Six Sigma on Making Denims
Posted by: meikah | 9 May 2012 | 11:23 pm
I have always been a jeans person. My casual, run-errands attire is jeans and white tee. Thus it really matters to me that the jeans would fit me well and am comfortable wearing it. There are those that really fit to a T. In my case, it’s often the Guess jeans. I didn’t need to alter anything. I buy and wear them.
Like any apparel, it’s important that jeans come in good quality, that it comes in good denim. It’s interesting to know that there are denim manufacturing companies that are making sure we get good quality.
I stumbled upon an article on The Monitor that says that South Texas College (STC) will train more than 300 Santana Textiles employees on ways to improve the denim’s quality, lower production costs and eliminate waste.
STC will train the employees in lean manufacturing, supply chain management and Six Sigma. It was cited that Santana CEO J. Michael Aiken sees the need for these strategies adopted by Motorola, Toyota and other successful manufacturers. The goal is for his company to reverse the trend of textile manufacturing heading overseas.
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Quality Quiz from PQ Systems e-Line
Posted by: meikah | 14 December 2011 | 7:35 pm
PQ Systems through it’s Quality eline newsletter brings us another quality quiz by Professor Leary.
For this month’s quiz, and a chance to win a copy of Quality Gamebox, submit your response by December 20 (early because of the Christmas holiday) to be entered in the drawing.
Take the quiz:
Out of the Box, a major customer of Thick ‘N Thin Corrugated Paper Company, where Cliff Clymer is quality manager, has insisted that the company’s deadline is met for producing the 6” cardboard boxes it needs. Knowing that he must produce the needed order, Cliff complains to his boss, Sue Veneer, that some of the equipment required to fill the order is in need of maintenance, and if the service adjustments are not made, the boxes may not meet the customer’s exacting size requirements. Servicing the equipment, however, would mean that the deadline for production of Thick ‘N Thin’s materials cannot be met.
Joe Auchey (Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission)
Susan Brown (Mountain States Health Alliance)
Jonathan Downey (Schivo Precision)
Jane Johnson (Demmer Corp)
Sheila McLauchlan (OSI Foods).
Congratulations!
Filed under: Manufacturing, PQ Systems eLine, Quality Quiz
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Innovation of the Week: Nissan Plays Up Innovation Angle
Posted by: meikah | 2 September 2010 | 10:55 pm
This week’s edition of innovation update features Nissan. With its new products, the company is playing up an innovation angle.
New York Times online reports:
Eight years after urging consumers to “Shift” their buying behavior when it comes to cars, trucks and minivans, Nissan North America is changing brand themes.
In a campaign that is scheduled to get under way on Saturday, Nissan North America, part of the Nissan Motor Company of Japan, will proclaim its mission is to provide “Innovation for all.”
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Six Sigma and Eberl Iron Works, Inc.
Posted by: meikah | 10 March 2010 | 7:17 pm
Eberl Iron Works, Inc. attributes its growth and success to Six Sigma.
Nora Eberl, who serves as the companies’ Chief Financial Officer, says:
“It’s a combination of our core values, which include: Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, Respect, Communication, Quality Service and Innovation,” said Eberl. We have also used outside consultants, instituted Six Sigma principles, and worked in conjunction with UB’s Center for Industrial Effectiveness to better our business in its entirety.”Â
Filed under: Eberl Iron Works, Inc., Manufacturing, Six Sigma
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Thomas & Betts Corporation Attributes Q4 2009 Earnings to Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 10 February 2010 | 1:56 am
Thomas & Betts Corporation recently held an earnings conference call and they attribute their Q4 2009 earnings to Six Sigma.
In late 2008 and throughout 2009 we responded to the rapid deterioration in U.S and global markets by consolidating production, reducing head count, cutting cost and optimizing our proven lean six sigma manufacturing culture. We asked every employee to help us improve productivity, prioritize spending and manage our cash and they delivered.
Read the full transcript of the conference call.
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Cummins Attributes Q4 2009 Earnings to Six Sigma
Posted by: meikah | 8 February 2010 | 11:20 pm
Cummins Incorporated recently held an earnings conference call and they attribute their Q4 2009 earnings to Six Sigma.
We also continue to make heavy use of Six Sigma to drive quality improvements and lower our costs across the company. Our Six Sigma savings in 2009 were nearly $500 million well above our target and all our business units exceeded their goals for the year.
Read the full transcript of the conference call.
Filed under: Cummins, Manufacturing, Six Sigma
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Six Sigma Companies News: GM Struggles to Shed a Legendary Bureaucracy
Posted by: meikah | 22 November 2009 | 9:51 pm
Here’s another edition of Six Sigma Companies News.
Because of the crisis, many big American companies are either closing down or applying for a stimulus package or emergency bailout. You wouldn’t think this could happen to these companies actually.
One of them is G.M. After it received the government’s emergency bailout, G.M. had to reevaluate its operations. And according to the latest news, it’s streamlining.
New York Times reports:
When G.M. collapsed last year and turned to the government for an emergency bailout, its century-old way of conducting business was laid bare, with all its flaws in plain sight. Decisions were made, if at all, at a glacial pace, bogged down by endless committees, reports and reviews that astonished members of President Obama’s auto task force.
Filed under: Economy, GM, Manufacturing, Six Sigma, Six Sigma News, Six Sigma Organizations
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SixSig Reference Feature: Ways to Use ERP to Lean the Manufacturing Supply Chain
Posted by: meikah | 15 October 2009 | 7:16 pm
Toolbox for IT gives us this whitepaper.
Summary:
Learn four tips for lean supply chain improvements in your manufacturing operation, including no-nonsense tips for treating the supply chain holistically enough to drive enterprise improvements that reduce inventory levels while increasing responsiveness. Plus six technology tools within an ERP application that help manufacturing executives implement and automate best practices.
Filed under: Lean, Manufacturing, Supply Chain
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Lean and Beer Production
Posted by: meikah | 11 October 2009 | 7:42 pm
Molson Coors Brewing Company has under a year of operation yet. But, perhaps due to the economic slump and stiff competition, the technicians of the company realize that there is a better way to make beer: to be leaner, operationally.
If employees were to work 10- to 12-hour shifts for four days straight (and earn Fridays off), they found there would be at least a quarter less time wasted starting up and winding down operations, allowing brewing to take place 24-7.
“They’ve come back and said if we were to run our brewing operation with two guys, around the clock for the amount of time it takes to brew, then we would be more productive than if we were to do it with eight-hour windows,” said Tim Farley, packaging team leader at the Moncton brewery.
“The decision making and empowerment really came from the shop floor.”
Filed under: Lean, Lean Manufacturing, Manufacturing
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Lean Six Sigma as Masco’s DNA
Posted by: meikah | 4 October 2009 | 8:13 pm
Masco Builder Cabinet Group is committed to providing the ideal kitchen experience. To be able to do just that, the company uses Lean Six Sigma. How they do it?
View the company’s Lean Six Sigma DNA here.
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