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What They Are Saying About KCOE
"KCOE is our best kept secret to success"
- Bill Turek, Manufacturing Manager, FS-Elliott (Winner - Business Times Best Midsized Plan)
"The work of KCOE is vital to the economic growth of this region by helping companies and organizations of all sizes improve efficiencies, safety, teamwork and cooperative management techniques."
- Phil Weihl, Vice President, Kennametal Inc.
"KCOE's intense focus on value definition and 'living the values' is paramount. By providing the framework for continual learning and improvement, KCOE has enabled us to implement real time continuous improvement towards perfection."
- Dr. Mike Culig, MD, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery, West Penn Allegheny Health System - Forbes Campus
"Whenever I talk to someone from KCOE, I hear the same thing - 'It's about the people and the culture.' That's a testimony to KCOE's work in this region."
- Jeffrey Liker, PhD., University of Michigan and Author of The Toyota Way and Toyota Culture
"The best classes and exercises I've attended on Lean."
- Dave, Team Leader, Siemens LDA
"This even was a very good value. We need to get this training down to the right level - our managers and operators - they would really benefit from it."
- Chris Klanica, Latrobe Steel
"Easy to understand. Activities were interesting and directly linked to the lesson being taught."
- Operator Attendee at Lean 101 Workshop
"Really related to the human factors!"
- Judy Saylor, Operations Leader, MEDRAD