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Thursday, October 30, 2008

Kellogg Lean Manufacturing Initiative

Grocery prices will be under pressure as the economy slows putting pressure on the food industry to become more efficient. Kellogg prepares to weather the storm. ...

... "Through a new lean manufacturing initiative, Kellogg is aiming to reduce waste and is increasing its productivity savings target for 2009 to 3 percent to 4 percent of its cost of goods sold, up from 3 percent. " ...


Via Postbulletin: Grocers

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Tuesday, May 01, 2007

Goodyear SixSigma Cost Savings Ambitions

Goodyear increases cost-savings targets in an ambitious plan to transform the company's profitability, through Six Sigma and other creative methods. ...

... "Based on the significant progress we made in 2006 against our four-point cost-savings plan, I am confident we will exceed our 2008 target of more than $1 billion, Keegan said. We are aggressively targeting additional cost savings in 2009 and raising our gross cost savings goal over this four-year period to between $1.8 billion and $2 billion. " ...


Via Goodyear Tire: First Quarter Results Provide Platform for Growth, Cost Savings

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