LABSCO Hires Former GE Exec Ording as VP, Operations
Randy WoodsLaboratory Supply Company (LABSCO), a medical laboratory products supplier, has named Black Belt Thomas Ording vice president of operations and logistics for the Louisville, Ky., USA-based firm.
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U.K. Medical Device Firm Kimal to Adopt Six Sigma Methods
British medical device Kimal has announced that it will begin implementing Six Sigma process improvements to enhance the quality of its services.
Lean Medical Device Maker Named ‘Up and Coming Business’
Phase II Medical Manufacturing Inc., a single-use medical device maker based in Rochester, N.H., USA, was recently recognized as the “2010 Up and Coming Business of the Year” at the annual meeting of the New Hampshire Bio/Medical Council. In the last two years, Lean processes have helped the company reduce waste and energy while expanding…
Medical Device Manufacturer Increases Customer Satisfaction and Profitability Through Work-out
Augustine A. StaglianoA medical imaging device manufacturer’s profitability was severely affected by quality defects in its X-ray tube product line. In addition, customer satisfaction was suffering due to consistently missed production schedules. All of the failures were discovered at final inspection. As a result, bottom-line losses were significant, since most of the defective product was either damaged…
Applying Lean Six Sigma in an Automated IT Process
Phil KleinLean and Six Sigma generally tend to be viewed as methodologies that are most successfully applied in a manufacturing environment. In the last several years, however, companies also have had notable results in transactional and administrative processes. Recently Medtronic, a global leader in medical technology, has successfully adapted Lean Six Sigma to apply even to…