ISSN: 1391 - 0531
Sunday, February 25, 2007
Vol. 41 - No 39
Financial Times  

Brandix’s top ‘seven’ win Six Sigma Black Belts

The group’s top seven

Seven Sri Lankans employed by the Brandix group have earned international certification as the country’s first Six Sigma Black Belts in the apparel sector, notching up another milestone for Sri Lanka’s biggest garments’ exporter.

The seven - the group’s brightest young men and one woman – have now received the certification in the Six Sigma process improvement methodology promoted worldwide by management guru Jack Welch, company statement said.

They have all received scores in excess of 90 per cent from BMG; the US headquartered Six Sigma Certification Company.

“This is a tremendous achievement by these seven associates and an important milestone in the Brandix Group’s efforts to continuously enhance processes across all member companies,” said Ed Fleischer, Vice President – Process Improvement.

“Three of the seven Black Belts have been selected to go on to Master Black Belt status, with official certification to impart Six Sigma training, while the other four have returned to operational positions in the Group and will drive the implementation of process improvement methodologies that will continue to lead to significant savings,” he said.

 
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