Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of January 30, 2017. Applying Lean Principles to Cleaning Manufacturing Facilities Have you leaned your cleaning? When it comes to manufacturing plants and machine reliability, cleanliness and efficiency start with…
United Tractor & Equipment (UTE), Sri Lanka's sole authorized dealer for Caterpillar USA machinery and equipment, is embracing Six Sigma culture. Deploying the process improvement method across the organization has enabled UTE to gain a formidable competitive advantage that enhances the value of its products and services. One of UTE’s…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of January 9, 2017. Aiming for the Dot? Fly Marks the Spot! Originating from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport in the early 1990s and now a popular fixture in men's rooms across…
Used in almost every setting from multinational corporations, distribution, government, to small private companies, the pedestal/bench grinder tool remains among the top 10 in Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited violations. But by combining Job Hazard Analysis, Six Sigma Process Failure Mode Effects Analysis, Pareto, and Lean Autonomation, safety risks…
Labor costs account for over 70% of lift truck ownership expenses. So with the help Lean Six Sigma methodologies, Seegrid, a pioneer in three-dimensional vision navigation, demonstrated their vision guided vehicles (VGVs) to help cut costs and reduce wasted travel time for manufacturing and distribution facilities. Read more at Digital…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of May 16, 2016. Lean Six Sigma Team Improves The Turn-in Process For Global Combat Support System-Army The U.S. Army continues to use Lean Six Sigma to improve Army operations.…
Below are Lean Six Sigma success stories in the Heavy Equipment industry organized alphabetically. For success stories in other industries, please visit our Lean Six Sigma Success Stories page. Aluminum Trailer Co. Lean Transformation Saves Aluminum Trailer Co. At the Lean Accounting Summit this year, Steve Brenneman, president, and Duane Yoder,…
Below are Lean Six Sigma success stories in the Automotive industry organized alphabetically. For success stories in other industries, please visit our Lean Six Sigma Success Stories page. Auto Body Shops Going Lean in a Small Shop Operating Lean can help a car shop of any size improve. Not only do low…