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Stealth Components Hires New Quality Control Director Kiser
Published:Stealth Components, a distributor of electronics equipment, has added Andrée Kiser to its team as director of operations and quality control.
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Sleep Innovations’ New COO West in Charge of Process Improvement
Published:Sleep Innovations, a designer and manufacturer of foam bedding products, has hired Robert West as Chief Operating Officer to implement Lean practices across the enterprise.
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ABRA Hires Black Belt Richardson to Lead Lean Initiatives
Published:ABRA Auto Body & Glass, a Minneapolis-based vehicle repair company, has hired Black Belt Jim Richardson as the company’s new vice president of ABRA Glass, where he will be tasked with meeting the division’s growth objectives and Lean initiatives.
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i-nexus Delivers Significant Growth with Business Execution Software
Published:Business Execution software specialist, i-nexus, celebrates 10 successful years in 2011, highlighting increased ROI from existing customers alongside the addition of global leaders such as Best Buy and 3M to its client portfolio.
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Ford Moving Forward on Lean Auto Assembly Plant in Kentucky
Published:Ford Motor Co. said is it nearing completion of the demolition phase of a $600 million project to revamp its Louisville Assembly Plant in Louisville, Ky., USA, which will include the addition of several Lean processes.
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Doncasters Steps Up Training with Three New Certified Black Belts
Published:Doncasters Group Ltd., a U.K.-based global manufacturer of precision-engineered machine parts, has met its internal goal of training three members of its staff as Lean Six Sigma Black Belts in three different locations.
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SSA and Co. Presents Free Workshop at iSixSigma Live! Retail Forum
Published:At the inaugural iSixSigma Live! Retail Forum for Process Excellence, SSA & Company will present a free Executive Workshop about how retailers can apply process excellence to drive significant cost savings.
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Nationwide Wins Most Successful Lean Six Sigma Start-up Program Award
Published:MoreSteam.com, the leading global provider of online Lean Six Sigma (LSS) training and Blended Learning support technologies, proudly recognizes and congratulates customer Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co. on its recognition as the “Most Successful Lean Six Sigma Start-up Program” at the iSixSigma Live! Miami 2011 Summit and Awards.
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SG Biofuels Expands to India, Hires Black Belt Pattnaik
Published:San Diego-based SG Biofuels, an energy company that is developing biodiesel fuels based on the jatropha plant, is expanding operations into India and has named Black Belt Subhas Pattnaik as its new director of operations for the Indian market.
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Fort Wayne Mayoral Candidate Vows to Continue Six Sigma Efforts if Elected
Published:Eric Doden, a Republican candidate for mayor of Fort Wayne, Ind., USA, said that, if elected, he would continue the city’s process improvement programs initiated by former Mayor Graham Richard, including customer service training for city employees.
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AME Issues Call for Nominations for Manufacturing Excellence Awards
Published:The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) has released a call for nominations for its annual Manufacturing Excellence Awards, recognizing North American manufacturing sites that have demonstrated the highest quality in their operations.
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Former CI Manager Promoted to VP, Manufacturing at Lauren
Published:Lauren Manufacturing, a supplier of extruded and molded sealing products, has announced the promotion of Halle A. Norris from plant manager to vice president of manufacturing.
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Demand for Six Sigma Hires Rising at Financial Firms
Published:According to George Wilbanks, managing director of Russell Reynolds’ Asset and Wealth Management practice, many investment firms are looking especially hard for technology executives who have some kind of training in continuous improvement. “In the last two years, with so much volatility we’ve had in the markets, they’ve been asking for Six Sigma qualifications,” he […]
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Lean Revamp of 767 Line Helped Boeing Win Tanker Bid
Published:After a contentious 10-year competition with European rival EADS, the Boeing Co. won a hard-fought $35 billion contract to supply the U.S. Air Force with new refueling tanker aircraft, due in part to the Lean methods the aerospace manufacturer recently adopted for its 767 line.
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Former Motorola Exec to Run Lean Six Sigma Programs for Erie County, N.Y.
Published:Former Motorola Inc. executive James Melton has been appointed the new director of Lean Six Sigma programs and initiatives for Erie County, N.Y., USA.
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iSixSigma Live!, Instantis to Host Xerox Webinar on Lean Six Sigma Financial Management
Published:The March 8 webinar, hosted by iSixSigma Live! and Instantis, will feature a hands-on project portfolio management (PPM) system demonstration of the business financial results validation and communication process at Xerox.
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Dallas Mayoral Candidate Pledges Application of Lean Six Sigma
Published:Former Dallas police chief David Kunkle has announced his intentions to run for Dallas mayor, saying he will favor the application of continuous improvement programs to address the city’s most pressing needs.
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ADA Carbon Hires Wong to Run Technology, Innovation Efforts
Published:ADA Carbon Solutions LLC, which produces activated carbon from coal-fueled power plants, announced that Dr. Joe Wong has been hired as the company’s new vice president of technology.
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Piggybacking Air Filters to Save Shipping Costs
Published:Cummins operates three plants San Luis Potosi, Mexico, which produce and ship products daily to distribution centers in the United States. These plants produce systems such as reconditioned engines, alternators, and filtration and exhaust systems. Two of the three plants were looking for ways to reduce the high costs of trucking the products, so Rebecca […]
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Printing Industries of America Mourns Death of Kenneth E. Rizzo
Published:Printing Industries of America (PIA) has reported that Kenneth E. Rizzo, 61, the company’s director, technical and Lean services, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, Feb. 15, while on assignment in suburban Boston.
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Wind Turbine Firm Vestas Adds Gels to Quality Team
Published:Vestas, the Danish wind-turbine manufacturer, has hired David Gels as its new vice president of quality and process excellence. The company also hired two other executives to its North American operations: Ramon Mendoza as warranty management chief specialist and David Sword as government relations director for Canada.
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U.K. Estate Agency First in Industry to Adopt Lean Six Sigma
Published:In response to what has been called a difficult 18 months for the estate agency sector in the United Kingdom, senior management at Frank Marshall & Co. have announced that the company is the first to adopt the Lean Six Sigma methodology in the estate indsutry.
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Delta Faucet Promotes Shadburn to Senior Continuous Improvement Engineer
Published:Delta Faucet Co. has promoted its continuous improvement (CI) manager Todd Shadburn to the position of senior CI engineer.
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Highlights from the 2011 iSixSigma Live! Summit and Awards
Published:The third annual iSixSigma Live! Summit & Awards conference wrapped up last week at the Doral Golf Resort & Spa in Miami.
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