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| Project
Team |
|
Team
Members |
Measurable
Results |
|
| FINALIST
TEAMS |
|
Agilent
Technologies, Inc.: Eagle Quad Six Sigma Project
|
|
Jim Baker, Kevin Eanes, John Hatman, Bob Kirkpatrick,
Michael Lehrberger, John Reynolds, Bob Roberts, Steve
Smyth, Tina Torello, Bo Wang |
- 100%
yield of the product achieved! (No more scrap)
-
21% material cost saving for another product line
-
Test station capability improved by 3x
-
Previously scrapped parts recycled
-
New process for recovering scrapped parts developed
|
|
| DENTSPLY
International: Acrylics Filter Press PDCA |
|
Tony
Bonanno, Chris Healy, Peggy Johnson, Sue Miller, Allen
Sivels Jr., Phil Staley |
- Since
April 2007, downtime was reduced to 0% through September
-
The rate of rework was reduced to 0% through September
|
|
| Lewes
Convalescent Center: Person Directed Care Collaborative
|
|
Geraldine
Allen, Michelle Amadio, Vera Bundick, Peggy Fisher, Ann
Funds, Meredith Golde, Heather Metzner, Jerry Owens, Teresa
Owens, Mary Ellen Polley, Sherry Reed, Ann Smith |
- Residents'
weight loss, incidence of dehydration, falls, and
skin breakdown have decreased and resident satisfaction
increased from 76% to 91%
|
|
| RUNNER-UP
TEAMS |
|
| Delaware
Department of Services for Children, Youth and Their Families/Division
of Family Services: Sussex County Urgent Response Team
|
|
Shannan
Davis, Peter DeRepentigny, Romona Doyle, Mary Elliott-Hill,
Stacy Northam-Smith, Marlo Pearson, Carmen Soto-Barrios,
Katherine Ziesler |
- After
almost four years in existence, this continues to
be a functioning and productive unit for Sussex County.
The improvements are increased child safety, specific
training for special focus on urgent/investigations,
improved collaboration with schools and police agencies,
faster turn-around time on cases, and improved worker
morale. To highlight the volume of work handled by
this unit:
| Urgent
Response Team case
volume |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
| Total
cases assigned to team: |
476 |
414 |
343 |
| Number
of children taken into custody: |
58 |
80 |
70 |
|
|
General
Motors Wilmington Assembly Plant:
Red X Problem Solving Team
|
|
Lori Darks, Darren Ford, Chris George
|
- No
defects observed after the irreversible corrective
action was implemented. Prior failure rate was 6%.
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