Continuous improvement at Alcan Packaging |
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 Continuous Improvement is aimed at maximizing opportunities by improving the Company’s competitiveness and efficiency. Our Continuous Improvement program combines two complementary approaches – Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma – to provide a full range of tools for our businesses to choose the most appropriate improvement techniques for each situation.
CI builds on existing pockets of excellence and helps to install a culture of passion for continually being better at everything we do, allowing us to better meet our customers' needs. This framework is linked to our Maximizing Value business strategy and objectives, guiding and giving clarity of purpose to our CI projects. It is designed with the flexibility to promote both break-through and incremental improvements in our operations, promoting improvement initiatives from both the shop-floor and through larger projects that span across departments and plants. CI will offer us a common toolbox to meet our individual and team objectives, as well as to concretely contribute to Alcan's bottom line:
- Six Sigma principles: Focusing on quality and customer satisfaction.
- Lean Manufacturing principles: Eliminating waste and non-value added steps, and reducing lead times and working capital
- Leadership and team techniques
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