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Competitive Action - Client Testimonials

Batesville Casket

Mike Ertle, Vice President, Operations

5:1 improvement in product quality

 

Delco Electronics

Ron Gill/ Vice President

$19 million in savings in 2 years.

$250,000 investment.

 

General Motors Powertrain Group

Tom Stephens, Vice President

Implemented a set of Engineering processes that reduced the first year of engine development to 6 months and resulted in improved design quality.

 

Hughes Electronics

Electron Dynamics Division

$2 million savings

 

Instrument Manufacturing

Manufacturing Cycle Time reduced from 45 days to 1 day. First time test yield increased from 60% to 99%. Productivity increased 60%

 

New Product Development Process for transducers

Reduced from 2 yrs. to 8 months. 50% increase in Engineering productivity.

 

Simpson Timber

Sawmill and planer mill throughput increased 50%. Productivity increased 50%. Cycle time reduced from 27 days to 5 days

 

Union Camp

David Levy/ Division Vice President

$2 million cost reduction, and $2 million increase in sales.

 

 United States Department of Energy

Government Material Acquisition Process

From 19 days average to 1 day average. The number of people required for activity reduced from 14 to 2. Average late delivery reduced from 26 days to 1 day.

Competitive Action Clients - Past & Present

AC Electronics Hughes Micro Electronics Systems Div.
AC Rochester Division of GM Hughes Microelectronics Center
Allied Signal Aerospace Hughes Network Systems
Allied Signal Albuquerque Microelectronics Operations Hughes Santa Barbara Research Center
Allied Signal Garrett Processing Division Ideal Standard
Anchor Advanced Products Industrial Holdings
APICS ITT Aerospace Control
Argo-Tech Kelco Industries
Batesville Casket Co. Kemet
Bissell Leblanc
Buick-Oldsmobile-Cadillac of GM Lectron Products
Chemtronics Martin Marietta Energy Systems
Conair Mason & Hanger
Donald Bruce McDonnell Douglas Space System Co.
Dresser Industries Motorola
EG&G, Electron Dynamics Div. Productivity
Endevco R.A. Jones
Evergreen Health Management Saginaw Division of GM
Federal Express Sanlam of South Africa
Fine Art Graphics Sasol Coal of South Africa
Ford Motor Co. Simpson Timber
Fortifiber Corp. Smiland Paints
General Electric SMI Ltd.
GM Powertrain Group Sparling Instruments
GM Technical Center Spectralab
Granville-Phillips Spraying Systems
Hermetic Seal Tektronix
Hewlett-Packard Transducer Technology
Hughes Aircraft TTI
Hughes Aircraft C&SP Finance U.S. Department of Energy
Hughes Aircraft Missile Systems Group UAW
Hughes Aircraft Telecommunications Div. Union Camp
Hughes Connecting Devices Div. United Technologies