Operational Excellence at Kraft Foods: Interview with VP Operations Jim Durkin

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Global food manufacturer Kraft Foods renewed its focus on operational excellence several years ago since which time the company has put in over 1000 Six Sigma green belts, 20 Master Black Belts and 50 Black Belts, according to Jim Durkin, VP Operations - Cheese at Kraft Foods. The operational excellence program was first focused in manufacturing but has since expanded its focus to other areas of the business such as procurement in order to incorporate the end to end value chain.

In this PEXNetwork.com video interview, Durkin discusses the company’s operational excellence program and the key areas of focus for the year ahead.

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Questions discussed in this interview:

  • Can you give us a background to Kraft Foods operational excellence program?
  • What are your areas of focus?
  • What are your key operational excellence priorities in the year ahead?

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