6 Sigma Business Improvement
Caterpillar (NI) Ltd
Caterpillar (NI) Ltd
Michael trained and qualified as a 6 Sigma Black Belt and utilized this methodology to complete multiple projects over a ten-year period.
Caterpillar Inc. implemented 6 Sigma project management methodology globally in January 2001 and continues to use this approach, with additions and enhancements to incorporate concepts such as Lean and the Caterpillar Production System (CPS) to this day.
6 Sigma is an organisational approach to achieving process excellence by reducing variation and defects in business processes, aiming for near flaw-free performance (3.4 failures per million opportunities).
6 Sigma is a methodology and a set of tools which include the includes methodologies and a set of tools, which include:
DMAIC (Improvement).
DMEDI (Creation).
Cat (NI) Ltd – Changes to Business Model and Products Sold
Cat EPD – Financial Systems Strategy
Cat EPD – Data Governance Strategy
Cat EPD – Global Sourcing Model
Cat EPD – Financial Benchmarking
Group Consolidation & Foreign Exchange Reporting
Cat (GB) LLC Group Financial and Foreign Exchange Reporting – Implementation of SAP Consolidation Module
Cat (GB) LLC Group – De-consolidation of Group Companies
Financial Systems Automation
Cat (NI) Ltd – Travel Expense Reporting
Cat (NI) Ltd & Cat Newberry LLC – SAP Current Costing
Cat (NI) Ltd & Cat Newberry LLC – SAP Business Intelligence for Finance
Inventory Control, Inter and Intra Group Company Transfers
Cat (NI) Ltd – Make to Stock, Intra Company Transfers to Belgian PDC
Cat EPD – European PDC and Direct Shipments Projects – Inter Company Transfers from Asia Power Systems in Tianjin, China to Cat (NI) Ltd
Cash Flow Measurement & Forecasting
Cat EPD & Cat (NI) Ltd – Measurement of Cash Flow Performance
Cat (NI) Ltd – Cash Flow Forecasting Model
Inventory & Cost of Sales – Material Usage
Cat (NI) Ltd – Material Usage – Steel
Cat (NI) Ltd – Material Usage – Class C Components
Financial Trouble Shooting
Cat (NI) Ltd – Spare Parts P&L Project
Cat (NI) Ltd – Solutions (Design to Order) Inventory Value Issues