SUCCESS STORY #1Lockheed Martin Creating a New Legacy

Lockheed Martin was formed by the merger of Lockheed and Martin-Marietta (part of a long series of consolidations) in 1995, so on paper it is about seven years old. But ask the people who work there and they'll tell you it feels even younger because, until about two years ago, most people were more strongly aligned with their parent organization; Lockheed Martin was more an amalgam of 18 different corporations than one cohesive unit.

What changed two years ago was the advent of "LM21 Operational Excellence," Lockheed Martin's initiative built around Lean Six Sigma. According to Mike Joyce, the Vice President of LM21, Lean Six Sigma is the enabler that's given them a common thread to unite ...

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