2008 Program Announcements
Mark Pigott, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of PACCAR (www.paccar.com) has been named the winner of the prestigious Six Sigma & Business Improvement CEO of the Year Award.
 "PACCAR and its customers have benefited from Six Sigma and HIKE initiatives which have delivered world-class product quality, efficiency improvements and innovative customer service programs," shared Mark Pigott, PACCAR Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "Since the establishment of Six Sigma in 1998, the company has achieved improved operating efficiencies in its manufacturing facilities of 5-7 per cent per year. Six Sigma has also contributed towards improving logistics performance and the quality of components delivered by the company’s suppliers."
WCBF has announced the shortlist of finalists for the 2008 Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards program. A total of 40 entries have been selected by the independent judging panel from 12 categories to go forward to the final stages of the judging process.
2008 Finalists in the Organizational, Business Process Excellence and People Categories are:
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Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Financial Services
ANZ
BMO Financial Group
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce
Deutsche Bank
Toyota Financial Services
United Services Automobile Association
Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Healthcare
ALSAC/St Jude Children’s Research Hospital
Sisters of Saint Francis Health Services, Inc
Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in Manufacturing
myGolfDNA
Best Achievement of Organizational Business Improvement in the IT, Software and Telecoms Industries
British American Tobacco – Group Service Delivery
Best Achievement of Organization Business Improvement in Transactional Services
Infosys BPO Ltd
Firstsource Solutions Ltd
Best Emerging Business Improvement Deployment
Avis Budget Group
PAS Technologies Inc
Prestolite Electric Inc
Best Project Achievement in Business Enabling Process – HR/IT/Regulatory/Risk Management
Dephi Powertrain Systems
Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation
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Best Project Achievement in Health, Safety and Environment
PACCAR
TRW Automotive
University Health Network
Best Project Achievement in Innovation or Product Development (including Design for Six Sigma)
Capital One Bank
PACCAR – PACCAR Cooling Modules
PACCAR – Kenworth T660
PACCAR – Peterbilt New Sleeper Interior
Satyam BPO Ltd
The Army Research Development Engineering Center
Best Project Achievement in Sales, Marketing or Customer Experience
Borusan Power Systems
Capital One Bank
Firstsource Solutions Limited – Keyable Accuracy
Firstsource Solutions Limited – On Call Resolution
Firstsource Solutions Limited – Improve Disconnects Productivity
Tocquigny
United Airlines
Best Project Achievement in Supply Chain Management
OCBC Bank
Sonoco
Teradyne Inc
Six Sigma and Business Deployment Leader of the Year Award
Dave Curran, Managing Director, Operations & Transformation, Personal, ANZ
Richard Lam, Deployment Leader, BMO Financial Group
Chandeep Singh, Senior Vice President, Process Excellence, Firstsource Solutions Ltd
Andre Booyzen, Senior Manager, Centre for Leadership and Business Excellence, Lonmin
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The winners for all categories and the Special Awards will be announced at The Global Six Sigma & Business Improvement Awards Gala Dinner on Wednesday October 15th 2008, being held at The Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Florida, one of Orlando’s most luxurious properties.
The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards are given to the most outstanding organizational achievements through the deployment of business improvement programs.
The Awards present a great opportunity for organizations to win recognition for the great work that their Six Sigma and business excellence people are delivering to customers, shareholders and other key stakeholders.
The Global Six Sigma and Business Improvement Awards are steered by an independent Advisory Panel and judged by a panel of independent business improvement experts and practitioners.
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The Gala Awards Ceremony & Dinner will be held on October 15th 2008 at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center, one of Orlando's most luxurious properties.
WCBF's 3rd Annual Global Lean, Six Sigma and Business Improvement Summit, October 14-17 2008 which is positioned to be the largest gathering for those who are passionate about achieving process and business excellence will still take place at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Hotel.
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