Latest lean manufacturing Stories
CLEVELAND, Dec. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The editors of IndustryWeek have selected 10 honorees for the 2011 class of the IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame. IndustryWeek is the premiere publication serving executive and operations leaders in the manufacturing industry. IndustryWeek has a long history of acknowledging the leaders of manufacturing operations through distinguishing programs such as the IW 50, IW 500 and IW Best Plants. Through the IW Manufacturing Hall of Fame,...
DALLAS, Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --The Lennox facility in Stuttgart, Ark., has received the top honor for Operational Excellence in the American Manufacturing Strategy Awards. (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20020304/DAM053LOGO</font>) (Logo: <font size="2" face="Arial">http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20111201/DA15303LOGO</font>) The American Manufacturing Strategy Awards (AMSA) celebrate excellence in...
Midwest Precision LLC; a precision machining and assembly contract manufacturer, is improving the competitiveness of its business operations by implementing Lean Manufacturing methods. Cleveland, Ohio (PRWEB) November 28, 2011 Midwest Precision is announcing their newly implemented Lean Manufacturing Methods program to improve the competitiveness of their precision manufacturing and assembly services. The first step in the lean process starts with a 6S Program that consists of six steps:...
LIVONIA, Mich., Nov. 28, 2011 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- "Driving Operational Excellence provides key insights to understand the linkages between business financial performance, customer advocacy and loyalty, and the culture of empowered high performance employees. It delivers tactical advice for companies of all sizes and in every business on the inflections and practices needed to develop and implement specific policies and processes that produce superior business outcomes. It should...
KOBLENZ, Germany, Nov. 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. (NYSE: TRW), has been granted the 'Automotive Lean Production Award' 2011 in the category 'International Enterprise' for outstanding efficiency, lean processes and lean methodology at its site in Koblenz, Germany. TRW was granted the award at a ceremony held at the BMW World in Munich, yesterday. TRW was one of six companies to receive the award out of more than 70 vehicle manufacturer and supplier...
LONDON, Ontario, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- SeQent (www.SeQent.com), the leading provider of innovative real-time Wireless Alarm & Event Dispatch, Andon-Visual Display Management and Wireless Kanban solutions announced the general availability of its newest product called the VideoServer. A key element of every successful business is communication with its employees. The VideoServer was designed with this specific goal in mind. Capable of displaying a wide range of information, the...
NEWTON, Mass., Oct. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- H.C. Starck was honored with the Oro "Gold" Award at the Annual Sandia National Laboratories Supplier Conference held October 5, 2011 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. H.C. Starck was one of 15 manufacturing companies, out of 126 suppliers, selected as winners of the Oro Award. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090625/NE38551LOGO) "We are very proud that our customers honor continuous improvement efforts from our production, quality, and...
WOODRIDGE, Ill., Oct. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The Morey Corporation (MOREY), a provider of comprehensive Electronics Manufacturing Services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Mark Dalzell as the new Director of Quality. Reporting to MOREY's VP of Operations Robert Snyder, Dalzell will be responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining MOREY's strategic quality objectives. In his most recent position with Tellabs Inc. in Naperville, Dalzell served as a Product Quality...
EMS Consulting Group, Inc. has just announced a new lean workshop to better service the healthcare industry. Lean for Healthcare: Clinical and Administrative Improvement is a 2-day workshop that will take place in Santa Ana, CA, on February 22-23, 2012. Instructors will include Lean experts Betsy Chang Ha, RN and Darren Dolcemascolo. Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) October 19, 2011 EMS Consulting Group, Inc. has just announced a new lean workshop to better service the healthcare industry. Lean...
WASHINGTON, Oct. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Increases in productivity attributed to digital and LEAN manufacturing are driving changes in manufacturing processes and requiring additional training for workers. Siemens is seeking to fill around 1,000 open positions, but there are challenges in finding candidates with the right skill sets to fill positions that require proficiencies in advanced manufacturing technologies. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) "Today's...
