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Famous Mumbai Dabbawallahs

A recent news in Hindu, titled “Food for thought from dabbawallahs”, reminded of their operational excellence.
The dabbawallahs deliver home-cooked food to their customers daily in the city of Mumbai, India. They transport an astounding 200,000 Tiffin boxes daily from each customer’s home to office and back.
It is worth mentioning that in 1998, Forbes Global magazine, […]

Tim Solso of Cummins Inc. wins the 2007 Six Sigma CEO of the Year Award

TGGSA.COM  recently reported that Tim Solso of Cummins Inc. wins the 2007 Six Sigma CEO of the Year Award. Solso will be presented with the award at The Global Six Sigma Awards & Summit Gala Dinner on October 24, 2007 in Las Vegas, where he will address the audience on the business transformation at Cummins […]

Six Sigma reduces inventory claims by 90%

NEWRATINGS.COM, an online equity research company, reported on June 15, 2007 that Cardinal Health and Eli Lilly have publicly discussed the success of their distributor-supplier relationship from their Six Sigma initiatives. As a result of the Six Sigma initiatives, Cardinal Health and Eli Lilly’s inventory claims have declined by 90%, and the claim entry lead […]

Firstsource Solutions wins Best Design for Six Sigma award

INDIATIMES.COM reported on June 13, 2007 that Firstsource Solutions Limited won “Best Design for Six Sigma” in the IQ Six Sigma Excellence Awards in Singapore last week.
Earlier in April 2007, it won the award for “Best Defect Elimination in Service & Transaction” category in the IQ Six Sigma Excellence Awards at London. The award […]