Trade Arabia reported that Aluminium Bahrain focus on achieving sustainable annual savings of USD 250 million by year end has gained momentum with the recent launch of Lean Six Sigma Wave 7 initiative.

The news initaitive introduced as part of Alba SmartWay is aimed at bringing about quality improvement and enhanced operational efficiency.

Mr Laurent Schmitt CEO of Alba, Mr Tim Murray chief finance & supply officer and COO Mr Isa Al Ansari met the new batch of Six Sigma Green Belt trained candidates who will be responsible for implementing eight approved projects that will pave the way into accomplishing Lean-Six Sigma Wave 7’s overall goals. The eight selected projects are expected to bring about an estimated savings of more than USD 10 million and their implementation target will be end December 2012.

Mr Schmitt said that "Alba has always committed itself towards continuous improvement as a key component of its work culture and recognizes that this methodology provides a spot on route to operational efficiency and global competitiveness. The launch of Six Sigma is a step that will enable the company to achieve not only substantial cost savings but also anchor quality as an integral part of all operational processes. I like to wish the Lean Six Sigma Wave 7 team all success as they begin their task in implementing the targets for each of the eight projects. We are also confident that their success will pave the way towards launching a Six Sigma Academy with trained experts from Alba."

Source - Trade Arabia

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