Dow to share strategy for performance excellence at Kuwait Six Sigma

The Dow Chemical Company (Dow) will be participating at the Kuwait Six Sigma ‘A Breakthrough Strategy for Performance Excellence’ conference. The conference will be held in the Crown Plaza hotel in Kuwait on the 29^th to the 30^th of May 2011. 

Dow executives will be at the core of the event, joining their industry peers in discussions on superior business management strategy. Kevin McCarron, the Six Sigma Service Leader for Dow, will be giving a key note speech, presenting “Driving Business Success: Lessons Learned from Dow’s Six Sigma Journey”. The presentation will provide highlights of Dow’s process capability deployment at various stages and thought provoking insight to be considered at each stage. There will also be a round-table panel discussion in which the speakers will present another round of short presentations. 

"Competitiveness, profitability and quality are elements that are vital to the success of a business. Six Sigma is a methodology, tool set, and mindset that accelerates the implementation of business strategies, contributing greatly to business success, and increasing a company’s rate of improvement in quality and productivity." said Kevin McCarron, Six Sigma Service Leader for Dow. “We are excited to be part of the Kuwait Six Sigma event, to share our strategies and success stories, and discover how other companies have applied their unique approaches.” 

Dow is applying Six Sigma in order to improve current operations and develop innovative new solutions. An important aspect of Dow's commitment is a focus on applying the power of Six Sigma to increase customer satisfaction to establish an unprecedented level of customer loyalty. The desired outcome is unparalleled business excellence. 

“At Dow, our business processes have always been in alignment with the Six Sigma’s principles. Minimizing waste, delivering high quality products and ensuring customer satisfaction are only a few of the elements that shape our company,” said Jamel Attal, Managing Director, Kuwait. “We believe in this program and are happy to see this conference taking place in Kuwait and to be able to share our experience and expertise in such a forum.”