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- Applying Lean Manufacturing To Six Sigma - A Case Study
- From the executive summary: ‘The combined effect of ‘Lean Manufacturing' and ‘Six Sigma' has led to improvements in product quality and turnaround time. The improvements have resulted not only in cost reduction, but also the possibility of presenting the improvement stories to the customer, building the reputation of the company...
- Case studies 2003-01-01
- Caterpillar on track for big growth: Jerry Palmer outlines the company's Six Sigma strategy.(Lean Manufacturing)
- Yellow and blue is a distinct color combination that brings smiles to the eyes of executives at Caterpillar Inc. (Peoria, IL). Despite today's sour economy, they envision their distinctive yellow construction equipment glistening against a bright blu Yellow and blue is a distinct color combination that...
- Research articles 2004-01-01
- Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing
- This paper describes the benefits of wisely integrating Six Sigma with Lean Manufacturing. Lean evaluates the operation of the factory and restructures the manufacturing method to reduce waste in activities such as waiting, transportation, material hand-offs, inventory, and production. It co-locates the process in sequential order and, in so doing,...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Running lean running strong: lean manufacturing processes lead to a stronger, more efficient business. (Management).
- LEAN PRODUCTION is an important feature of modem manufacturing, but it can apply to any business process. Programs such as lean, kaizen and six sigma are frequently used in manufacturing, but what do they mean and how do they apply to distribution? LEAN PRODUCTION...
- Research articles 2002-08-01
- Adaptive Manufacturing: Enabling the Lean Six Sigma Enterprise
- This SAP white paper reviews the history of lean manufacturing best practices and explains why a more pragmatic approach to lean manufacturing is now in order. Find out how market forces such as demand variability and supplier fragmentation are affecting manufacturers and what they must do to extend lean- and...
- White papers 2005-05-01
- Taking Lean Manufacturing Beyond the Shop Floor
- Manufacturers tend to spend a great deal of time looking at the concepts of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma and how they can apply on the shop floor. But on the whole, they've given far less thought to how they can benefit by applying lean principles in corporate "White spaces"...
- White papers
- What Is Lean Six Sigma
- Lean Six Sigma combines the quality improvements that come from using Six Sigma with the speed improvements that come from using Lean manufacturing principles. Six Sigma is a disciplined, data-driven approach and methodology for eliminating defects in any process - from manufacturing to transactional and from product to service. Lean...
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- Xerox spreads Six Sigma message
- Applying lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles in non-production purchasing has produced major benefits at Xerox.
- Research articles 2004-12-02
- Integrating Lean And Six Sigma For Breakthrough Process Improvement
- ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949 differ from previous quality system standards in their strong emphasis on documentation and continual improvement. This is affected in an organization's business processes--product realization, management, and supporting processes. ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949 require organizations to define and document their business processes and to adopt...
- White papers 2003-11-18
- Merillat's quest for optimal manufacturing: Merillat Industries combines Six Sigma, lean manufacturing and Kaizen events in its quest to achieve optimum quality and efficiency in its production and business processes
- Executives at The Masco Builder Cabinet Group MBCG will tell you there's a good reason the company sells more cabinetry for the home than any other manufacturer. It is due, in part, to the implementation of what it calls a "total" manufacturing philosophy--the Masco Production System. What makes this...
- Research articles 2007-03-01
- E-procurement is one tool to reduce costs, cycle lime.(Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control)(Company Profile)
- At Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control in Dallas, e-procurement is one tool purchasing uses to reduce costs and improve cycle time. Others are lean manufacturing and Six Sigma quality techniques. It was in January 1998, that Bobby Proff ...
- Research articles 2000-09-21
- What's advanced manufacturing? staying competitive through better technology and newer techniques. (Manufacturing).
- It's a manufacturing buzzword, like JIT and kaizen and lean manufacturing and six sigma. And the business backers at Purdue University and elsewhere believe "advanced manufacturing" is what Indiana factories need to succeed in the long-term. Purdue's support of the concept included an Advanced...
- Research articles 2002-07-01
- Using Lean, Six Sigma, and SCOR to Improve Competitiveness
- Lean Manufacturing focuses on reducing cycle time and increasing process speed. Its goal is the removal of non-value-added process steps or time traps from the process. Lean is a great method to help organize work areas, reduce WIP (Work-In-Process), and speed material flow through the entire manufacturing process. Six Sigma...
- White papers 2003-10-05
- Bazzinotti joins ADC as VP of manufacturing.(ALLIED TRADE NEWS)
- American Dryer Corp. ADC has named Joe Bazzinotti its vice president of manufacturing. Bazzinotti is a specialist in the "lean" manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques, two manufacturing philosophies that reduce defects and increase qualit American Dryer Corp. ADC has named Joe Bazzinotti its vice president...
- Research articles 2006-09-01
- Integrating Lean And Six Sigma For Breakthrough Process Improvement
- ISO 9001:2000 and ISO/TS 16949 differ from previous quality system standards in their strong emphasis on documenting and continually improving the organization's product realization, management and supporting processes, which together make-up all of a company's business processes. This paper promote the idea that organizations should adopt an integrated approach that...
- White papers 2003-01-01
- Apriso to Speak at Lean and Six Sigma Event for Medical Device Manufacturers
- Presentation Will Explain Through Case Study Review the Benefits of e-Kanban to Optimize Continuous Improvement Initiatives across Highly Complex Medical Device Manufacturing Apriso Corporation: Who: 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...
- Research articles 2008-04-14
- Lean manufacturing and the Army industrial base
- It has been exciting to see Lean manufacturing concepts adopted widely in the Army and throughout the Department of Defense DOD. In case Lean has not yet been introduced in your workplace, I will define it. Lean is a philosophy that, when appropriately applied to a production process, reduces or...
- Research articles 2006-11-01
- Jetting to success
- How does a company stay competitive in a demanding market? Using a blend of lean manufacturing and Six Sigma, called its ACE program, Pratt & Whitney Canada is going after the competition. It's an unusual sight, an ungainly looking monster, a passenger jet with a turboprop engine stuck on its...
- Research articles 2003-05-01
- The Cult of Six Sigma |BTalk Australia
- (24min 37) Six Sigma is a business improvement pioneered by Motorola, embraced by General Electric and now used by many large corporations throughout the world. Today on BTalk Australia Phil Dobbie talks to Alan Skinner, a six sigma "black belt" from the Faculty of Business at the...
- Blog posts 2008-07-24
- From Lean to Lasting: Making Operational Improvements Stick
- By focusing on the "soft" side of lean and Six Sigma initiatives, leading global companies gain substantial, scalable, and sustainable advantages. For companies seeking large-scale operational improvements, all roads lead to Toyota. Each year, thousands of executives tour its facilities to learn how lean production—the...
- Articles 2009-02-27
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