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Philips Respironics hailed for continuous improvement and lean efforts

6 October 2011
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Philips Respironics hailed for continuous improvement and lean effortsPhilips Respironics New Kensington has been awarded for its continuous improvement in the field of operations management by winning Assembly magazine and The Boston Consulting Group's 2011 Plant of the Year prize.

The 172,000-square-foot facility near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - which assembles electromechanical medical devices - received praise for its "lean manufacturing principles" and its ongoing commitment to employee-driven improvement.

Austin Webber, senior editor of Assembly, said: "Philips New Kensington is a model of excellence for high-volume manufacturing. Employees are organised into self-managed work teams, and this has produced remarkable results and innovations."

Shipping to more than 60 countries worldwide, the company was formed by biomedical engineer Jerry McGinnis in 1976.

Meanwhile, the most recent Markit and Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply Purchasing Managers' Index for the month of September revealed the UK saw a "moderate" expansion in the manufacturing sector, rising from a figure of 49.4 in August to 51.1. ADNFCR-3058-ID-800750221-ADNFCR
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