Textron CEO Sees Six Sigma Benefits
January 23, 2008
Textron CEO Lewis Campbell believes in Six Sigma as the route to becoming a premiere multi-industry company. ... ... "Even though Cessna has been producing planes for 89 years and jets since 1972, they recently took 17% of the labor hours out of... Read more...
Six Sigma Master BlackBelt
January 22, 2008
Uwe on Six Sigma ... Read More →
Vought Lean Operating System
January 22, 2008
Vought CEO works to transform his company through lean manufacturing practices, focusing on the company culture with training programs. ... ... "Vought is implementing lean manufacturing practices on many programs as fast as workers can be trained... Read more...
Process Excellence Journey
January 20, 2008
Upcoming seminar series starts with Jeffrey Liker on process excellence. ... ... "Process Excellence: A Journey Not a Destination, March 18, CPCC's Harris Campus. Speaker: Jeffrey Liker. " ... Via Charlotte Observer: BUSINESS NOTES Read More →
LeanSix Sigma Improves Processes
January 19, 2008
Military uses lean six sigma to decrease the cycle time for maintenance and repair of its assets. The facilities and business processes are designed and refined to increase the flow and throughput of the work. ... ... "Many officials credit AirSpeed... Read more...
ERP Integration Supports Manufacturing Lot Traceability
January 18, 2008
Video case study of manufacturing integration ... Read More →
Six Sigma Workshop February
January 17, 2008
Upcoming Six Sigma education opportunity ... ... "Kellogg Community College will be offering a Six Sigma workshop on Tuesday, February 5 and Wednesday, February 6 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm at Kellogg Community College’s Regional Manufacturing and Technology... Read more...
Kaizen Costing
January 16, 2008
Indian manufacturers look to learn from Japanese management techniques, including creative approaches to cost management. ... ... "The shift has been from standard costing to kaizen costing (that is, continuous standard costing), and target costing... Read more...
Lean SixSigma Military Career Path
January 15, 2008
Military commander brings Lean Six Sigma background to new assignment. ... ... "While serving as the wing maintenance officer, he developed and implemented the Consolidated Maintenance Organization (CMO) Pilot Demonstration, consolidating all squadron,... Read more...
Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Course Starts February
January 14, 2008
Forsyth Tech offers Six Sigma Black Belt certification starting in February. ... ... "the college's corporate and continuing education is offering a Six Sigma Black Belt Certification Program. Successful completion of this 105-hour program provides... Read more...