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Management Development Institute 

Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Class Projects

Over $16 Million in Documented Savings for Completed Projects

   $126,000 – Reduced planned inventory levels

   $125,000 – Reduced unneeded engineering designs in the
                         product
     $65,456 – Redesign and testing of manufacturing production
                        membranes
   $125,000 – Redesign of the extrusion equipment to produce
                         bedding materials
   $825,000 – New design for receiving materials and offloading
     $87,000 – Reduced the amount of time it takes to process a
                        customer quote
     $90,000 – Reduced machining defects
   $107,230 – Improved veneer panel process
   $403,228 – Improved estimating and machining process
   $113,402 – Improved Human Resource Readiness
   $203,328 – Implemented Results Based Training
   $292,889 – Standardized salt target
   $265,000 – Improved glass bead yield
   $385,276 – Reduced non-contract inventory
   $388,750 – Implemented uniform calcium content in sliced
                         cheese
     $55,825 – Implemented sub assembly process
   $356,039 – Increased load bars per hour
     $62,571 – Reduced warehouse order fulfillment error
     $56,000 – Improved laser estimating process
     $93,000 – Flow Mold Variance Reduction

     $61,600 – Reduce scrap in lamination
                        process                                                

$1,019,616 – Reduce flow time through IT claims

   $356,039 – Increased load bars per hour

                     Plus more… 

Well over $7 Million Estimated Sales Revenue Increase as a Result of Projects 

For confidentiality, the Companies and names have been removed.