Lydall Attributes Success to Lean Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 17 June 2008 | 12:57 am
Lydall Inc. recently received the coveted Volkswagen Group Award for 2008. The company is 1 of 15 international suppliers to receive such disctinction.
The award recognizes innovative strength and value-added development, and Lydall has the distinction of being the only USA-based company to be honored with this award.
And this is what Dale G. Barnhart, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lydall, Inc., has to say about the award:
“Volkswagen Group works with approximately 26,000 suppliers worldwide. To have been selected as a top supplier is very gratifying and reinforces our commitment to quality and creative solutions. Earning this prestigious award is a result of the dedication of Lydall’s European automotive associates, in particular our Meinerzhagen operation, and the benefits of our lean six sigma programs. Use of lean six sigma tools enables the Meinerzhagen operation to maintain operational excellence and to produce unique solutions exceeding Volkswagen’s demands.”
This should make naysayers think again about the value of lean Six Sigma in an organization.
Related story:
Lean Six Sigma at Lydall, Inc.
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Richard P. Miller of Virtua Health is the 2008 Lean Six Sigma CEO of the Year
Posted by: meikah | 9 June 2008 | 8:06 pm
The Philadelphia Inquirer-Gloucester County News Brief reports:
Richard P. Miller, president and chief executive officer of Virtua Health, was named the 2008 Lean Six Sigma chief executive officer of the year at the fourth annual Worldwide Conventions and Business Forums summit last month in Chicago.
Miller was one of the first health-care leaders to adopt Six Sigma, a statistical problem-solving approach driven by patient expectations, and Lean, a process designed to drive rapid change and deliver quantifiable improvement in an organization by streamlining workflow, eliminating unnecessary steps, and addressing potential safety issues.
Congratulations! 
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The Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards
Posted by: meikah | 14 May 2008 | 10:41 pm
WCBF announces:
The early bird deadline for entries to the 2008 Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards program is less than four weeks ago on June 6, 2008.
The final deadline is three weeks later on Friday June 20, 2008. The Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards present you with a great opportunity to win recognition for the great work that you and your business excellence people are delivering to your organization, its customers, shareholders and other key stakeholders.
The Awards are judged by a panel of independent business improvement experts and practitioners. Each entry will be judged on the merits of the program implementation and results achieved against the organization’s strategic objectives.
The entry categories for the 2008 program include:
Organizational Categories
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Financial Services
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Manufacturing
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in IT, Software and Telecoms
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Healthcare
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Transactional Services
Business Process Excellence Categories
- Best Project Achievement in Innovation and Product Development
- Best Project Achievement in Supply Chain Management
- Best Project Achievement in Business Enabling Processes – HR/IT/Regulatory/Risk Management
- Best Project Achievement in Health, Safety and Environment
- Best Project Achievement in Sales, Marketing and Customer Experience
People Categories
- Six Sigma & Business Improvement CEO of the Year Award
- Business Improvement Deployment Leader of the Year Award
- Master Black Belt of the Year Award
- Black Belt of the Year Award
Special Awards
- The Platinum Award for Organizational Business Improvement
- The Platinum Award for Process Excellence Project
- Best Emerging Business Improvement Deployment
- Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement by a Small Organization
- Best Organizational Achievement in Lean Enterprise Improvement
Click here for more information about the awards or contact Flora Hamilton.
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Greatwide Logistics Services Rewarded Because of Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 5 May 2008 | 7:58 pm
The Dedicated Transport business unit of Greatwide Logistics Services was awarded by Wal-Mart as the Outbound Grocery Carrier of the Year for 2007. Greatwide was the first dedicated contract carrier to serve Wal-Mart with refrigerated transportation services when it entered the grocery business in 1993.
Greatwide attributes this success to Six Sigma. Ray Greer, the CEO, has this to say:
“For most companies, Six Sigma is an aspiration, but in this case our team that delivers for Wal-Mart every day is living the reality. We work very hard to customize our operations to meet the needs of our customers, and it’s an honor of the highest degree to be recognized by a supply chain innovator like Wal-Mart.”
Source:
eTracker.com
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Best Achievement of Six Sigma in Healthcare: Vally Baptist Health System
Posted by: meikah | 3 December 2007 | 9:36 pm
In the recently concluded Global Six Sigma Summit & Industry Awards, Valley Baptist Health System was the runaway winner. The company prevailed over Providence Health and Services and Truman Medical Centers for the Best Achievement of Six Sigma in Healthcare award.
Valley Baptist Health System also received the Platinum Award for the overall most outstanding achievement through Six Sigma for using the quality methodologies to achieve a 50 per cent in patient death rate from heart failure, 77 per cent reduction in complications and 12 per cent reduction in readmission rates.
What did the organization do?
It uses Six Sigma methodologies to cut patient death rate from heart failure by 50%.
Congratulations, Valley Baptist Health System!
Source:
WCBF News Desk
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Congratulations ATMI, Inc., the Best Achievement Award of Design for Six Sigma and Innovation
Posted by: meikah | 27 November 2007 | 9:17 pm
ATMI, Inc. manufactures point-of-use environmental equipment, thin film materials and delivery systems, and thin film deposition services to the semiconductor industry.
In the recently concluded The Global Six Sigma Summit and Industry Awards in Las Vegas, ATMI bagged the Best Achievement Award of Design for Six Sigma and Innovation.
This is their story:
“ATMI began Six Sigma knowledge-based management work in 2000, applying the techniques broadly in our operations, as well as in our new product development initiatives. While the ultimate validation is through success with customers and the growth of our business, we are very happy to have our innovative approach to Six Sigma deployment independently validated, as it is a key contributor to continued growth,” said Doug Neugold, Chief Executive Officer.
“This award is based upon our documenting how the tools and methodologies were used to design, develop, and commercialize our RegenSi(tm), AutoClean(tm), and Newmix(r) process efficiency solutions, each of which has the potential to save our customers many millions of dollars by bringing yield, cost, and throughput improvements to their processes,” said Tim Carlson, Chief Financial Officer. “Since inception, we’ve completed over 80 internal projects generating more than $20 million of savings for ATMI.” Continue reading…
Congratulations, ATMI!
Click here for the other winners.
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Filed under: Awards, DFSS, Events/Announcements, Manufacturing, Six Sigma
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18 Organizations Make it to The Global Six Sigma Awards Finals
Posted by: meikah | 10 September 2007 | 12:37 am
WCBF has announced the shortlist of finalists for the 2007 Global Six Sigma Awards program. Listed by category, the following are the finalists for the 2007 Global Six Sigma Awards:
Best Achievement of Design for Six Sigma and Innovation, sponsored by Air AcademyAssociates
ATMI
Capital One Direct Banking
Raytheon Information SolutionsBest Achievement of Integrating Lean and Six Sigma
BMO Financial Group
Truman Medical CentersBest Achievement of Six Sigma in Financial Services
BMO Financial Group
Capital One Direct Banking
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
OCBC BankBest Achievement of Six Sigma in Healthcare
Providence Health and Services
Truman Medical Centers
Valley Baptist Health SystemBest Achievement of Six Sigma in Manufacturing
ATMI
Hexion Specialty Chemicals Inc
Lonmin Plc
PACCAR IncBest Achievement of Six Sigma in Outsourcing
Clayton State University Continuing Education
CONEXIS
WNS Global Services (P) LtdBest Achievement of Six Sigma in Sales & Marketing
Unisys
Best Achievement of Six Sigma in Service & Transactional Environments
BMO Financial Group
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
Firstsource Solutions Limited
OCBC BankSix Sigma VP of the Year Award
Aravind Immaneni, Vice President, Strategic Analysis & Improvement, Capital One Direct Banking
Leslie Behnke, Vice President, CIGNA Business Excellence, CIGNA
Dr Tomas Gonzalez MD, Senior Vice President of Marketing, Strategy and Six Sigma Quality, Valley Baptist Medical Center
The winners for all categories and for The Platinum Award for the Most Outstanding Organizational Achievement through Six Sigma, sponsored by Genpact will be announced at The Global Six Sigma Awards & Summit Gala Dinner on Wednesday October 24th 2007. The Gala Dinner is part of WCBF’s 2nd Annual Global Six Sigma Summit at The Rio All Suite Hotel, Las Vegas.
Congratulations!
Filed under: Awards, Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Military, Six Sigma Organizations, Software/Technology
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Tim Solso: Six Sigma CEO of the Year
Posted by: meikah | 10 July 2007 | 7:35 pm
For the Six Sigma naysayers out there, learn from Tim Solso, the new Six Sigma CEO of the Year awardee in this year’s Global Six Sigma Awards, organized by WCBF, and what he has to say about Six Sigma.
Tim Solso is Chairman and CEO, Cummins Inc. It’s not a secret that Cummins is among the big companies who are enjoying the benefits and savings of Six Sigma.
Tim Solso says:
“Six Sigma is one of the best things we have ever done. Last year we saved $340 million and since its inception in September 1999, we’ve saved or avoided spending a total of $1.4 billion” Solso reported at the May 2007 Cummins Inc. Annual Meeting.
2006 was the best year in Cummins’ history, with record revenues of $11.4 billion, record profits and record cash flow.
Source: Auto Spectator, a featured link by Six Sigma Zone
Related stories:
A Vote of Confidence for Six Sigma
Six Sigma Marketing at Cummins
Filed under: Awards, Benefits and Savings, Cummins, Manufacturing, Six Sigma Organizations
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A BPO Bags Six Sigma Awards
Posted by: meikah | 13 June 2007 | 9:59 pm
Firstsource bags two Six Sigma awards
Mumbai-based BPO Firstsource Solutions has bagged top Six Sigma honours from the International Quality and Productivity Centre for this year.
Firstsource has won two awards, one for “Best Defect Elimination in Services & Transaction” and the other for “Best Design for Six Sigma” in the IQ Six Sigma Excellence Awards in Singapore last week.
Source: Economic Times as featured link of Six Sigma Zone
Filed under: Awards, Call Center/BPO, FirstSource, Six Sigma Organizations
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Six Sigma Round-up
Posted by: meikah | 13 February 2007 | 9:14 pm
Here’s another round of Six Sigma news in the blogosphere.
First at iSixSigma blogs, Michael Marx features Graham Richard, Mayor of Fortwayne City, Indiana. If you recall, I’ve written about Fortwayne before, calling it Six Sigma City. I’m glad they’ve continued their Six Sigma journey, and I hope other cities will learn from them. Mayor Richard published a book titled, Performance is the Best Politics: How to create high-performance government using Lean Six Sigma. Check out Michael’s take on it. You may also check out Fortwayne’s Six Sigma initiatives here.
Next, over at Six Sigma Blog, Priya Jestin asks a good question, “Black Belts: Your Own Or Hired?” and went on to discuss the pros and cons of having in-house Black Belts to handle Six Sigma projects or getting a consultant to do it. While it’s true that there are good and bad sides to either way, I believe there is more value in the long term to get a consultant to train your people initially. After which, your trained Black Belts will continue the projects that have been started.
At ISSSP, its feature is on IBM Consulting Services: “Aligning quality efforts to drive Baldrige quality performance.” The article highlights George Byrne and Bob Norris’s, principal consultants at IBM Business Consulting Services paper on Using Six Sigma As an Engine to Drive Baldrige Quality Performance. It’s good information on strategically applying Six Sigma principles to raise Baldrige performance. After all, some recognition for a job well done is always a good motivation to aim higher.
