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Alcoa Howmet, Morristown, Wins Bronze Award in Global Quality Competition
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Alcoa (NYSE:AA) operations in Morristown, Tennessee, has been recognized by ASQ, the global voice of quality, as a bronze award winner among a field of 32 finalists in competition at the World Conference on Quality and Improvement held recently in Anaheim, Calif.
Alcoa Howmet, Morristown is the first Alcoa business selected by ASQ among its award winners in the highly regarded international quality competition. In addition, Morristown was selected by its peer finalists as the Attendee Choice Award recipient in the organizational impact category. ASQ awarded one gold and six bronze awards. No companies were awarded silver status.
“The bronze award validated our business transformation strategy against other world-class companies. The judges put the stamp of approval on the effectiveness of our approach and the sustainability of the solution,” said Alexander Alford, Plant Manager, Alcoa Howmet, Dover, New Jersey. Alford served as plant manager of Morristown from 2007 to 2011 when the operations began its strategic transformation. Morristown drove significant culture change throughout its manufacturing processes to improve delivery time by 63 percent, reduce the OSHA recordable rate by 23 percent, and decrease cost by 26 percent annually.
The rigorous process requires the competitors to address each one of 13 criteria areas, all in 30 minutes. The areas require competitors to describe milestones along the improvement journey, from project selection, implementation and validation to stakeholder buy-in and project results. Points are deducted if the presentation falls short of 29 minutes or if it exceeds 30 minutes. The judges evaluate the oral presentation and a written report.
ASQ, the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, has 80,000 members in 150 countries.
Alcoa Howmet, Morristown is the first Alcoa business selected by ASQ among its award winners in the highly regarded international quality competition. In addition, Morristown was selected by its peer finalists as the Attendee Choice Award recipient in the organizational impact category. ASQ awarded one gold and six bronze awards. No companies were awarded silver status.
“The bronze award validated our business transformation strategy against other world-class companies. The judges put the stamp of approval on the effectiveness of our approach and the sustainability of the solution,” said Alexander Alford, Plant Manager, Alcoa Howmet, Dover, New Jersey. Alford served as plant manager of Morristown from 2007 to 2011 when the operations began its strategic transformation. Morristown drove significant culture change throughout its manufacturing processes to improve delivery time by 63 percent, reduce the OSHA recordable rate by 23 percent, and decrease cost by 26 percent annually.
The rigorous process requires the competitors to address each one of 13 criteria areas, all in 30 minutes. The areas require competitors to describe milestones along the improvement journey, from project selection, implementation and validation to stakeholder buy-in and project results. Points are deducted if the presentation falls short of 29 minutes or if it exceeds 30 minutes. The judges evaluate the oral presentation and a written report.
ASQ, the sole administrator of the prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, has 80,000 members in 150 countries.
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