Tech Company’s Global Logistics Olympics Nabs Top Honors
Arrow Electronics, Inc. (NYSE: ARW) won the “Innovation of the Year”
award yesterday at the Lean
& Six Sigma World Conference, the leading conference on business
process improvement.
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Arrow Electronics' Lean Sigma Continuous Process Improvement Leader Thomas VanEimeren accepting the "Innovation of the Year" award for Arrow's Global Logistics Olympics program at the Lean & Six Sigma World Conference. (Photo: Business Wire)
Arrow won for its Lean Sigma Global Logistics Olympics program, which
brings together Arrow logistics teams from the Americas, Europe and Asia
to compete in fun, continuous-improvement, Olympics-themed events aimed
at integrating Lean Sigma culture and methodologies into their daily
work. The award is given to teams that have done something new and
innovative with the Lean or Six Sigma methodology.
“Arrow Electronics is always looking for ways to improve its global
logistics processes and services to better meet the needs of our
customers and suppliers,” said Tim Kolbus, vice president of Arrow’s
global logistics business. “This award recognizes Arrow's leadership
role in guiding innovation forward in the technology supply chain.”
Arrow logistics employees generated over $1 million in cost savings
through Lean Sigma Global Olympics events in 2015. Arrow is expanding
this successful project to additional employees in 2016.
Arrow’s
global logistics services business helps to create a competitive
advantage for customers with tailored supply chain solutions,
best-in-class global capabilities and excellence in execution. Customers
can benefit from improved efficiency, flexibility, scalability and
reliability; reduced risk and total costs; and an improved ability to
focus on critical priorities while Arrow handles their logistics
function.
The Lean & Six Sigma Conference attracts international and national
experts on topics including innovation, process improvement and value
creation that play a major role in improving efficiencies, increasing
profitability and improving customer experience across a variety of
industries. In addition to Arrow’s award win, the Dr. Pepper Snapple
group took home the Lean & Six Sigma “Deployment of the Year” award and
Haworth and the Holland Rescue Mission took home “Project of the Year.”
About Arrow Electronics
Arrow
Electronics is a global provider of products, services and solutions
to industrial and commercial users of electronic components and
enterprise computing solutions. Arrow serves as a supply channel partner
for more than 100,000 original equipment manufacturers, contract
manufacturers and commercial customers through a global network of more
than 460 locations serving over 85 countries.
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