Quality

Six Sigma: Honeywell's Way of Life

First implemented in the mid 1990's as a lean development tool, Honeywell's Six Sigma program has grown into a vital process for all business functions, generating savings of $500 - $550 million annually.

Commitment to Six Sigma is evident at all levels of Honeywell. In fact, the Honeywell culture has evolved to promote upper management with Black Belt experience and develop leadership with these skills.

Today, over 6,000 salaried employees are Green Belt trained and over 3,000 engineers are Six Sigma certified. There are 500 black belts and 40 Master Lean belt experts. Engineers, sales and marketing employees and those in integrated supply chain and enabling functions are targeted for Six Sigma certification.

Honeywell Standards Among Industry's Most Stringent Honeywell adheres to a wide range of globally recognized standards, including:

	ISO 9000.
	AS 9000, the Aerospace standard.
	AS9100A, the highest aerospace certification available. AS9100A increases ISO 9000's requirements, especially in process control.
	NADCAP, the federation of aerospace companies, provides joint oversight of aerospace special processes. Honeywell is the only company that has applied all NADCAP standards to itself.
	PDM - Product Data Management.
	DoD Standards Online - The official source of DoD specifications and standards.
	NFPA Codes Online - Timely consensus codes and standards intended to minimize the possibility and effects of fire and other risks.
	RTCA - Consensus-based recommendations regarding communications, navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management (CNS/ATM) system issues.

Engineers Held To Highest Standards. Honeywell engineers are the finest in the industry, with a wide range of engineering skills, technical information, and intensive knowledge in their areas of expertise. Honeywell engineers solve problems using a disciplined, analytical method. They also participate in professional and technical development activities and keep current in new technologies.