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Examples of How Supplier Quality Management System Implementations Pay Off

GlobalTranz

These standards are now regularly being used in aerospace and defense, and have recently been extended into the medical device market to stem a growing tide of quality issues there. The next step may be Six Sigma quality ( In order for a company to achieve Six Sigma, it cannot produce more than 3.4

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Supply Chain Case Study: the Executive's Guide

Supply Chain Opz

Aerospace Industry is characterized by high material costs (about 65-80%). The secret behind its supply chain success is the use of Six Sigma approach. They studied how General Electric (GE), DuPont and Honeywell implemented six sigma.

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Guest Blog: Real-world Advice for Getting Started on eKanban

synchrono

Efficiency programs, whether Lean, Six Sigma or Theory of Constraints (ToC), require that teams understand the impact change can have on an environment. (If you think about it, this is also a waste-reducing, Lean strategy!). The reality is that sometimes change is welcomed and other times you may meet resistance.

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Supply chain pain points in the Aerospace and Defense industry

Kinaxis

by Alexa Cheater 7 barriers to aerospace and defense supply chain success. For supply chains in the aerospace and defense industry, keeping pace with original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) who are dramatically increasing production rates for components, systems and services, is a major challenge. Multiple ERPs. Life sciences.

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Guest Blog Part 2: Start Your eKanban Implementation with Value-stream Mapping and Engaging Your Suppliers

synchrono

Jim has 25 years of quality and supplier management experience in medical devices, semiconductor, aerospace and defense for firms and organizations including Titan Medical, Nypro Healthcare, Boston Scientific, Aspect Medical, Brooks Automation, Raytheon and ACMI Gyrus (now Olympus).

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Guest Blog Part 3: Listen to the Process

synchrono

Jim has 25 years of quality and supplier management experience in medical devices, semiconductor, aerospace and defense for firms and organizations including Titan Medical, Nypro Healthcare, Boston Scientific, Aspect Medical, Brooks Automation, Raytheon and ACMI Gyrus (now Olympus).

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Supply Chain Management:Knitting Agile with Asset Maintenance.

Infosys Supply Chain Management

Aerospace and Defense. Visualizing the benefits of various new techniques such as Just in Time, Business Process Re-engineering, Kaizen, Lean, Six Sigma, ISO 9001, etc., Contact Us. Newsroom Investors Careers. Infosys Labs. Industries. Industries. Automotive. Communication Services. Consumer Packaged Goods. Financial Services.