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by Maria Trombly, Contributing Editor Posted on Monday, October 30, 2006 6:00:00 PM   | Abstract: | Hard disk drive maker lauded for product innovation, systems innovation and operational excellence; medical device maker BD Medical Pte. Ltd. takes the Product Innovation Award, while Phillips Domestic Appliances and Personal Care Singapore won the Singapore Advantage Award. Singapore's MAXA awards are designed to recognize that manufacturing accounts for about a quarter of the nation's Gross Domestic Product (GDP). |
| Keywords: | Six Sigma, Lean manufacturing, teams-based production, Seagate, Phillips Domestic Appliances, BD Medical, Singapore's Economic Development Board, McKinsey & Co., the Singapore-MIT Alliance, Singapore Manufacturing Excellence Award, MAXA |
U.S.-based hard disk drive maker Seagate Technology International today won the prestigious Singapore Manufacturing Excellence Award. The award, presented by Singapore's Economic Development Board in cooperation with McKinsey & Co. and the Singapore-MIT Alliance, considered such factors as product innovation, systems innovation and operational excellence. "Seagate came up tops in all aspects and is indeed, a company at the cutting edge of manufacturing excellence," said University of Warwick professor Kumar Bhattacharyya, who headed the panel of judges. [Click to continue] |