13 January 2021
Rajant Corporation, the Kinetic Mesh wireless network provider, has received Lean Six Sigma certification for eight of its Morehead-based employees following an 11-month process.
The goal of receiving Lean Six Sigma certification is to eliminate waste and optimise efficiency in all of Rajant’s Morehead, Kentucky business facets "while maximising the value to customers of its products with the lowest possible investment".
Rajant partnered with the Advantage Kentucky Alliance (AKA) to assist it through all phases of Lean Six Sigma certification. AKA’s Scott Broughton (Center Director), Bill Rouse (Client Services Manager) and Bertram Wells (Sr. Continuous Improvement Specialist) served to introduce Rajant staffers to a myriad of Lean Six Sigma analytical tools and, under Wells’ instruction, were trained how to properly select and use the tools in identifying and correcting operational gaps.
The eight-team members were assigned individual projects that were required to ultimately prove each project’s realized savings, projected savings, or cost avoidance. Projects were successfully completed and final, executive approval granted by Rajant’s Malvern, Pennsylvania-based Brad Feick, Senior Hardware Director. Total savings stemming from the projects was about $40K.
“It was a pleasure to instruct Rajant’s eight employees," said Wells. "This effort was championed locally by Dave Keeton, Manufacturing Manager for Rajant. Green Belt Recipients are Rajant’s Austin Clark, Dave Keeton, Jon Lacy, Ryan Lacy, David Mays, Travis Miller, Travis Pettit, and Zach Wagner. In the five days spent with the Rajant team members who participated in AKA’s Lean Six Sigma Green Belt training and certification program, I was impressed. Their commitment to making decisions based on verifiable data and statistical methods they learned during the training should directly impact Rajant’s future success by motivating its employees, improving customer satisfaction, and clearly focusing on measurable and quantifiable financial returns.”
