Huttig Lean Manufacturing Initiative
April 18, 2008
Huttig Building Products reports net loss of $9.8 million for the 2008 first quarter compared to a net loss of $3.4 million in the corresponding year ago quarter. Net sales also declined by 25%, as the company adjusts its business strategy to seek efficiencies... Read more...
Laboratory Six Sigma
April 17, 2008
Hospital laboratory uses Six Sigma to drive its efficiency initiative. Cycle times for testing are decreasing. ... ... "The lab is also using the principles of Six Sigma, a system meant to help companies eliminate defects that has been embraced by... Read more...
Lean SixSigma Medical Manufacturing
April 15, 2008
Apriso will discus lean case study on April 17 event. ... ... "Apriso's Industry Director for Life Sciences, Rick Gallisa, will demonstrate how software can be an enabler to implementing sustainable Lean/Six Sigma programs including e-Kanban across... Read more...
Six Sigma Testing Framework
April 14, 2008
An RFID testing framework is discussed ... Read More →
Cintas Six Sigma Efficiency Program
April 14, 2008
Cintas President and Chief Operating Officer was instrumental in the company's operational efficiency efforts, using Six Sigma methodology. ... ... "That led Cintas into implementing Six Sigma, a process-improvement methodology to increase efficiency... Read more...
Breyfogle on Beyond Lean Six Sigma
April 13, 2008
Interesting event queued next week on Lean Six Sigma ... ... "Forrest W. Breyfogle III, will speak at Century College in White Bear Lake on Tuesday, April 15, on why businesses should go beyond Lean Six Sigma and the Balanced Scorecard. " ... Via... Read more...
Quality Companion Dashboard
April 10, 2008
Monitor improvement projects on a quality dashboard ... ... "The new Quality Companion Dashboard aggregates the essential details of your quality improvement projects and summarizes them for you on a single screen ... " ... Via Minitab: Whats New... Read more...
Lean Manufacturing Enables Xerium Growth Program
April 8, 2008
Global manufacturing company, Xerium Tech, supports the paper production industry with products and reports its financial results. It is executing a turnaround plan that includes lean manufacturing to lay the operational efficiency foundation for its... Read more...
Semiconductor Manufacturing Benefits from Kaizen Events
April 8, 2008
Semiconductor manufacturer uses kaizen methods to sustain its improvement efforts and keep its facility capable of serving the industry needs at a competitive cost. ... ... "Small groups of workers and managers have spent a week or more in meetings... Read more...
Design of Experiments Leads to Better Products
April 6, 2008
Great reference for design of experiments and Taguchi methods. ... ... "An effective way to improve performance is to optimize the engineering designs of products or processes by experimental means. A structured and economical way to study projects... Read more...