Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of October 17, 2016. State Association Honors Highland, Breese Hospitals for Quality St. Joseph’s Hospital-Highland was recently honored by the Illinois Health and Hospital Association (IHA) for their quality improvement…
Ohio Department of Administrative Services started reducing costs and speeding up processes alongside improved customer satisfaction when LeanOhio launched in early 2011. Since the launch of LeanOhio, there have been a reduction of burdens on taxpayers and 80 major improvement efforts which have resulted in saving taxpayers $156 million. Read…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of October 10, 2016. Axalta India Bags Two Quality Circle Golden Awards Axalta Coating Systems is a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings. Last month, Axalta took home…
At the Lean Accounting Summit this year, Steve Brenneman, president, and Duane Yoder, production manager of Aluminum Trailer Co. (ATC) shared a presentation called, "It's a Lean life!" ATC is a privately held company where every owner and team member, of the 11, contributes to the direct structure and success…
"Wabash National Corp. recently reached an agreement with EconCore N.V., for the exclusive rights to manufacture and sell certain EconCore honeycomb sandwich material configurations in the containment and transportation industries in the United States, Canada and Mexico." With this partnership, EconCare is excited since Wabash is an industry leader using…
Axalta Coating Systems is a leading global supplier of liquid and powder coatings. Last month, Axalta took home a quality award from Quality Circle Forum of India (QCFI) for "best practices from case studies which included reduction in cycle time using Six Sigma methodology and 5S approach." Read more at…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of October 3, 2016. City of San Diego Teams Up With UC San Diego Extension to Improve Customer Service and Increase Productivity The University of California San Diego Extension and…
HCL Infosystems uses Lean Six Sigma initiatives to improve their client experience. They are committed to sustaining the highest standards of quality and service levels for their current customers and partners. They're finding that the return on investing in the current clients is much less challenging than obtaining new ones.…
Here are our top picks for Lean Six Sigma success stories and news from around the web for the week of September 25, 2016. Supply Chain Improvements Enhance Business Process Amerisource Bergen is one of the best-in-class customer experience. They take pride in partner relationships and providing their customers…
Poor working conditions are inevitable across the globe. While we don't wish it upon any community or individuals, it happens with traditional mass manufacturing. On the other hand, Lean manufacturing can have a positive impact. Research has shown that Lean manufacturing has improved compliance with labor standards in 11 developing…