NewPage, the leading producer of coated paper, announced its 4th quarter and year-end 2009 financial results, and attributed its success to Lean Six Sigma.
According to Mark A. Suwyn, NewPage Corporation Chairman:
“We also continued our relentless focus on Lean Six Sigma (LSS), and now have 3,800 people trained in LSS. Our employee efforts have had a significant impact on our costs and productivity is growing every day. In 2009, we realized $60 million in hard savings through 470 completed LSS projects. Since deployment, LSS has realized $149 million and completed over 900 LSS projects.”
Well, it’s not new that NewPage is into Lean Six Sigma. In fact, the company has been using Lean Six Sigma principles in its green efforts. In 2008, NewPage is one of the Top 10 Best Places to work for Six Sigma Professionals and won Most Successful Lean Six Sigma Start-up in iSixSigma Live 2009!
