Jim Boston

Lean Champion At Armstrong World Industries

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Position:

Lean Champion at Armstrong World Industries

Location:

Stillwater, Oklahoma

Industry:

Management Consulting

Work:

Armstrong World Industries since Apr 2010
Lean Champion
Enterprise Excellence Consulting May 2009 - Apr 2010
President
American Achievement Corporation Jul 2004 - May 2009
Director of Value Chain / Lean Management
Lennox Industries Jul 2002 - Jul 2004
Manager of Lean Sigma
Howmet Castings Aug 2001 - Jul 2002
Operations / Lean Manager

Education:

Buena Vista University 1995 - 1997
BA, Business Management Marshalltown Community College 1969 - 1971
Associates, Electronics Iowa State University
University of Tennessee-Knoxville - College of Business Administration

Skills:

Kaizen
5S
Kanban
SMED
DMAIC
Logistics
3P
Contract Negotiation
Vendor Relations
DFM
FMECA
Lean Manufacturing
Value Stream Mapping
Continuous Improvement
Toyota Production System
Six Sigma
Lean Sigma
Operational Excellence
TPM
Operations Management
Root Cause Analysis
Process Improvement
Business Process Improvement
Kaizen Facilitation
Supply Chain Management
A3
JIT
OEE
Cost Reduction
Lean Leadership
Poka Yoke
Business Management
International Sourcing
5 Why
Lean Initiatives
PDCA
Voice Over Artist
Cross-functional Team Leadership
Supply Chain
Management

Interests:

Muscle Car Restoration Big Game Hunting NHRA Racing

Honor & Awards:

US and Canadian Patent for Control Panel Design Certified Kaizen Facilitator Author of business book "Inventory is Evil"

Jim Boston

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Location:

United States

Jim Boston

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Location:

United States