West Long Branch, New Jersey - Bedding manufacturer Sleep Innovations has hired Robert West as chief operating officer, and to implement lean manufacturing practices across the enterprise.
"With the addition of Robert we will be able to expand the implementation of our lean business system across all functional areas and accelerate the benefits derived from customer-focused process improvement," said Michael Thompson, president and ceo, in a company statement.
"Our initial focus on eliminating waste and driving continuous improvement initiatives has significantly enhanced our operating performance," Thompson added, noting that the addition of West will allow the company to expand implementation of its lean business system across the entire company.
Sleep Innovations said West has a track record of implementing lean six-sigma-based business systems across multiple industries both domestically and internationally, most recently at the Hamilton Co., a designer and manufacturer of products for precision measuring of fluids.
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