Lean Six Sigma News

• NuVasive Appoints Dale Wolf to Lead Ohio Manufacturing Facility

  August 16, 2018: He will manage the 180,000 square foot manufacturing operations, and focus on optimizing output, advancing the insourcing strategy and streamlining processes, reporting directly to Steve Rozow, executive vice president, Global Process Transformation.

• Kathy Goerdt Honored with National Award

  August 16, 2018: The commerce department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology has named Kathy Goerdt, performance excellence manager at Illinois Municipal Retirement Fund in Oak Brook to the board of examiners for the 2018 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award.

• Calhoun to Offer Six Sigma Exam Prep

  August 14, 2018: Citing local demand, Calhoun Community College will soon offer Certified Six Sigma Green Belt exam preparation on its Decatur campus.

• Roadshows to Promote MSME Conclave

  August 11, 2018: The conclave will focus on Lean manufacturing and rural entrepreneurship, and sensitize alternate bank financing routes.

• Tata Motors Achieves 100% Use of Sanand Plant

  August 8, 2018: “A Lean manufacturing process plays a key role in our growth strategy enabling the Sanand plant to contribute around 60% of the overall passenger vehicle (PV) production,” said Mayank Pareek, president of PV business unit at Tata Motors.

• NAI Manufacturing Plant Achieves Zero Defects for One Year

  August 7, 2018: They have achieved zero-defect manufacturing in their Hermosillo, Mexico Plant 2 for one year. The event also signifies a one-year period without customer returns or complaints.

• Manufacturers Alliance Hosting Events in Hutchinson

  August 4, 2018: The Manufacturers Alliance has two learning events scheduled for October: Lean Manufacturing Simulation and Visual Management and 5S Improvements.

• New Limestone Academy Seeks Students

  August 4, 2018: The courses cover quality assurance programs including the history of the quality movement, group problem solving and statistical methods such as statistical process control, process capability studies and concepts associated with Lean manufacturing.

• Rosamond Fire Station Gets New Patrol Vehicle

  August 3, 2018: “The fire department has a $7.5 million deficit this year and so we still must replace equipment when maintenance costs exceed replacement costs and I’m proud of the Lean Six Sigma effort that materialized in cost saving[s] with this new vehicle.”

• LeanSix LLC Announces Courses on Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma PowerPoint

  August 2, 2018: LeanSix LLC announces education training courses of affordable and cost effective Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma PowerPoint training modules in CA, TX and OH.