Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of April 4, 2016.

What Does 3M’s Five-Year Growth Plan Entail?

In a recent investors and analysts meeting hosted by 3m, a new five year plan for the company was created. The five-year plan lists financial objectives, customer objectives and how the company can position itself for the rest of 2016 into 2017. 3M will use Lean Six Sigma to streamline their supply chain and customer service.

$98K Grant to Develop Lean Fiber Optic Manufacturing at G&H

Gooch & Housego, the fiber optic manufacturing site in Boston, has been granted $98,300 by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to go towards the full expansion of the site’s Lean manufacturing program. The program sets out to get employees engaged at all times with four specific goals in mind.