Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company Case Study Table of contents Table of contents Page 1 Introduction to 3M Page 2 Market and products Page 2 Performance over the last 5 years Page 3 International Marketing Activities Page 4 Miscellaneous Topics Page 6 Appendix 1 Page 7 References Page 8 Introduction to 3M 3M Company‚ the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company‚ was founded in 1902 by five businessmen. They wanted to make a profit out of minerals for grinding
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emerged over time? 3M goes back to 1902 when five Minnesota businessmen established the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Co. to mine a mineral that they thought was corundum‚ which is ideal for making sandpaper. The mineral‚ however‚ turned out to be low-grade anorthosite‚ nowhere near as suitable for making sandpaper‚ and the company nearly failed. To try and salvage the business‚ 3M turned to making the sandpaper itself using materials purchased from another source. In 1907‚ 3M hired a twenty-year-old
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a. 1-3 years b. 3-6 years c. Over 6 3. I have learned Six-Sigma education in my organisation: a. Yes b. No 4. I have done Six-Sigma project in my organisation: a. Yes b. No Six-Sigma’s Impact & Six-Sigma and Creativity 1. Could you think that Six-Sigma has significantly improved your organization’s profitability? a. High (100%-60%) b. Middle (60%-10%) c. Low (Below 10%) d. Neither 2. Could you think that Six-Sigma has significantly improved processes of your work at organization
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Using Six Sigma to Modernize Our Company Michael Maeder American Military University MGT 500 Table of Contents Introduction 3 Current Methods 4 The Plan 5 Proposed Process for Change 7 Summary 9 Introduction Times are changing in the world of automotive manufacturing. As global markets emerge‚ new methods
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is the 3M culture. The official vision statement is “to be the most innovative enterprise in the world”‚ and 3M’s basic definition is: “new ideas +action or implementation which results in an improvement‚ gain‚ or profit”. 3M has also coined the word “inventorpreneur” for those who invent and implement. The culture encourages stubborn persistence amongst employees to accept and promote their ideas - “do your own thing”. The culture is taught and conveyed through stories and myth about 3M inventorpreneurs
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3M CASE STUDY Q1) Conservative Approach: Three Product Concepts * Mandate from management * Should not risk new process; Dunlop may use “revolution” against new method * Need to validate method at least once before basing major strategic decisions on it. * Not enough data yet to make such a drastic recommendation * Three concepts appear very promising and are enough of a “success” already. Radical Approach: New Business Unit Strategy * Team was charged with finding breakthroughs;
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This semester we chose to develop a Six Sigma analysis on the manufacturing process of computers at Dell‚ Inc. Our goal was to take the manufacturing process currently in place for the production of laptops and desktop PCs and maximize quality‚ efficiency‚ and the longevity of the computers. Historically‚ Dell has been known as an industry leader in supply chain management. They have been credited with developing supply chain processes that have come to be recognized as some of the most innovative
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Strength : 1) Since 3M Co. holds its consistency in the industry for 80 years of operation‚ rendering good qualities of their products and services satisfying the needs of their customers and clients. 2) Taking risk in expanding of subsidiaries in the global market. Recruiting thousands of employees to be part of the company. Weaknesses: 1) No formal organizational chart was formulated in company. 2) Not advisable to put a word “ AUTONOMOUS” which is subject to its own laws or regulation only
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Lean Six Sigma philosophy has always been introduced as a methodology that can be implemented in all business areas. In this case‚ the work implements the methodology in the bottling line of the water Mai Dubai. The bottling production apparently runs good‚ but from the Lean Six Sigma view wastes are hidden that should be reduced. In the real processes there are wastes related with extra waiting times in the buffers‚ big raw water‚ overproduction‚ reprocessing and defects in bottles as a main problems
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1 Lean Six Sigma in the Service Industry Alessandro Laureani University of Strathclyde United Kingdom 1. Introduction The business improvement methodology known as Lean Six Sigma is rooted in the manufacturing industry‚ where it developed over the past few decades‚ reaching widespread adoption worldwide. However‚ according to the World Economic Outlook Database‚ published in April 2011‚ by the International Monetary Fund (IMF‚ 2011)‚ the distribution of PPP (Purchase Power Parity) GDP‚
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