Three teams took top honors at the 21st International Team Excellence Competition in Milwaukee.The competition was part of American Society for Quality’s World Conference on Quality and Improvement, held May 1–3. The live contest featured 27 teams from around the world hoping to achieve recognition as leaders in quality improvement and performance. Team participants included representatives from The Boeing Co., Honda of America Manufacturing, Fidelity Investments and Baxter Healthcare, who competed for gold, silver and bronze awards. The competition was hosted by John Jones, Green Bay Packers president and CEO.

The recipient of the Gold Award was the Reliance Hazira Polyester Fiberfill Cost Reduction Team, from Reliance Industries Limited India. The team’s project greatly reduced the production cost of polyester fiberfill by controlling high-cost items without affecting product properties or process operations.

A team from The Boeing Co.’s C-17 Program received the Silver Award for its development of a process that visibly tracked inventory from receiving to production. The new process eliminated searches for lost parts, implemented online and real-time monitoring, and ensured timely delivery of inventory.

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