Case Studies
Read our in-depth accounts of how customers have reduced scrap, waste and rework using Hertzler software.
- Real-time Data Drives a Hole-in-one
The current issue of Plastics Business magazine examines Hertzler customer Acushnet Company in this feature story. Acushnet is the maker of the number one ball in golf: Titleist. According to Ken Welchman, Director of Corporate Quality, “When you are The #1 Ball In Golf, everyone is gunning for you. In order to maintain our competitive advantage, we need to improve our products and services every day. The quality of our products is judged every day by the best golfers in the world.” - Hormel Foods Weight Control Program - Video Presentation
In this live video presentation, Marty Slagel, Corporate Staff Quality Engineer, describes how Hormel Foods implemented real-time weight control across their corporation. - Acushnet Supplier Improvement Program - Live Podcast
In this live podcast from the IQPC Six Sigma Summit on January 30, 2008 in Orlando, Florida, Ken Welchman, Director of Quality, Golf Ball Operations at Acushnet Company, describes how the company (makers of Titleist Golf Balls) has built their Supplier Improvement Program around GainSeeker Suite. - Walking the talk - How Micropump built a comprehensive data system to empower their people with data
While you'd be hard pressed to find a Six Sigma Black Belt who would say that data is not important, our actions often speak louder than words. Too often projects are scoped using estimates, and Black Belts and Green Belts scramble to find data to quantify the problem. This article describes how the Six Sigma effort at Micropump and Hertzler Systems' software solutions have come together to yield outstanding results.
- GainSeeker OPC solution boosts OEE from 65% to 75%
New features in GainSeeker Suite V7.2 speed integration with process control systems, result in substantial payoff for Hertzler customer. - Down time analysis reduces waste
Automated down time analysis helps auto supplier reduce waste, improve throughput and increase productivity. - Controlling Net Contents and Reducing Give-Away
How the second-largest privately-held cookie and cracker producer in the US made their balance sheet smell as good as the cookies they bake. - McCormick Flavor Division reduces overpack and material costs by 10-30%
McCormick Flavor Division saves 10-30% annually in material costs by using GainSeeker to collect overpack data. By statistically monitoring and controlling fill weights, the company is able to reduce variation and shift the average overfill closer to the target weight. This translates into significant cost reductions and increased profitability. - Building a Six Sigma Measurement System in Financial Services
Deploying Six Sigma in a service or transactional environment usually entails working with various information systems, which may seem “data rich” at first glance but are, in fact, data poor due to their design and implementation. This case study looks at one company’s experience deploying and implementing a set of Six Sigma projects within the context of a robust data systems infrastructure – the establishment of which is a fundamental first step in developing an effective transactional Six Sigma initiative. With such an infrastructure in place, projects can proceed more rapidly and with greater success.