, and material velocity. ...

Factory Logic is dedicated to helping companies improve customer responsiveness and eliminate waste by delivering manufacturing and supply chain management solutions that support and enhance the use of key techniques pioneered in the Toyota Production System (TPS), and that make lean manufacturing practical for a wider range of manufacturing environments. With headquarters in Austin, Texas, Factory Logic is the first company to team lean manufacturing specialists with experienced software professionals to develop a standard software product built around the principles of lean production. The result is the Factory Logic(TM) Lean Operations Management System -- a new breed of factory and supply chain management solution that truly matches the operational needs of the lean enterprise while integrating smoothly with enterprise level business systems. In 2001, Factory Logic was the first software company to be awarded the Shingo Prize for its pioneering work.

Lean Manufacturing Training: New 40-hour Lean Manufacturing Certification Course Available

From PR Web (press release), WA ... (PRWEB) September 6, 2004 -- Gary Conner, author of the Shingo Prize winning text "Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop," has developed a 40-hour course to ...

... Gary Conner, author of the Shingo Prize winning text "Lean Manufacturing for the Small Shop," has developed a 40-hour course to help non OEM's (original equipment manufacturers) to apply the many tools in the Lean Manufacturing toolbox. Four workshops are scheduled in coming months:

October 11-15 Seattle, Washington
October 25-29 Las Vegas, Nevada
December 6-10 Newport, Oregon
December 27-31 Portland, Oregon ...

Lean Manufacturing Success: Eaton plant wins manufacturing award

From Charlotte Business Journal, NC ... State University. The Shingo Prize recognizes lean manufacturing, a process that improves productivity by eliminating waste. The ...

... Eaton Corp.'s plant in Kings Mountain has received the first N.C. Shingo Prize for excellence in manufacturing. ...

Eaton Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturer with 2003 sales of $8.1 billion. Eaton is a global leader in fluid power systems and services for industrial, mobile and aircraft equipment; electrical systems and components for power quality, distribution and control; automotive engine air management systems, powertrain solutions and specialty controls for performance, fuel economy and safety; and intelligent truck drivetrain systems for safety and fuel economy. Eaton has 55,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 100 countries. Once characterized as a vehicle component supplier, Eaton's business base has undergone a significant transformation. Today, the company classifie